Pharmacy Technician - Sharp Tri-City Medical Center - Night Shift - Full Time

Shift Start Time:7:30 PMShift End Time:6 AMAWS Hours Requirement:10/40 - 10 Hour ShiftAdditional Shift Information:Weekend

Every OtherOn-Call Required:NoHourly

(Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):$25.000 - $29.780 - $35.250 The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

Assists Pharmacists and the Department of Pharmacy at Tri-City Medical Center in ordering, preparing, and distributing medications. Prepares IV additives and solutions as required using aseptic technique. Responsible for ordering and restocking supplies and maintains the IV room in a neat and orderly manner.

Required QualificationsH. S. Diploma or Equivalent California Pharmacy Technician License (TCH) - CA State Board of Pharmacy -REQUIREDPreferred Qualifications Six (6) months hospital pharmacy experience Pyxis med station experience.

Other Qualification RequirementsTwo (2) years of college or equivalent training in a health related field, preferred. Must be registered with the California State Board of Pharmacy Technicians. - REQUIREDEssential Functions The position characteristics reflect the most important duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job in a fully competent manner. They should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position.

The characteristics of the position and standards of performance may be changed by TCMC with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.1. Maintains a safe, clean working environment, including unit based safety and infection control requirements.2. Scans medications into and out of carousel and C2 safe at all times.

Scans medications being refilled into automated dispensing machine (ADM) at all times ensuring correct medication is being restocked.3. Delivers patient medications to individual nursing stations. This includes STAT bags, ADM loads, ADM refills & IV medications.

Checks nursing floors for items unused to be brought back to the pharmacy for reuse or destruction. Ensure STAT medications are filled and delivered timely. Utilizes scanning device to scan medications delivered to the floors, ensuring item is delivered to the appropriate place.4.

Prepares bulk medications using unit dose system. Prepares any non-sterile special items that need to be compounded. Restock crash carts, miscellaneous kits, floor stock requisitions as needed.

Assists with putting the wholesale or other direct orders away.5. Maintains appropriate garbing, cleaning and maintenance of the Clean Room Suite and all equipment including Laminar Airflow Hood and BSC hood per USP797 and CA State Board of Pharmacy regulations. Monitors refrigerator temperatures, room temperatures and differential pressures in the HD, Ante and Clean Room.

Documents all activities online daily.6. Maintains the pharmacy in a clean and orderly manner. Properly stores, handles and disposes of IV medications and supplies, including hazardous medications and supplies.7.

Uses the C2 safe appropriately and runs compare report daily to catch any discrepancies and notifies Controlled Substance Technician or manager.8. Prepares all admixtures utilizing aseptic technique. Prioritizes preparation for multiple patients.9.

Routinely checks expiration dates in ADM and in the pharmacy; removing outdated medications and putting in the appropriate area.10. Other duties as assigned by supervisor or manager. Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesIV sterile technique competency, preferred.

Computer skills. Brand/generic name knowledge. Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class