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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Santa Cruz, California

About this job

LOCATION: Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95065 DEPARTMENT: Dominican Plaza Pharmacy

SHIFT: 8HOUR, Varied EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Per Diem HRS PER PAY PERIOD: .001 JOB ID: 1500011364

The Pharmacy Technician receives functional guidance from the licensed pharmacists s/he is scheduled to work with. The supervision level given varies with the technician’s degree of skill. A cooperative working relationship with pharmacists is essential, which assures that priority requirements of the department are met through proper allocation of resources. The associate completes a variety of procedures, some of which are essential to departmental operations and are fixed, while others are related to area of function and number of prescriptions. The Pharmacy Technician reads and interprets physician prescriptions, enters then into a pharmacy computer system and prepares medications for pharmacists to verify. The technician also maintains adequate stock for all medications stocked within the pharmacy and uses sterile technique for sterile compounding. The technician efficiently manages inventory and enters data into a computer system. The technician is familiar with medical terminology and pharmaceutical product names.

Education:

Preferred

-College course work concentrated in science.

Special Training: (including license):

Required

-Current and valid California Certificate for Pharmacy Technician.

-Inventory management, merchandizing, and third party billing.

-Excellent communication skills.

Preferred

-Knowledge of Windows based computer systems.

Experience: (minimum, plus desired): Required

-Completion of a recognized technician training program OR Two years working experience as a health systems pharmacy technician.

About Us

Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 288-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California’s Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care and some of the most technologically advanced diagnostic equipment on the Central Coast, we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare.

Santa Cruz is the quintessential beach town. Here, you enjoy life among the most beautiful coastal beaches and redwood forests of California. It was here that Hawaiian royalty first introduced surfing to the mainland–and locals and visitors alike have been riding the waves ever since. Not far from the surf break, music and laughter fill the air at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, the West Coast's only remaining seaside amusement park. A few blocks from the beach is Santa Cruz's newly renovated downtown. The pedestrian-friendly, tree-lined streets are filled with vibrant shops and galleries, outdoor bistros and sidewalk musicians–all in keeping with Surf City's offbeat personality. At Dominican Hospital, you can truly change people’s lives while living yours with a strong sense of meaning and finding that much-needed balance you deserve.

Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems, is a 17-state network of more than 300 care centers, including hospitals, urgent and occupational care, imaging centers, home health, and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. In 2012, Dignity Health provided $1.6 billion in charitable care and services.

Equal Opportunity Dignity Health is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status. For more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please