Pharmacy Buyer - Pharmacy Technician

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Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

0

💙 Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

🌟 Benefits That Support You

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Enjoy:

- Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.

- Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules

- Retirement savings with employer match

- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

- Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs

- Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary:

The ideal candidate for this role will have pharmacy technician experience and a certification (preferred, not required). This PRN position may expect to work on average about 20 hours weekly, though this may vary. M-F, first shift. A certified pharmacy technician may have the option to pick up extra shifts as a tech. Experience with Excel, Pyxis, Omnicell and Logistics software preferred. The Pharmacy Buyer is responsible for addressing the daily purchasing, procurement, and inventory management needs for the health system’s inpatient and outpatient Pharmacy departments. The position exists to ensure that the health system has a sufficient supply of pharmaceuticals, supplies, and other services that clinicians can seamlessly access as they treat patients. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Job Description:

• Oversees the processes related to the Pharmacy division’s procurement function. Monitors the ordering, receipt, storage, and maintenance of pharmaceuticals, supplies, and purchased services. Coordinates daily communication with all Pharmacy procurement staff across the health system. Tracks the accounting and recordkeeping for all products that the Pharmacy division supplies or dispenses to patients and other entities.
• Forms and maintains relationships with external wholesalers, vendors, and product manufacturers. Acts as a liaison between Pharmacy leadership and external wholesalers, vendors, and product manufacturers. Assures that the supply channels utilized by the Pharmacy department are optimal in terms of cost and operational feasibility.
• Works alongside Pharmacy leadership to proactively address and resolve urgent supply requests, backorders, shortages, and allocations related to products that Pharmacy stocks.
• Maintains inventory control through par level settings and maximization of turns. Optimizes the functionality of automated inventory control systems and storage units. Manually audits and tracks on-hand quantities for critical and high-cost items. Participates in the annual physical inventory near the end of each fiscal year for reporting to Finance.
• Ensures accurate processing of purchase orders and invoices. Validates that pricing extended is consistent with contractual agreements in place with wholesalers and manufacturers. Identifies missed opportunities for cost savings. Educates and coaches staff on assessing opportunity costs.
• Monitors interception and response to drug recall notifications. Orchestrates the collection, handling, and disposal of expired products. Ensures adherence to the legal and regulatory aspects of controlled substance procurement, handling, storage, and tracking.
• Collaborates and cooperates with the health system’s Supply Chain department for products that the health system dictates are to be sourced centrally. Utilizes and maximizes functionality of enterprise software and other tools as health system directs.
• Assists with formulary maintenance. Aids in the assessment of financial impacts and values related to drug and supply purchases. Conducts the evaluation of contracts and other procurement-related pricing arrangements.
• Complies with the policies and provisions of the 340B program and the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). Consults with Pharmacy leadership regarding the Board of Pharmacy and the Drug Enforcement Administration’s implications for drug procurement as necessary. Remains abreast of other policies and regulatory standards related to Pharmacy practice as necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

• High School Diploma
• Documented on-the-job training in procurement, purchasing, inventory management, operations, business, finance, and accounting functions in organizational settings
• Eligible for applicable state Board of Pharmacy registration

Specialized Knowledge:

• Purchasing, procurement, and inventory management
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel
• Familiarity with EMR programs (i.e. Epic Willow), FSCM platforms (i.e. PeopleSoft), wholesaler ordering platforms (i.e. ABC Passport), 340B split-billing software (i.e. Sentry), inventory management systems (i.e. Talyst or Logistics), and various other IT resources supporting procurement

Kind and Length of Experience:

• 2 years of experience in supply chain management, procurement, or pharmacy purchasing/inventory management in a hospital or retail setting

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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