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!

You will

perform medication management functions in support of departmental and

organizational quality, safety, regulatory, and education priorities across the

health-system. These include but are not limited to: coordinating staff

training and competency validations, performing assessments to ensure

regulatory compliance, and preparing reports of identified opportunities for

improvement and associated recommendations.

You will

also be responsible for the preparation, distribution, and control of sterile

injectable medications, , record keeping (refrigerator temperature logs and

hood cleaning) drug distribution and ordering/maintaining inventory. All

duties are performed independently by the technician under the supervision of a

Pharmacist.

Schedule:

Varied hours, depending on department needs, including weekends and holidays.

You are required to have the ability to travel to multiple work sites within

UCLA Health.

Hourly

Salary Range: $32.77 - $43.22 (Union represented, step based salary depending

on years of experience)

Bargaining

Unit: EX - AFSCME

Qualifications

• CA Pharmacy Technician license - required

• Ability to compound chemotherapy utilizing departmental guidelines for the preparation/distribution of cytotoxic agents- required

• At least 1 year of IV sterile compounding pharmacy experience- required

• Ability to travel to different UCLA Health locations - required

• Skill in ability to do glove fingertip and media fill testing on other technicians. Preference for at least 1 year past experience doing these specific tasks.

• Skill in preparing intravenous solutions using aseptic technique.

• Ability to read, interpret, and synthesize policies, regulations, and other documents related to area of practice.

• Ability to accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations.

• 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 health professionals.

• Frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching.

• Ability to lift 25 lbs and push 50 lbs

• Responsiveness to auditory alarms and communication devices

UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.