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Certified Pharmacy Technician II - Inpatient Pharmacy

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OHFull-time$23–27/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$23–27/hr
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Ohio Pharmacy Technician LicensePTCB CertificationOther National Pharmacy Technician Certification

Job overview

The Certified Pharmacy Technician II works in Cincinnati Children's inpatient pharmacy, rotating through key areas and collaborating with pharmacists and clinical teams. The role prepares and distributes medications, supports patient-specific doses, replenishes automated dispensing cabinets, compounds sterile and non-sterile medications, and contributes to medication quality and safety. The schedule is full-time, 40 hours per week, rotating between first and second shifts, with every other weekend required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Medication PreparationMedication DistributionAutomated Dispensing CabinetsSterile CompoundingNon-Sterile CompoundingMedication DeliveryMedication InventoryAttention to DetailTeamwork

Qualifications

2+ Years Pharmacy Technician ExperienceOhio Pharmacy Technician LicensePTCB CertificationHigh School Diploma or EquivalentOther National Pharmacy Technician Certification

Full job description

Primary Location Location G Department Pharmacy Shift Rotating (United States of America) Schedule Full time Weekly Hours 40 FTE 1 Employee Status Regular PHARMACY TECHNICIAN II Location: Burnet Campus, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati OH 45229 Units: Inpatient/Main Pharmacy Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours/week, rotating on 1st & 2nd shifts, with every other weekend requirement. Pay: $23.00-$27.00 + $3.50/hour shift differential and $1.00/hour weekend differential What you'll do (what your day really looks like) You'll rotate through key areas of the inpatient pharmacy, working closely with pharmacists and clinical teams to: * Prepare and distribute medications accurately and efficiently * Support medication delivery for patient-specific doses across units * Replenish automated dispensing cabinets and maintain inventory * Compound sterile and non-sterile medications * Collaborate with pharmacists and care teams to ensure quality and safety This is hands-on, detail-driven work where accuracy, teamwork, and urgency matter. How to qualify for this job: * Have at least 2 years of pharmacy technician experience * Be licensed as a pharmacy technician in the State of Ohio * Must have PTCB Pharmacy technician certification * A detail-oriented, team-first mindset How to Stand Out as a Candidate: * Highlight experience working as a pharmacy technician on your resume * After applying, you may receive a short questionnaire-timely completion is encouraged DETAILED JOB RESPONSIBILITIES * Medication Orders - Performs unit dose preparation for cartfill and first doses. Non-sterile, non-hazard dose preparation for first fill or cartfill including preparation of oral syringes from liquid dosage forms. Delivery of patient specific doses. Prepare and perform ADC replenishment. Performs outpatient phone triage. Performs insurance adjudication. Performs medication storage inspections. * Compounding - Performs Sterile compounding or non-sterile hazardous compounding. * Tech Check Tech - Under authorized program is able to check the work of another pharmacy technician. * Medication Management - Manages medication doses on the nursing unit in decentralized pharmacy operations. * Phone Triage - Performs inpatient phone triage JOB QUALIFICATIONS * High school diploma or equivalent * 2+ year of work experience in a Pharmacy Technician discipline * Must be PTCB certified and OH Board of Pharmacy certified * Other National Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) is required. Approved certification is through Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PCTB) and ExCPT Certification by the National Healthcareer Association. PREFERRED * Previous experience working as a Pharmacy Tech in a hospital environment About Us At Cincinnati C

How this job compares

Set against the 13,435 open Pharmacy Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$23–27/hr
  • Ohio median$17–25/hr469 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–27/hr10,622 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $25/hr, is 16% above the Ohio median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the top quarter of Pharmacy Technician hourly ranges in Ohio.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 759 open Pharmacy Technician jobs in Ohio and 13,435 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — more than three in four Pharmacy Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 2,661 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 4,806 of the 13,435 open Pharmacy Technician jobs (36%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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