What are the responsibilities and job description for the Per Diem Pharmacy Technician position at UCLA Health?
Description
You bring more than skill, knowledge, and expertise to your role as an allied health professional. You bring a deep passion for improving the lives of everyone around you. At UCLA Health, we’re committed to fostering a working environment where you are supported and empowered to be your best. You’ll love it here!
Under direct supervision of a registered pharmacist, when assigned to an inpatient practice area, performs those repetitive and manipulative activities which primarily consist of drug distribution duties, pre-packaging, maintaining the inventory in the Pyxis medstations (filling the medstation daily, checking for outdates), IV sterile compounding, record keeping (refrigerator temperature logs and hood cleaning), billing, housekeeping and security functions. Additionally, you will assist in all technical aspects of prescription filling and dispensing activities, and do other duties as assigned by the pharmacist.
UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty practices, urgent care centers and other ancillary locations throughout metro Los Angeles as well as the David Geffen School of Medicine. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles’ trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, UCan at UCLA Health.
Schedule: varied hours between 5:00am and 8:00pm, depending on department needs
Hourly Salary Rate: $35.20 (Standard Per Diem Rate)
Bargaining Unit: EX - AFSCME
Qualifications
- CA Pharmacy Technician license – Required.
- 2 years of pharmacy experience - preferred.
- PTCB certification - preferred
- Ability to accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical generic and trade names and their dosage forms, and the ability to cross-reference the most common drugs from memory.
- Knowledge of medical terminology and pharmaceutical abbreviations.
- Good customer service skills
- Skill in preparing intravenous solutions using aseptic technique.
- Ability to work independently and follow-through on assignments with minimal supervision.
- Skill in computer order entry of medication orders as well as other related computer entry tasks and computer report generation.
- Telephone and verbal skills required to communicate clearly and effectively with pharmacists, nurses, physicians and other allied health professionals.
- Ability to lift 25 lbs and push 50 lbs
- Ability to frequently stand, walk and sit based on job duties.
Salary : $35
