Pharmacy Technician 2

Pharmacy Technician 2

This Technician 2 position is an integral member of the healthcare team and is responsible for providing drug dispensing and distribution activities, compounding prescriptions, maintaining pharmacy robotics, inventory management, prescription billing, processing payments for prescriptions and training other personnel. This position fosters excellent interdepartmental relationships and provides quality and cost-effective pharmaceutical care to all patients.

Minimum Qualifications:

• California Licensed Pharmacy Technician
• Two (2) years of recent outpatient pharmacy experience, working as a Pharmacy Technician
• Knowledge of third-party insurances, Medicare Plan-B, and/or manual claims
• Knowledge of current Medi-Cal Formulary and other third-party billing systems
• Knowledge of current California Pharmacy Law
• Working knowledge of pharmacy terminology, generic/brand name drugs and abbreviations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience (and working knowledge) within a UCDMC Outpatient Pharmacy
• Knowledge and capability of sterile and non-sterile compounding
• Ability to operate Pharmacy Information System and other computer programs

Key Responsibilities:

• 75% - Drug Distribution
• 25% - Maintain Pharmacy/Inventory Control

Department Overview:

UC Davis Health is a nationally recognized leader in the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care, based in the Greater Sacramento area of Northern California. UC Davis Health has a Comprehensive Cancer Center, internationally recognized MIND Institute, and a nationally ranked pediatric hospital. The UC Davis acute care hospital has 646 beds and an ambulatory care service area spanning north to the Oregon border, east to Nevada, and down the Central Valley to Fresno, California, covering 65,000 square miles across 33 counties.

The Department of Pharmacy is a dynamic, integral, and critical part of patient care provided by UC Davis Health. As a department of greater than 600 professional, technical, and administrative support personnel, we focus on providing patient-centered medication management that optimizes outcomes through practice, education, research, and leadership through the continuum of care. We also have the largest pharmacy residency program in the country with 46 total residents in 13 different programs. The Department of Pharmacy offers comprehensive pharmaceutical services (unit dose, IV admixtures, clinical services, infusion pumps, and teaching) throughout the health system complex 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The pharmacy services encompass inpatient pharmacy services as well as an expansive footprint in the ambulatory care space where we have clinical pharmacists embedded within our clinics and specialty care locations. Our operational teams support the health system enterprise with three inpatient pharmacies, five outpatient pharmacies, two infusion pharmacies, a home infusion service line, and the full complement of pharmacy purchasing, stores, and distribution.

Department Specific Job Scope:

UCDH Outpatient pharmacies emphasize patient care in Hospital Discharge, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Ambulatory Care, Employee Health and Specialty Pharmacy. Our pharmacies are responsible for screening prescriptions for appropriateness and making interventions, preparing medications for dispensing, distribution activities, providing immunizations and providing patient consultations. Staff are responsible for appropriate prescription billing to multiple payers including third party insurances, Medicaid, Medicare D and Medicare B plans. Our pharmacies maintain compliance with multiple accrediting bodies and with State and Federal Laws and Regulations.

Position Information:

Salary or Pay Range: $ 33.41 - $ 41.51

Salary Frequency: Hourly

Salary Grade: 290

UC Job Title: PHARMACY TCHN 2

UC Job Code: 009282

Number of Positions: 1

Appointment Type: Staff: Career

Percentage of Time: 100

Shift (Work Schedule): Variable

Location: Surgery & Emergency Serv PAV (HSP010)

Union Representation: EX-Patient Care Technical

Benefits Eligible: Yes

This position is 100% on-site

Benefits:

Outstanding benefits and perks are among the many rewards of working for the University of California. UC Davis offers a full range of benefits, resources and programs to help you bring your best self to work, as well as to help you and your family achieve your health, wellness, financial and career goals.