Pharmacy Technician - Community

Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the Port St. Lucie area. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers a wide variety of services to meet community needs. Here, you will be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.

The Pharmacy Technician – Community role works within a small, collaborative team consisting of three pharmacy technicians, one pharmacist, and a manager, with occasional additional coverage during administrative days. Caregivers in this role regularly interact with pharmacists, fellow caregivers, and patients while supporting daily community pharmacy operations. Responsibilities include filling prescriptions, operating the cash register, assisting patients to ensure a positive pharmacy experience, and supporting inventory management to maintain accurate medication supply and efficient workflow.

A caregiver in this position will work Monday through Friday from 9:30am to 6:00pm. No weekend requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide distributive pharmacy services, assistance and support for the pharmacist in an ambulatory/outpatient setting.
• Prepare prescription orders for dispensing to patients.
• Maintain inventory for the outpatient pharmacy.
• Assist with extemporaneous compounding of prescriptions and bulk compounding of prescriptions and over the counter items.
• Operate the point-of-sale cash register system.
• Monitor and act on reorder points, restock prescription and non-prescription area and remove expiring products.
• Provide multi-pharmacy support in assigned areas as needed.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Licensed in Florida as a Registered Pharmacy Technician.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB). This will be required within 18 months of hire.
• Completion of a formal pharmacy technician training program.
• Six months of hospital experience.

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 2pounds while walking, stooping, bending and reaching.

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.