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.
As a Pharmacy Technician, you play an essential role in keeping patients safe and comfortable throughout their outpatient experience. Your ability to work efficiently and pay close attention to detail helps facilitate a positive, streamlined experience. Ultimately, you will do so much more than count prescriptions and ring out patients. You will make a lasting difference in the lives of patients, their families and your fellow caregivers.
A caregiver in this position works a PRN schedule, with shifts from 8:00AM – 4:30PM, 8:00AM – 6:30PM, 8:30AM – 7:00PM and 9:00AM – 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- Assist Pharmacists in monitoring stock for outdated medications and properly dispose of them in a timely manner.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
- Upon hire, 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:
- Hospital inpatient experience
- Pharmacy Technician experience
- Proficiency in technical skills used in pharmacy practice
- Understanding of medical terminology and calculations
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Cleveland Clinic empowers caregivers to minimize the impacts of healthcare while optimizing patient outcomes and supporting the community. The Department of Pharmacy has a "Greening the Pharmacy" initiative with the goal of leading by example and acting as stewards of our natural resources for the wellbeing of all.
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
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