Pharmacy Material Coordinator - Narcotic Inventory
Cleveland Clinic, Akron, OH, United States
Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
The Pharmacy Material Coordinator - Narcotic Inventory role at Cleveland Clinic offers a unique opportunity to work independently across multiple care settings while directly impacting patient safety through accurate controlled substance management. This role provides broad visibility across inpatient, emergency department, and hospice operations, with exposure to inventory management, automation systems, and purchasing functions. Responsibilities include managing and fulfilling medication orders with a focus on controlled substances, refilling and maintaining Pyxis and other automated dispensing systems, ensuring medication accuracy, availability, and regulatory compliance, prepackaging medications for distribution, supporting narcotic inventory tracking and monitoring, assisting with purchasing for offsite locations, and proactively identifying and resolving inventory discrepancies or risks.
A caregiver in this role will work Monday through Friday from 6:00am to 2:30pm at Lodi Hospital. This caregiver will rotate every fifth weekend at Akron General Hospital.
Weekend rotation shift is flexible.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Ensure continuous supplies are maintained with little or no interruption.
Implement, manage and maintain inventory systems to order, control, expedite, and inventory supplies to enhance the fiscal management of the department.
Monitor reports and available publications for insight into shortages and determine appropriate substitute items.
Provide information to technicians while carrying out inventory control function.
Maintain the proper and appropriate professional and ethical relationship with vendor representatives and conduct business according to established principles and guidelines.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Associate's Degree or High School Diploma/GED and three years of experience in a similar role
Must have work history of using a computer
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
Registration as a Certified Pharmacy Technician with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy within six months of hire
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Prior inpatient experience
Physical Requirements:
'Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
May need to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to travel throughout the hospital system and, in some locations, off-site
Must have own transportation due to travel to multiple sites.
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows standard precautions using personal 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.
Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The Pharmacy Material Coordinator - Narcotic Inventory role at Cleveland Clinic offers a unique opportunity to work independently across multiple care settings while directly impacting patient safety through accurate controlled substance management. This role provides broad visibility across inpatient, emergency department, and hospice operations, with exposure to inventory management, automation systems, and purchasing functions. Responsibilities include managing and fulfilling medication orders with a focus on controlled substances, refilling and maintaining Pyxis and other automated dispensing systems, ensuring medication accuracy, availability, and regulatory compliance, prepackaging medications for distribution, supporting narcotic inventory tracking and monitoring, assisting with purchasing for offsite locations, and proactively identifying and resolving inventory discrepancies or risks.
A caregiver in this role will work Monday through Friday from 6:00am to 2:30pm at Lodi Hospital. This caregiver will rotate every fifth weekend at Akron General Hospital.
Weekend rotation shift is flexible.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Ensure continuous supplies are maintained with little or no interruption.
Implement, manage and maintain inventory systems to order, control, expedite, and inventory supplies to enhance the fiscal management of the department.
Monitor reports and available publications for insight into shortages and determine appropriate substitute items.
Provide information to technicians while carrying out inventory control function.
Maintain the proper and appropriate professional and ethical relationship with vendor representatives and conduct business according to established principles and guidelines.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Associate's Degree or High School Diploma/GED and three years of experience in a similar role
Must have work history of using a computer
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
Registration as a Certified Pharmacy Technician with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy within six months of hire
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Prior inpatient experience
Physical Requirements:
'Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
May need to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to travel throughout the hospital system and, in some locations, off-site
Must have own transportation due to travel to multiple sites.
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows standard precautions using personal 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.
Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities