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This job is responsible for coordinating drug purchases for hospitals and associated departments within the health system. Responsible inventory best practices and standard operating procedures pharmacy department and ensures appropriate levels of inventory are maintained and available. Prepares for physical inventory and supports the physical inventory day activities. Ensures the pharmacy maintains inventory compliance with state and local laws and organizes files and retains all invoices/receipts/return authorizations inventory activities. Serves as a liaison between system centralized buyers and local hospital team members to facilitate inventory management concerns.

Education

Required – High school diploma or equivalent

Completion professional pharmacy training program

Preferred – Associate or Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Work Experience

Required – 2 years Pharmacy or Retail related experience

Certifications

Required – Pharmacy Tech Certification in the state of practice

Pharmacy Wholesaler Buyer University – Completed within 6 months of hire

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally.

Strong interpersonal skills.

Organizational skills.

Must have computer skills and skilled required for data entry and retrieval data information.

Ability to coordinate diverse information into management data and reports.

Strong problem solving and math skills.

Must have a positive attitude, be energetic and flexible.

Familiarity with inventory software.

Effective Leadership and teaching skills are required.

Must be knowledgeable in Microsoft Suite Program.

Job Duties

Works with system centralized buyers and pharmacy leadership to maintain appropriate inventory levels are available, while ensuring local inventory financial opportunities are captured.

Communicates with system centralized buyers and pharmacy leadership to ensure capture local inventory financial opportunities.

Responsible for executing, monitoring, and training inventory best practices and standard operating procedures for the entire pharmacy department, ensuring the pharmacy maintains inventory compliance with state laws regarding pharmacy inventory and compliance of DSCSA.

Helps to prepare for annual physical inventory and supports the physical inventory day activities, including but not limited to pharmacy stockroom and medication inventory.

Supports pharmacy inventory management activities, including receiving, cycle counts, wholesaler order errors, and facilitating returns.

Manages product expiration process and stocks products on shelves by expiration priority, while organizing all invoices/receipts/return authorizations as necessary.

Pharmacy inventory activities including but not limited to pharmacy recalls following Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal policy, vendor returns, non-controlled, and damaged salvage returns.

Responsible for reviewing programs and the proper use of reports and system applications, which have an impact on the accuracy pharmacy on-hand inventory and pricing.

Will work with system centralized buyers to ensure accuracies with 340B split billing software, wholesaler, and inventory management system.

Attends trainings for continuous development and completes all e-learning modules including inventory software updates and changes.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns. The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical essential functions of this job include (but are not limited to) the following:  Frequently exerting 10 to 20 pounds of force to move objects; occasionally exerting up to 100 pounds of force. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue.

The incumbent works in a patient care area; works in an area where patients enter; works directly with patients; and/or works with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. The incumbent has an occupational risk for exposure to all communicable diseases.

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

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