Pharmacy Intern - Weekends

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 you are assigned to an
inpatient practice area, you will perform 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.

Schedule:
Varied hours, depending on department needs, including weekends and holidays

Hourly
Salary Rate: $35.20

Bargaining
Unit: EX - AFSCME

• Currently enrolled in a Pharm
  D. Program - Required.
• CA Pharmacy Intern license -
  Required.
• 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.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs and push
  50 lbs