Inpatient Pharmacy Technician - Per Diem

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 holidays

Hourly
Salary Rate: $35.20 (Standard Per Diem Rate)

Bargaining
Unit: EX - AFSCME

• CA Pharmacy Technician
  license - Required.
• 2 years of inpatient pharmacy
  experience - Highly 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.
• 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