Kern Medical
Location
Bakersfield, California
Salary
$21 - $34 / HOUR
The pharmacy technician is responsible for refilling medication carts, preparing unit dose medications, and managing inventory within the inpatient pharmacy. They also assist pharmacists with data entry, sterile product preparation, and maintaining accurate patient medication profiles.
Candidates must hold a current registration as a Pharmacy Technician by the California Board of Pharmacy. Additionally, a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required or must be obtained within 60 days.
Kern Medical has been a community cornerstone since its founding in 1867. Today, we are an acute care teaching center with 222 beds, offering the only advanced trauma care between Fresno and Los Angeles. Kern Medical offers a range of primary, specialty, and multi-specialty services including high-risk pregnancy care, inpatient psychiatric services integrated with county mental health programs, and a growing network of outpatient clinics providing personalized patient-centered wellness care. Kern Medical cares for 15,500 inpatients and 125,000 clinic patients a year.
This is the entry level of the Pharmacy Technician flexible series. Incumbents are registered Pharmacy Technicians and perform routine duties in Pharmacy practice. Promotion to Pharmacy Technician II is dependent upon current registration as a Pharmacy Technician by the California Board of Pharmacy, recommendation of the Department Head and approval by the Director of Personnel.
This is the journey level of the Pharmacy Technician flexible series. Incumbents are registered Pharmacy Technicians. Incumbents perform routine duties in Pharmacy practice.
Current registration by the California Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician.
Possession and maintenance of a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card.
Appointees not possessing the American Heart Association Responder or Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card at time of hire must successfully complete appropriate training and qualify for the RQI Responder certification within 60 days of employment. As a continued condition of employment, employee must maintain RQI Responder certification and competency.
One-year experience as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee with Kern Medical Center or equivalent pharmacy practice.
Non-professional pharmacy practices for inpatient and ambulatory care; restrictive nature of medications and controlled substances; aseptic techniques in the preparation of sterile products; laboratory techniques and inventory procedures including process, expiration and limited stability dates.
Read and understand prescriptions and chart orders for medications and related information; perform mathematical calculations for reducing bulk medications, diluting medications and transposing American and Metric systems; process charges for medications and related services; operate a computer; work with health professionals and patients; understand and follow oral and written instructions.
A background check may be conducted for this classification.
All Kern County employees are designated "Disaster Service Workers" through state and local laws (CA Government Code Sec.3100-3109 and Ordinance Code Title 2-Administration, Ch. 2.66 Emergency Services). As Disaster Service Workers, all County employees are expected to remain at work, or to report for work as soon as practicable, following a significant emergency or disaster.
If position responsibilities require driving a personal vehicle, then possession of a current valid California Driver’s License and adherence to the Kern County Hospital Authority Vehicle Use and Driving Standard Policy (ENG-EC-119) is required.
If position responsibilities require driving a vehicle owned, leased or rented by Kern Medical, then possession of a current valid California Driver’s license, a signed authorization for Release of Drivers Record Information and adherence to the Kern County Hospital Authority Vehicle Use and Driving Standard Policy (ENG-EC-119) is required.
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