Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Target Resume Now
Tailor your resume to this Pharmacy Technician II role.
Rezi rewrites your resume against UCSF's job description. Free.
Tailor your resume to this Pharmacy Technician II role.
Rezi rewrites your resume against UCSF's job description. Free.
Don't guess if your resume is good enough.
See how it scores against the Pharmacy Technician II posting at UCSF — free, in seconds.
Don't guess if your resume is good enough.
See how it scores against the Pharmacy Technician II posting at UCSF — free, in seconds.
About the Role
The Pharmacy Technician II performs all activities related to traditional pharmacy prescription dispensing and medication distribution. They may also participate in computer entries of medications and prescriptions, including special medications, as directed by a pharmacist.
Responsibilities
- Interpret and prepare patient medication orders for immediate delivery.
- Block fill standing order doses in patient medication drawers and/or unit dose cassettes.
- Fill patient orders for nursing units under a traditional drug distribution system.
- Fill and prepare departmental and research unit requisitions.
- Compound and prepare extemporaneous compounded products, requiring chemical identification, mathematical calculations, accurate weighing, and knowledge of pharmaceutical compounding techniques.
- Observe and follow department and state safety regulations.
- Prepare and issue controlled substances to nursing units and maintain accurate records.
- Report and resolve discrepancies in controlled substance records.
- Assure accurate and thorough documentation of all information.
- Fill and record departmental requisitions from existing stock.
- Screen stock for identity and expiration dates.
- Hand-deliver urgent orders or requisitions to specified nursing units.
- Interpret investigational drug orders and compound prescriptions.
- Participate in computer entries of prescriptions/medications using the digimedics/pyxis system.
- Assist pharmacists with computer entries of special prescriptions.
- Implement policies and procedures developed by the Investigational Drug Pharmacist.
- Perform duties in the I.V. Additive Service area, including preparing hyperalimentation orders, routine electrolyte solutions, and antineoplastic agents.
- Interact with investigators to coordinate pharmacy involvement with investigational drugs.
- Maintain dispensing records for research protocols.
- Aseptically prepare investigational medications for administration.
- Repackage and label investigational drugs for administration.
- Serve as a resource for pharmacy-coordinated investigational drug studies.
- Maintain investigational drug inventory.
- Adhere to Medical Center Telephone and House Standards.
Requirements
- Completion of a recognized/accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program, including a hands-on training period during an externship, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital or healthcare setting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with a large, diverse population.
- Ability to maintain positive working relationships between Pharmacy and Nursing Units.
- Possess the skills, knowledge, and abilities to compound pharmaceutical preparations and prepare commercially unavailable oral preparations.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and perform effectively under constant pressure.
- Ability to exercise good judgment when responding to or referring questions from nurses, physicians, and other professional personnel.
- Knowledge, skills, and ability to perform basic computer entries.
Skills
- Pharmaceutical compounding
- Mathematical calculations
- Accurate weighing procedures
- Pharmaceutical compounding techniques
- Drug control record keeping
- Basic computer entries
- I.V. terminology
- Common I.V. solutions
Location
- Parnassus
- Mount Zion
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital or healthcare setting
Education Level
- Completion of a recognized/accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program
Benefits
- Total compensation information available at https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html
About the Company
- The Department of Pharmaceutical Services provides a full range of services for patients cared for by the UCSF Medical Center, as well as its providers and payers.
- The Department encompasses the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, an academic campus unit within the School of Pharmacy.
- The Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Services share their philosophy of pharmaceutical care.
- The Inpatient Pharmacy provides pharmaceutical care to patients hospitalized at Moffitt, Long and Mount Zion Hospitals and specialized services to researchers on campus.
- The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care.
- UCSF is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences.
- UCSF brings together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health.
- UCSF is home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.
- UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents.
- UCSF is committed to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence – also known as our PRIDE values.
- UCSF is committed to equity – both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce.
- UCSF is committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care.
Equal Opportunity
- The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.