Inpatient Pharmacy Technician

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 and
chemotherapy sterile compounding, record keeping (refrigerator temperature logs
and hood cleaning), billing, housekeeping and security functions.

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, depending on department
needs, including weekends and holidaysHourly Salary Range: $27.88 - $40.04 (Union
represented, step based salary depending on years of experience)Bargaining Unit: EX - AFSCME

Pharmacy Technician I (9283): Less than 2 years
of experiencePharmacy Technician II (9282): Equal to or more
than 2 years of experience

We are seeking a dedicated clinical professional
with:

• CA Pharmacy Technician license
• 2 years of inpatient pharmacy experience
• 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
• 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 compound chemotherapy solution utilizing departmental
  guidelines for the preparation/distribution of cytotoxic agents
• Ability to lift 25 lbs and push 50 lbs