Pharmacy Technician – Outpatient

Requisition # HRC1024261

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our fifth-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of premier healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report as 2nd Best Hospital in the nation and #2 in California. Cedars-Sinai continues to be acknowledged as a world leader in patient care, education and research.

As a Outpatient Pharmacy Technician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, you will be responsible for the preparation, distribution and control of sterile and non-sterile oral and injectable medications and participation in departmental programs. All duties are performed independently by the technician under the supervision of a pharmacist.

• High school Diploma or Equivalent Required

• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the California State Board of Pharmacy License

• You would have an adequate background in Pharmacy or Pharmacy Training, as well as show a deep sense of honesty, integrity, reliability and good hygiene. Pharmacy background is necessary for the technician to be able to interpret physicians’ orders for pharmacy items and to calculate dosages, volumes, weights, etc. for extemporaneous compounding.
• You will exhibit accuracy and punctuality in all facets of their work.
• You will demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to speak, read and write the English language.
• Individuals must be able to do calculations involving ratios, proportions and percentages.

Physical Requirements (physical abilities essential to perform the job):

Frequent standing; walking, bending; reaching, occasional sitting, pushing & pulling, lifting of materials up to 40 pounds for distances to 10 feet.

Responsiveness to auditory alarms and communication devices including: telephones, beepers, fire alarms, and mechanical failure alarms.

Sufficient mobility to access equipment, patients and other customers.

Able to read information on medication labels

Work Environment (work environments, hazards and exposures that may be encountered on the job)

Exposure to minimal but constant noise levels.

Repetitive hand motions.

Some functions may include incidental exposure to hazards associated with preparation of cytotoxic medications.

Some functions may require use of protective gear such as gloves.

Working Title:

Pharmacy Technician – Outpatient

Department:

AHSP Pharmacy

Business Entity:

Clinical & Support Services

Job Category:

,Pharmacy,Pharmacy

Job Specialty:

Pharmacy

Position Type:

Full-time

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Shift Type:

Day

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy.

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