FIRST DAY OF FILING: October 26, 2021 at 8:00 a.m., PT
Until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.
EXAM NUMBER: Y5504S
TYPE OF RECRUITMENT: Open Competitive Job Opportunity (OC)
No Out of Class Experience will be AcceptedCorrectional Health Services – 20% Recruitment and Retention BonusThe County of Los Angeles is currently offering up to 20% bonus for full-time Pharmacy Technician positions hired by Correctional Health Services and working on-site in a designated facility to meet critical healthcare needs for the uniquely underserved jail population.
COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE: All County workforce members must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Successful candidates for this position will be required to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or request an exemption for qualifying medical or religious reasons during the onboarding process.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES:The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. DHS operates as an integrated health system, operating 25 health centers and 4 acute care hospitals, in addition to providing health care to youth in the juvenile justice system and inmates in the LA County jails.
Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty.
THE MISSION:To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.
DEFINITION:Performs a variety of technical and support pharmacy services in a hospital pharmacy, licensed outpatient pharmacy, and/or direct patient care setting under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
- Identifying specific goals and/or tasks and plans accordingly to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work in an accurate and timely manner.
- Understanding written/electronic medication chart orders, decipher prescription or drug orders sentences and verify orders received.
- Use of logic, reason, and reviewed information to identify strengths and weaknesses to create and evaluate viable options and implement solutions.
- Oral or written competency to convey information effectively to patients, coworkers, supervisors and other healthcare professionals.
- Comfortable with repetitive work relating to administrative and clerical procedures such as data entry, managing electronic files and records, and other pharmacy policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of arithmetic; being able to count and verify inventory, measure amount of drugs or solutions and determine appropriate dosages.
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions are appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with patients, co-workers, supervisors and other healthcare professionals.
- Familiarity with the information (Insurance billing codes and coverage, claim adjudication, drug names, and medical terminology), equipment (Pharmacy Automation Units- Kirby, Parata and Pyxis), and techniques needed to appropriately dispense, mix and fill pharmaceuticals.
- Consistent use of computers to enter data, process/maintain patient information and prescription data, and generate prescription labels.
Selection Requirements:Certification as a Pharmacy Technician issued by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)* and a valid license to practice as a Certified Pharmacy Technician by the California State Board of Pharmacy.
License:A current, valid license to practice as a Pharmacy Technician issued by the California State Board of Pharmacy.**
Physical Class III – Moderate: Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.
Special Requirement Information:Please be sure to input the title of the required license, the license number, date issued, date of expiration and the name of the issuing agency as specified in the Requirements. Attach a legible copy of the required license and certificate of compliance to your application at the time of filing or within 15 calendar days from the application filing date. Applications submitted without the required evidence of licensure and certification will be considered incomplete until such information is provided.
Examination Content:This examination will consist of a written examination covering Mathematical Computations, Pharmaceutical Calculations, and Basic Comprehensive Pharmacy Practices weighted 100%.
CANDIDATES MUST ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE OF 70% OR HIGHER ON THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION IN ORDER TO BE PLACED ON THE ELIGIBLE REGISTER.THE WRITTEN TEST IS NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.Applicants with disabilities who require special accommodations must provide the Examination Unit with written notification at the time of filing.Eligibility Information:The names of candidates receiving a passing grade on the examination will be added to the Eligible Register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of eligibility.
No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve (12) months.Special Information:Appointees may be required to work any shift including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Vacancy Information:The resulting eligible register from this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services as they occur.
Available Shift:Any
Application and Filing Information:APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE ONLY. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL, FAX OR IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.Utilizing
VERBIAGE from the Class Specification and Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties
WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an
INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be
DISQUALIFIED.
NOTE: If you are unable to attach required documents, you must e-mail the documents to the exam analyst at cramirez4@dhs.lacounty.gov, within 15 calendar days of filing online. Please include the exam number and the exam title.
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