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Pharmacy Technician Coordinator — Controlled Substances

Port Saint Lucie, FL, US


req#: 301119
Location: Port Saint Lucie, FL

Facilities: Florida Research and Innovation Ctr,

Professional Area: Pharmacy

Department: 7403 CRP Pharmacy-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health

Job Code: 001503

Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Days

Join the Cleveland Clinic Florida Research and Innovation Center (FRIC) to gain hands-on research experience with the latest, evidence-based and advanced technologies. Here, you will utilize your interest in transforming the healthcare field by investigating lymphomas, infectious diseases, insect-transmitted viruses and more. Come build a rewarding career at one of the top ranked hospital organizations in the world.

As a Pharmacy Technician Coordinator, you will have the opportunity to work directly with patients while embodying our “Patients First” motto every day. In this role, you will foster positive relationships, promote engagement and coordinate onboarding and training activities. You will support the compliance and audit process of pharmacies to assess compliance with Florida State and Drug Enforcement Agency requirements for the management of controlled substances with the active involvement in the implementation of a new support software program. A Pharmacy Technician Coordinator manages daily workflows related to the technical aspects of pharmacy operations and collaborate with vendors as well as nursing and anesthesia leaders.

In this role you will impact policies, procedures and project management while allowing you to create the foundation in healthcare that you’ve been looking for as it’s a steppingstone to other roles within the department and Cleveland Clinic. This opportunity offers current inpatient pharmacy technicians the ability to advance their career to the next level.

A caregiver in this role works days from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., one remote day per week. This caregiver will be expected to travel to the five Florida hospitals two times a year and is eligible for mileage reimbursement.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

  • Coordinate daily workflow of pharmacy technicians and department operations related to technical work.

  • Maintain and foster relationships to support the engagement, training and success of pharmacy technicians.

  • Manage training plans, schedule and support onboarding and training of pharmacy technicians.

  • Participate in pharmacy technician scheduling, under the direction and supervision of Pharmacy Manager and Assistant Manager.

  • Contribute on projects teams and supports department continuous improvement processes.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

  • High School Diploma OR (GED)

  • Inpatient experience dealing with controlled substances 

  • Excel experience

  • Two years of experience in a healthcare OR related setting

  • 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 Florida Board of Pharmacy (FBOP) 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 FBOP within 6 months. e

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

  • Outpatient experience

  • Experience in health-system pharmacy

  • Bachelor’s Degree

  • Completion of an accredited pharmacy technician program

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/

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 pounds while walking, stooping, bending and reaching.

  • Normal or corrected vision.

  • Extensive sitting for prolonged periods of time.

  • Ability to clearly communicate verbally by phone and in person

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using person protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

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 tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System’s Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
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.

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