Company Information
Our client company boasts a collaborative, highly supportive team environment and features excellent employee retention, with many team members holding a long tenure of over 20 years.
Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join our client company's pharmacy team. In this role, you will be responsible for preparing compounded medications and sterile preparations while ensuring strict adherence to regulatory standards such as USP <797>, <800>, and <795>. You will also play a key role in quality management, staff training, and inventory coordination to support exceptional patient care and safety.
Responsibilities / Job Duties
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Medication Preparation: Prepare compounded medications, including intravenous admixtures, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), and other sterile preparations in accordance with established pharmacy protocols and regulatory standards.
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Regulatory Compliance: Maintain compliance with sterile and hazardous drug handling requirements, including USP <797>, USP <800>, and USP <795>, through ongoing competency validation and accurate documentation.
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Order Processing & Inventory: Review and process medication orders, refill requests, and inventory replenishment needs to support timely patient care. Monitor medication inventory levels, including controlled substances, and facilitate reordering and replenishment activities.
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Emergency Supplies: Coordinate the preparation, inspection, and restocking of emergency medication kits, crash carts, and transport medication supplies.
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Customer Service: Provide customer service support by responding to phone inquiries and assisting individuals at the pharmacy service counter.
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Medication Logistics: Manage the return and redistribution of medications to appropriate storage locations while maintaining inventory accuracy.
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Training & Development: Develop, administer, and maintain training programs for personnel involved in sterile compounding activities, including competency assessment processes and required educational documentation. Ensure pharmacy staff possess the knowledge, skills, and qualifications necessary to perform assigned compounding duties safely and effectively.
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Quality Assurance: Lead and maintain quality management programs related to sterile compounding operations, regulatory compliance, and medication safety practices. Investigate quality concerns, customer complaints, and adverse events, implementing corrective and preventive actions when appropriate.
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Operational Reviews: Conduct periodic reviews of quality assurance processes, compliance metrics, and operational procedures, documenting findings and improvements at least annually.
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Safety Promotion: Promote adherence to departmental policies, professional standards, and best practices to ensure the highest level of patient safety and product quality.
Education
Qualifications
Experience
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Previous professional experience working as a Pharmacy Technician is required.
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Demonstrated experience with sterile compounding compliance (USP <797>/<800>) and hospital pharmacy environments is highly preferred.
Skills
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Technical Skills: Sterile compounding protocols, hazardous drug handling, USP <797>/<800>/<795> guidelines, inventory management (including controlled substances), medication order processing, and pharmacy quality assurance management.
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Soft Skills: Excellent customer service, strong verbal communication (for phone inquiries and counter assistance), teamwork, attention to detail, leadership, and instructional capability for training staff.
Additional Requirements
Benefits
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Paid Sick Leave: Medix provides paid sick leave according to state and local sick leave ordinances.
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Health Benefits / Dental / Vision: Medix offers 6 different health plans: 3 Major Medical Plans, 2 Fixed Indemnity Plans (Standard and Preferred), and 1 Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) Plan. Eligibility for health benefits is based on verifying that an average of 30 hours per week during the first 4 weeks of the work assignment has been met. If you meet eligibility requirements and take action to enroll, you will be covered no earlier than 60 days into your assignment, depending on plan selection(s).
- 401k: Eligible on the first 401k open enrollment date following 6 consecutive months on assignment. 401k Open Enrollment dates are 1/1, 4/1, 7/1, and 10/1.
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- Term Life Insurance Plan
*> We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (ULAC), The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO), and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).
*> As a job position within our Allied division, a successful completion of a background check may be required as a condition of employment. This requirement is directly related to essential job functions including but not limited to: providing direct patient care, accessing medical and confidential records, accessing and administering prescription medication or other drugs, working within a clinical setting, handling sharp instruments, conducting medical procedures, and working within departments that care for vulnerable populations, such as, minors, elderly and those with physical or mental disabilities. Due to these job duties, this position has a significant impact on the business operations and reputation, as well as the safety and well-being of individuals who may be cared for as part of the job position or who may interact with staff or clients.
