Pharmacy Material Coordinator - Narcotic Inventory

Cleveland Clinic•Lodi, CA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One. 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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Prior inpatient experience

Responsibilities

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
Proactively identifying and resolving inventory discrepancies or risks
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