Pharmacy Technician - Home Delivery Pharmacy

About the job

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

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Job Title

Pharmacy Technician - Home Delivery Pharmacy

Location

Beachwood

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Administrative Campus

Department

Ambulatory Pharmacy-Pharmacy

Job Code

C14013

Shift

Day/Evening Rotation

Schedule

7:00am-5:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

****This role is eligible for a sign on bonus of $2,500

**Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

A caregiver in this role will support high-volume prescription fulfillment at Cleveland Clinic’s Administrative Building in Beachwood, where the Home Delivery Pharmacy prepares and ships medications directly to patients. Working in an assembly-line environment with six filling stations, the caregiver will fill prescriptions, receive and scan medication orders, restock inventory and supplies, package shipments and prepare medications for delivery. Additional responsibilities include using a pallet jack to move supplies and working with Pyxis machines to support pharmacy operations. The department has processed a record 3,422 prescriptions in a single day, making accuracy, efficiency and teamwork essential to ensuring patients receive their medications in a timely manner.**

A caregiver in this full-time position will work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with shifts scheduled based on department needs. Available shift options include 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM (10-hour shift), 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM or 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (8-hour shifts). The pharmacy operates from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and occasional Saturday shifts may be required.

**A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide distributive pharmacy services, assistance and support for the pharmacist in an ambulatory/outpatient setting.

• Prepare prescription orders for dispensing to patients.

• Maintain inventory for the outpatient pharmacy.

• Assist with extemporaneous compounding of prescriptions and bulk compounding of prescriptions and over the counter items.

• Operate the point-of-sale cash register system.

• Monitor and act on reorder points, restock prescription and non-prescription area and remove expiring products.

• Provide multi-pharmacy support in assigned areas as needed.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma/GED

• Upon hire, you must be a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or the National Healthcare Association (NHA).

• In addition to the above requirement, 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

-** Please note: **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:

• Six months of hospital experience
• Completion of a formal pharmacy technician training program**

Physical Requirements:

- Typical physical demands include ability to perform the job while standing, reaching, stretching, stooping, and sitting for prolonged times; manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer, dispensing functions of the job; ability to lift up to 20 lbs. while walking, stooping, bending and reaching.

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.

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.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.