Lead Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient

Lead Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will work alongside a dedicated team of caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career.

As a Lead Pharmacy Technician, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our pharmacy services. In this pivotal role, you will delegate and direct your team, oversee daily workflow, and maintain high standards of accuracy, timeliness, and quality control. You will receive comprehensive cross-training across all pharmacy functions, from preparing medications and retrieving them from our carousel system to coordinating timely deliveries and supplying IV room technicians with needed medications. In addition to managing work assignments and training new team members, you will contribute to project initiatives that enhance service delivery. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient care while gaining hands-on experience, leadership skills, and access to career development resources.

This is a full-time position. A caregiver in this position will work Monday through Friday between the hours of 6:00am to 11:30pm. Rotations include every fourth weekend as well as the potential to work holidays as needed.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Interact with and review work of caregivers, providing feedback to ensure maximized output and efficiency.
• Create and present quality control reports to management regarding team performance and throughput.
• Ensure caregivers are adequately trained and oriented to the work area.
• Provide onside re-training.
• Serve as a technical resource.
• Work in staff capacity and possess the ability to perform all technician functions.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) verified through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
• Registration as a Certified Pharmacy Technician, Registered Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy Technician Trainee with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy with registration as a Certified Pharmacy Technician with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy within six months of hire
• Three years of experience in an inpatient and/or advanced community practice setting
• Ability to educate and train others, including how to plan and direct their efforts

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Completion of a formal Pharmacy Technician Training Program

Physical Requirements:

• Typical physician demands include the ability to perform functions of the job while standing, reaching, stretching, and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer functions of the job.
• Ability to lift up to 20lbs. while walking, stooping, bending and reaching; ability to transport up to 250 lbs.

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 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.

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.