Pharmacy Technician - Central Pharmacy
About The Position
When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it?s just one of the many reasons we?ve achieved our six-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of premier healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you?ll have everything you need to do something incredible-for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why we are tied #1 in California and ten years in a row on the "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll. As a full time Central Pharmacy technician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, you will assist in supporting medication distribution, operational management of central automation systems (Swisslog robot, carousels) and assisting pharmacists with critical functions needed to support pharmacy services. Rotations between days and evenings including rotating weekends.
Requirements
- High school Diploma/GED
- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the California State Board of Pharmacy
- You will have an adequate background in Pharmacy or Pharmacy Training, as well as show a deep sense of honesty, integrity, reliability and good hygiene.
- Pharmacy background is necessary for the technician to be able to interpret physicians' orders for pharmacy items and to calculate dosages, volumes, weights, etc. for extemporaneous compounding.
- Frequent standing; walking, bending; reaching, occasional sitting, pushing & pulling, lifting of materials up to 40 pounds for distances to 10 feet.
- Responsiveness to auditory alarms and communication devices including: telephones, beepers, fire alarms, and mechanical failure alarms.
- Sufficient mobility to access equipment, patients and other customers.
- Able to read information on medication labels.
Responsibilities
- assist in supporting medication distribution
- operational management of central automation systems (Swisslog robot, carousels)
- assisting pharmacists with critical functions needed to support pharmacy services
Benefits
- outstanding employee benefits (including health, vision, dental and life and insurance)
- dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
