UCLA Health
Per Diem Inpatient Pharmacy Technician - UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
UCLA Health, Santa Monica, California, United States, 90403
Work Location:
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Work Schedule:
Varied hours, depending on department needs, including weekends and holidays.
Posted Date:
12/16/2025
Salary Range:
$36.96 - 36.96 Hourly
Employment Type:
Duration indefinite
Job #:
27803
Primary Duties and Responsibilities 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!
Under direct supervision of a registered pharmacist, when assigned to an inpatient practice area, performs those repetitive and manipulative activities which primarily consist of drug distribution duties, pre-packaging, maintaining the inventory in the Pyxis medstations (filling the medstation daily, checking for outdates), IV and chemotherapy sterile compounding, record keeping (refrigerator temperature logs and hood cleaning), billing, housekeeping and security functions.
UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty practices, urgent care centers and other ancillary locations throughout metro Los Angeles as well as the David Geffen School of Medicine. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles’ trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, UCan at UCLA Health.
Hourly Salary Rate: $36.96 (Pharmacy Technician I Per Diem) or $43.96 (Pharmacy Technician II Per Diem)
Pharmacy Technician I Per Diem (9279): Less than 2 years of experience
Pharmacy Technician II Per Diem (9278): Equal to or more than 2 years of experience
Bargaining Unit: EX - AFSCME
Job Qualifications We’re seeking a dedicated clinical professional with:
2 years of inpatient pharmacy experience – Highly preferred.
Ability to accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations.
Knowledge of pharmaceutical generic and trade names and their dosage forms, and the ability to cross-reference the most common drugs from memory.
Knowledge of medical terminology and pharmaceutical abbreviations.
Skill in preparing intravenous solutions using aseptic technique.
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 allied health professionals.
Ability to compound chemotherapy solution utilizing departmental guidelines for the preparation/distribution of cytotoxic agents.
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Santa Monica, CA, USA
Work Schedule:
Varied hours, depending on department needs, including weekends and holidays.
Posted Date:
12/16/2025
Salary Range:
$36.96 - 36.96 Hourly
Employment Type:
Duration indefinite
Job #:
27803
Primary Duties and Responsibilities 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!
Under direct supervision of a registered pharmacist, when assigned to an inpatient practice area, performs those repetitive and manipulative activities which primarily consist of drug distribution duties, pre-packaging, maintaining the inventory in the Pyxis medstations (filling the medstation daily, checking for outdates), IV and chemotherapy sterile compounding, record keeping (refrigerator temperature logs and hood cleaning), billing, housekeeping and security functions.
UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty practices, urgent care centers and other ancillary locations throughout metro Los Angeles as well as the David Geffen School of Medicine. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles’ trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, UCan at UCLA Health.
Hourly Salary Rate: $36.96 (Pharmacy Technician I Per Diem) or $43.96 (Pharmacy Technician II Per Diem)
Pharmacy Technician I Per Diem (9279): Less than 2 years of experience
Pharmacy Technician II Per Diem (9278): Equal to or more than 2 years of experience
Bargaining Unit: EX - AFSCME
Job Qualifications We’re seeking a dedicated clinical professional with:
2 years of inpatient pharmacy experience – Highly preferred.
Ability to accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations.
Knowledge of pharmaceutical generic and trade names and their dosage forms, and the ability to cross-reference the most common drugs from memory.
Knowledge of medical terminology and pharmaceutical abbreviations.
Skill in preparing intravenous solutions using aseptic technique.
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 allied health professionals.
Ability to compound chemotherapy solution utilizing departmental guidelines for the preparation/distribution of cytotoxic agents.
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