Pharmacy Technician SCHP – Sharp Centralized Pharmacy– Night Shift – Per Diem

Hours:

Shift Start Time:

9 PM

Shift End Time:

7:30 AM

AWS Hours Requirement:

11/40 - 11 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Potential day shifts available on occasion

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$28.740 - $35.930 - $40.240

 

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. 

 

As part of our recruitment process, you may receive communication from Dawn, our virtual recruiting assistant. Dawn helps coordinate scheduling for screening calls and interviews to ensure a smooth and timely experience. Rest assured, all candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and hiring teams.
 

What You Will Do
This role will responsible for pulling medications for pyxis replenishing and unit dose repackaging.

Required Qualifications

• Other : Education pursuant to licensure requirement.
• California Pharmacy Technician License (TCH) - CA State Board of Pharmacy -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
• 1 Year experience in hospital pharmacy environment.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board -PREFERRED
• Experience with medication repackaging
• Experience working with a box picker/medication carousal machine.

Essential Functions

• Collaboration and teamwork
  Operational Services (dealing with internal customers).
  Clearly communicates goals, instructions, information to other staff members, including handoffs between shifts (written/oral).
  Participates in staff orientation and resident/student training programs.
  Effectively intercepts and troubleshoots problems, as demonstrated by effective problem solving, prioritization of issues with respect to level of significance and impact to patient care, safety, workflow, and communication.
  When faced with complex situations, has knowledge of and applies the appropriate policies and procedures.
  Effectively evaluates ongoing workflow issues as and directs daily workload to achieve efficiency and maximize resource utilization as business needs require.
  Attends and participates in staff meetings or reviews staff meeting communications.
  Reads work related email at a minimum on assigned workdays.
  Customer Service/Interdepartmental Relations (dealing with external customers).
  Answers phone in timely, friendly manner, stating name and title.
  Responds to requests in timely, caring manner that is consistent with Sharp behavior standards, (i.e. attitude).
• Daily operations
  Contributes to Financial Viability; Inventory Cost Management/Containment.
  Workflow and Operations.
  Consistently carry out duties according to the position description, professional, and hospital standards.
  Anticipates the impact of duties on others, and proactively identifies potential problems.
  Medication and pharmacy supply storage locations on assigned patient care units are maintained, neat, clean, organized, and labeled.
  Performs and documents routing cleaning of area, including but not limited to horizontal laminar flow hood and biological safety cabinet contiguous admixture areas, and shelving areas. Performs any tubing and IV solution changes, equipment setup, testing and calibrations according to department procedures 100% of the time.
  Maintains environment within guidelines; Monitors and documents refrigerator/freezer temperatures daily and follows-up on variances.
  Follows departmental guidelines regarding sterile compounding (USP797) in the preparation of IV admixtures.
  Completes and documents assigned inspections.
  Demonstrates proficiency with and utilization of automation and advances in technology (Carecast, Clinicomp, Pyxis Profile, Rx Check, Automix, repackaging robotics, physician order entry, etc.).
  Problems maintaining locations are brought to the attention of the unit manager and the pharmacist responsible for the area.
  Consistently uses time at work effectively and productively.
  Inventory / Purchasing.
  Communicates special or urgent needs to buyer.
  Contributes to appropriate inventory by keeping par levels to minimum, as demonstrated by not over purchasing, or making requests