Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient, PRN

About the role

The Pharmacy Technician – Inpatient, PRN supports a 24-hour pharmacy at Tradition Hospital, a 190-bed facility with high patient volume and strong service lines including labor and delivery and stroke care. This role works across multiple shift-based workflows, contributing to sterile compounding in the IV room, medication preparation and delivery to patient care areas, and refilling automated dispensing cabinets. Additional responsibilities include batching medications, handling missing medication requests, answering phones, and tubing medications to nursing units.

Responsibilities

• Prepare medications through selecting, labeling, repacking, non-sterile compounding, and sterile compounding.
• Deliver medications to the appropriate storage locations in an accurate and timely manner.
• Maintain accurate and appropriate inventories of medications and supplies and complete inventory audits, such as cycle counts and nursing unit inspections.
• Maintain a safe and clean work area by complying with procedures, rules and regulations, and document regulatory requirements such as temperature logs, scheduled activities, and training.
• Use information systems, technology, and automation to complete assigned tasks.
• Aid in the training of pharmacy caregivers and students.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED
• Ability to perform algebraic calculations necessary for the preparation of extemporaneous compounds
• Must hold an active registration as a Registered Pharmacy Technician through the Florida Board of Pharmacy (FBOP).
• Within 18 months from the date of hire: Must obtain a national certification as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or the National Healthcare Association (NHA) AND Registration as a Certified Pharmacy Technician with the Florida Board of Pharmacy

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer, dispensing, and compounding

Benefits

• Health Plan Options
• Dental Care
• Vision Care
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-term Disability Coverage
• Cleveland Clinic Investment Pension Plan
• 401(k) / 403(b) Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Caregiver discounts
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Hardship Fund
• Paid maternity and parental leave