Inpatient Pharmacy Technician

Rx relief is a specialty staffing company that has provided supplemental pharmacy professionals for all pharmacy practice settings, hospital, retail, home, infusion, and long term care since 1978. With over thirty years of experience, Rx relief is well known for quality professional placements, dependable service that is guaranteed, and the industry’s most business-like approach to our pharmacy staffing issues.

Rx relief is among the nation’s leading specialty pharmacist placement firms and we are seeking a Pharmacy Technician for coverage on an as needed basis for a Hospital in the LA County area.

* IV preparation and delivery. Including IV compounding and narcotic IV compounding. * Restocking and inventory of Pyxis machines. * Receiving written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate * Establishing or maintaining patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients * Maintaining proper storage and security conditions for drugs * Answering telephones, responding to questions or requests * Pre-packing bulk medicines, filling bottles with prescribed medications, and typing and affixing labels. * Mixing pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions * Cleaning and helping to maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods * Assisting customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information * Receiving and storing incoming supplies, verifying quantities against invoices, checking for outdated medications in current inventory, and informing supervisors of stock needs and shortages * Hosp

As a Pharmacy Technician you must have proven experience with pharmacy working in various settings including hospital. Additional requirements of the Pharmacy Technician include: * Minimum 1 year of inpatient and/or clinical pharmacy experience * Must have open, clean and active California Pharmacy Tech license * Ability to successfully complete background check, client health screening criteria and drug screen * Schedule- Flexible to take on assignments on a last minute notice