Pharmacy Technician - Full Time, Days (Culver City)

About the Role

The Pharmacy Technician prepares, packages, documents, and labels drug products under the direct technical supervision of the Pharmacist. Performs data entry, filing, drug purchasing, and inventory control procedures. Collects data for workload measurements and assists in non-judgment, repetitive tasks related to pharmaceutical preparation and distribution.

Responsibilities

• Completes medication order entry, fills unit dose medication cassettes, and prepares sterile products per hospital policy and applicable regulations.
• Assists in preparation of intravenous solutions, respiratory drugs, admixtures, TPN, and intravenous antibiotics using aseptic techniques.
• Accurately prepares, packages, documents, and labels drug products.
• Performs all required data entry and filing associated with the process.
• Maintains strictest confidentiality of patient information.
• Performs functions related to drug purchasing, inventory control procedures, controlled substance preparation, and records.
• Completes billing, stocking, and computer order entry.
• Selects appropriate drug quantity and orders form of administration.
• Packages extemporaneous unit dosage of tablets, capsules, powders, and liquids using appropriate equipment.
• Distributes drugs to patient medication drawers or trays, delivers medications to floors, and records units dispensed or returned.

Requirements

• California Board of Pharmacy Technician Registration Certificate
• High School Graduate or Equivalent
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Computer literacy and proficiency
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within the organization
• Ability to multitask and maintain a work pace appropriate to workload

Preferred Qualifications

• IV Sterile Compounding Experience

Physical Requirements

• Standing: Constantly
• Walking: Constantly
• Sitting: Occasionally
• Reaching with Hands and Arms: Frequently
• Climb or Balance: Occasionally
• Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, or Crawling: Occasionally
• Talking: Constantly
• Hearing: Constantly
• Seeing: Constantly
• Performing repetitive motions with arms or hands: Frequently
• Lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 10 lbs: Constantly
• Lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 25 lbs: Frequently
• Lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs: Occasionally
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling greater than 50 lbs: None
• Driving: None

Pay

Pay Rate: $29.56 – $39.71 per hour