Description
UCLA HEALTH
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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 the I.V. Additive Service, performs those repetitive and manipulative activities which primarily consist of aseptically compounding IV solutions (LVPs, IVPBs, TPN, Syringes, etc.), maintaining inventory control, record keeping (refrigerator temperature logs and hood cleaning), 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, you can at UCLA Health.
Schedule: Varied hours, depending on department needs, including weekends and holidays
Hourly 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 experience
Pharmacy Technician II (9282): Equal to or more than 2 years of experience
Qualifications
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. - Skill in operating the Automix Compounder and the Unispan
pump. - Ability to determine which IV syringe, IV set, needle, etc
to use when compounding a broad range of sterile products.l - Ability to lift 25 lbs and push 50 lbs.