Pharmacy Technician, Per Diem, 8hr. Variable Shifts
About The Position
The Pharmacy Technician supports the Pharmacist and/or Pharmacy Department, with primary responsibility in unit-dose, sterile admixture, and floor-stock areas under the direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist. The technician assists with filling physician medication orders for oral, rectal, topical, and injectable use; mixing IV admixture solutions using aseptic technique; typing labels; preparing and filing charge slips; and performing related duties. All work is guided and supervised by a Pharmacist, who checks technician work involved in preparing or dispensing drugs. Duties may vary depending on the assigned pharmacy unit.
Requirements
- Completion of formal education and training from an accredited institution leading to or required for licensure; minimum qualification.
- Two years of college with knowledge of math and chemistry; minimum qualification.
- Current California State Board of Pharmacy technician license, required upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Six months of pharmacy technician experience; preferred.
Responsibilities
- Under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, fills medication orders, picks up orders, and delivers medications to patient care units.
- Ensures medications, including the correct dose and form, are dispensed accurately and promptly with a correct, scannable barcode.
- Maintains accurate documentation of controlled-substance activities, including loading, refilling, unloading, and outdating.
- Answers messages and telephone calls and triages calls; refers questions about drug use, interactions, duplications, side effects, and other clinical matters to the pharmacist.
- Performs inventory and stock functions in nursing stations and processes medication returns, recalls, and expired medications.
- Maintains knowledge of pharmacy operations, pharmacy terminology, medications in floor stock and nursing units, trade and generic names, and inventory-control procedures.
- Understands maintenance of the barcode database in the automated dispensing cabinet system.
- Maintains supply inventory, reorders supplies, and records merchandise that needs to be ordered.
- Receives and stores incoming medication and supply deliveries.
- Follows departmental and hospital policies and regulations for safe medication use, storage, and handling; maintains temperature logs and complies with California State Board of Pharmacy and USP 797 compounding regulations.
- Keeps the Pharmacy Department clean and orderly and ensures pharmaceutical preparations are sterile, properly packaged, labeled, stored, and not outdated.
- Follows cleanup procedures for dangerous-substance spills.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
