Certified Pharmacy Technician

Job Description

Are you ready to take an active role in a dynamic pharmacy department within a leading hospital? We are seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to support our pharmacists in ensuring the safe and efficient preparation, distribution, and management of medications across various units, including inpatient, outpatient, emergency room, and operating room settings.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Up to 1 year Pharmacy experience
• 1-2 years Pharmacy experience preferred
• Ohio Certified Pharmacy Technician License

• Full-time (80 hours bi‑weekly) with weekend and holiday rotations.
• Shift varies.
• $5,000 sign‑on bonus for qualified external candidates only (one‑year commitment).
• Competitive salary with career growth opportunities (Tech II, Tech III, Lead).
• Comprehensive benefits package in a supportive and collaborative environment.

The Certified Inpatient Pharmacy Technician I supports pharmacists in ensuring the safe, accurate, and timely distribution of medications to hospitalized patients. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, selecting, counting, non‑sterile compounding, packaging, labeling, and delivering medications. As an entry‑level role, this position also involves maintaining inventory, operating pharmacy automation systems, and adhering to safety protocols and regulatory standards.

Supports pharmacists in the preparation and distribution of medications by performing a variety of technical tasks in accordance with department protocols and regulatory standards. Demonstrates competency through regular audits, observational checklists, and performance rounding.

• Medication preparation & distribution: accurately selects, counts, compounds (non‑sterile), packages, scans, labels, fills, and delivers medications in compliance with departmental guidelines.
• Non‑sterile compounding: performs weighing, measuring, and mixing of ingredients using proper calculations, equipment, and technique.
• Automated dispensing machines: signs into systems, loads, refills, unloads, manages expirations, and resolves discrepancies in ADCs.
• Stock orders / emergency carts / boxes: accurately and efficiently fills medication orders and emergency supplies in a timely manner.
• Delivery: ensures timely and accurate delivery of medications via tubing, cart runs, IV runs, and STAT deliveries; verifies correct delivery location and proper storage.
• Inventory control: oversees removal of medications from automation, stock rotation, removal of expired medications, reordering/stocking when stock is low, and packaging/assembling for future dispensing.
• Safety & compliance: verifies quantity on hand, updates Omnicell, reports discrepancies, maintains controlled‑substance records, and follows PPE procedures.
• Automation maintenance: performs routine tasks such as changing consumables and cleaning equipment; reports issues promptly.
• Patient information & communication: accesses patient data, processes pharmacy messages, prints labels via the EHR, and collaborates with staff.
• Professional conduct: manages and triages requests, escalates issues, reports errors, and adheres to institutional values and safety practices.

• Bending – Consistently
• Climbing – Rarely
• Concentrating – Consistently
• Continuous Learning – Consistently
• Hearing:
  Conversation – Consistently
• Hearing:
  Other Sounds –
• Interpersonal Communication – Consistently
• Kneeling – Rarely
• Lifting