Job Information
UCLA Health Ambulatory Pharmacy Technician in Los Angeles, California
Description
Play a key role in the delivery of world-class patient care. Continuously elevate quality of care within an award winning health system. Leverage your expertise to make a life changing difference. At UCLA Health Outpatient Pharmacy, you can do all this and more.
Under the direction of the Staff Pharmacists and the Pharmacy Supervisor, the Pharmacy Technician assists in all technical aspects of prescription management, fullfilment and patient outreach which also includes prior authorization, TARs, SARs, financial assistance and prescription coordination.
Schedule: Varied hours, depending on department needs, including weekends and holidays
Hourly Salary Range: $25.78 - 31.42 (Union represented, step based salary depending on years of experience)
Bargaining Unit: EX - AFSCME
Qualifications
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 lift 25 lbs and push 50 lbs
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