Job Description

Kindred Hospital San Francisco Bay Area is a 99-bed long-term acute care hospital offering the same in-depth care you would receive in a traditional hospital, but for an extended recovery period. We partner with your physician and offer 24-hour clinical care seven days a week so you can start your journey to wellness. For those who need special care, we offer a 10-bed ICu and two negative pressure rooms. We are located about 7 miles east of Oakland International Airport right off MacArthur Freeway (I-580).

Job Summary

Assists with medication preparation, repacking, and dispensing under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Supports medication reconciliation and clinical monitoring to assure medications are safe and effective. Adheres to state and federal regulations. Reports to the Director of Pharmacy. 

Essential Functions

• Assists Pharmacist to prepare and dispense medication. 
• Prepares and delivers medications to patient care units as appropriate. 
• Restocks and manages expiration dating in automated medication dispensing machine inventory. 
• Orders and stores medications. 
• Properly unit doses medications that do not come prepackaged. 
• Processes records of medication dispensed to patient, computes charges, and generates required computer reports as needed. Performs backup procedures correctly. 
• Monitors drug therapy for appropriateness under the supervision of the licensed pharmacist. 
• Provides and documents clinical interventions, therapy recommendations, and other clinical activities according to department policy and procedure and state regulations. 
• Participates in the Medication Reconciliation activities of the Pharmacy Department. 
• Prepares sterile and non-sterile compounds per USP standards. 
• Maintains positive relationships with all customers. 
• Complies with regulatory and accreditation standards. 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Good math and science skills
• Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0% 
• Must read, write and speak fluent English. 
• Must have good and regular attendance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Pay range: $22.00 - $23.35/Hr

Education

• Actively enrolled in or graduate of ACPE accredited college of pharmacy or FPEGC certification. 

Licenses/Certification

• Pharmacy Intern Licensure as required by the state. 
• BCLS certification. 

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital pharmacy setting preferred. 
• Basic understanding of the role of and use of a computer in the processing of prescription orders with minimum word processing skills. 

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