Pharmacy Technician - Community, PRN

Cleveland Clinic; Tallmadge (OH); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Akron General is seeking a Pharmacy Technician - Community, PRN to support outpatient pharmacy operations. The role involves assisting with patient checkout, prescription processing, and maintaining safe filling workstations, including controlled substances back counts and inventory management.

The position emphasizes non-bedside duties, focusing on efficient, patient-friendly service within a busy hospital setting. PRN shifts include varied daytime hours.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Active Ohio Pharmacy Technician registration preferred.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) recognised by the PTCB is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient checkout and prescription processing.
• Maintain safe, high-quality filling workstations and back counts for controlled substances.
• Use EPIC, Pyxis, Carousels and Pharmacy Keeper to process medication orders.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

EPIC

Pyxis

Carousels

Pharmacy Keeper

Job description

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Job Title

Pharmacy Technician - Community, PRN

Location

Akron

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

Department

Pharmacy-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Job Code

AK9799

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-6:30pm/8:30am-7:00pm

Job Details

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.

The Community PRN Pharmacy Technician supports outpatient pharmacy operations at AGMC, conveniently located in the Main Lobby just beyond the main hospital entrance. In this role, the technician assists with patient checkout, prescription processing, and maintaining safe, high-quality filling workstations, including controlled substance back counts, insurance adjudication, and inventory management. This position does not include bedside delivery, compounding, or clinical responsibilities, allowing focus on efficient, patient-friendly pharmacy service. Joining a highly experienced and collaborative team, this PRN opportunity offers an excellent environment to learn, contribute, and support a well‑run outpatient pharmacy.

This is a PRN role. A caregiver in this position works varying shifts Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm, 8:00am to 6:30pm, 8:30am to 7:00pm and Sat 9:00am to 1:00pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Assist pharmacists in filling inpatient orders, including completion of necessary documentation.
• Prepare, deliver and collect all pharmacy items throughout the medical center including re‑stocking of automated dispensing cabinets.
• Perform floor checks, stock checks and assigned unit review as required.
• Assist Pharmacists in monitoring stock for outdated medications and properly dispose of them in a timely manner.
• Process medication returns/refunds to patient accounts and compound non-sterile medications according to USP795 regulations.
• Prepackage medication as necessary and according to established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Answer telephones and assist callers with needs that do not require the professional judgment of a pharmacist.
• Interact with EPIC, our dispensing automation software (e.g. Pyxis, Carousels, etc.) and Pharmacy Keeper software, to answer all questions related to the processing of a medication order.
• Assist customers at service window including house staff, couriers and others as needed.
• Perform general cleaning duties as assigned to maintain cleanliness of the pharmacy areas.
• Complete mandatory education and training to maintain organization and department‑specific competencies and requirements.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) verified through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
• Active registration through the Ohio Board of Pharmacy (OBOP) as either a Certified Pharmacy Technician, Registered Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy Technician Trainee.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Prefer Associates degree or some college coursework
• Hospital inpatient experience
• Pharmacy Technician experience
• Proficiency in technical skills used in pharmacy practice
• Understanding of medical terminology and calculations
• Experience with EPIC electronic healthcare record other similar programs

Physical Requirements:

• Constant standing and walking
• Working with infrequent disagreeable features and safety hazards

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follow Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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