Inpatient Pharmacy Technician - Santa Monica Hospital

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.

Schedule: varied shifts, depending on department needs, including weekends and holidays

Hourly Salary Range: $25.78
- 31.42

Bargaining Unit: EX -
AFSCME

CA Pharmacy Technician
license - Required.

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