Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient, PRN

ccf; United States; On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital as a Pharmacy Technician in a PRN role supporting inpatient pharmacy operations. You will work with pharmacists, technicians, and clinical teams to ensure safe, timely medication distribution and accurate order processing in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications include a High School diploma or GED, an active CPhT with the OBOP registration, and compliance with regulatory requirements. This position offers weekend coverage and varied shifts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) through the PTCB or NHA.
• Active Ohio Board of Pharmacy registration as CPT, Registered Technician, or Technician Trainee.
• Must update OBOP registration to a CPT within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Refill and maintain automated dispensing systems.
• Fill medication carts daily.
• Prepare orders and maintain department inventory.
• Repackage bulk medications.
• Support inpatient pharmacy operations with pharmacists and clinical teams.

Skills

Distributive services

Inventory management

Regulatory compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) through PTCB or NHA

Active OBOP registration as CPT/Registered Technician/Trainee

Registration update to CPT within 6 months of hire

Tools

Automated dispensing systems

Job description

Job Title

Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient, PRN

Location

Medina

Facility

Medina Hospital

Department

Pharmacy-Medina Hospital

Job Code

C14012

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

6:00am-10:00pm

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. As a proud recipient of the Vizient, Inc.'s Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award, Medina Hospital is known for its excellence in delivering safe, patient-centered care that is timely, effective, efficient, and equitable. Medina Hospital has also been recognized for its commitment to creating a positive environment that empowers and engages staff by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Here, you can build a rewarding, lifelong career while receiving endless support and encouragement.

As a Pharmacy Technician, a caregiver in this PRN role will support inpatient pharmacy operations within a collaborative department of approximately 40 caregivers, including 15 pharmacy technicians and interns. Working alongside pharmacists, fellow technicians and clinical teams, the caregiver will help ensure safe and timely medication distribution to support patient care. Responsibilities include refilling and maintaining automated medication dispensing systems, filling medication carts, preparing medication orders, managing pharmacy inventory and repackaging bulk medications. With approximately five caregivers working per shift, this role offers opportunities to contribute to efficient pharmacy workflows while supporting the medication needs of patients and clinical teams.

A caregiver in this PRN position will work every third weekend, covering both Saturday and Sunday. Available shifts include 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and 1:30 PM to 10:00 PM. Additional shifts may be available based on departmental needs.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide distributive pharmacy services, assistance and support for the Registered Pharmacist.
• Refill and maintain automated dispensing systems.
• Fill medications carts daily.
• Prepare orders and maintain inventory for the pharmacy department.
• Repackage bulk medications.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• A high school diploma or GED.
• Upon hire, must be a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National HealthCareer Association (NHA).
• Upon hire, it is required to hold an active registration through the Ohio Board of Pharmacy (OBOP) as either a Certified Pharmacy Technician, Registered Pharmacy Technician, or Pharmacy Technician Trainee.
• Caregivers with active Pharmacy Technician Trainee or Registered Pharmacy Technician registrations are required to update their registration to a Certified Pharmacy Technician registration with the OBOP within 6 months.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Completion of a formal pharmacy technician training program
• Six months of hospital experience
• Prior sterile compounding experience

Physical Requirements:

Typical physical demands include ability to perform functions of the job while reaching and stretching, and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer functions of job.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows 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.

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