PHARMACY BUYER
Company: Campbell County Health
Location: Gillette
Posted on: May 7, 2024
Job Description:
ABOUT CAMPBELL COUNTY HEALTH
Campbell County Health (CCH) is the most comprehensive healthcare
provider in the State of Wyoming. Certified as an Area Trauma
Hospital, Campbell County Health includes Campbell County Memorial
Hospital, an acute care, community hospital in Gillette; Campbell
County Medical Group with nearly 20 clinics; The Legacy Living &
Rehabilitation Center long-term care center and the Powder River
Surgery Center. We are dedicated to excellence every day---
To be responsive to our employee's needs we offer:
- 192 PTO hours per year (increases with tenure)
- Paid sick leave days
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Dependent
Care Savings Account
- 403(b) with employer match
- Employee Assistance program
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Employee and Spouse Occupational Health Program
- Early Childhood Center, discounted on-site childcare
- And more! Click here to learn more about our full benefits
package
Job Summary
The Pharmacy Buyer coordinates workflow and services related to
drug and equipment/supplies procurement processes. Activities
include but are not limited to the following responsibilities:
purchasing, inventory, distribution, and record-keeping for
medications for the Pharmacy Department; initiating purchase orders
for pharmaceuticals and supplies; receiving and distribution of
supplies; processing purchase requisitions, authorizing payment for
wholesaler invoices, maintaining adequate inventory levels,
providing inventory action and communication relative to shortages,
recalls, alternative product source and selection. Serves as a
resource person for product and vendor information, as well as
group purchasing contracting. Collaborates with hospital
departments as necessary for medication ordering, inventory,
distribution, and record keeping. Alerts pharmacy leadership of
changes in buying trends, including any unusual use of drugs.
Essential Functions
- Coordinates drug procurement operations and inventory
management to ensure critical drug availability, accurate inventory
value assessment, compliance to 340B, optimized inventory turns,
and minimized drug expirations. Monitors and manages inventory on
an ongoing basis for opportunities for enhanced inventory turns and
decreased expired medications.
- Maintains computerized systems, split-billing software programs
and technologies utilized in purchasing operations related to the
340B program.
- Identifies and evaluates available and new technologies to
assist in inventory management
- Generates purchasing and inventory reports as requested by
departmental leadership
- Maintains responsibility for borrow and loan systems from other
hospitals.
- Coordinates and maintains timely flow of purchasing and
receipts with Accounts Payable.
- Assists in managing influenza and other vaccine supply
including temperature logs as necessary.
- Maintains oversight of emergency supplies (influenza,
bioterrorism, chempack etc.).
- Manages price changes and AWP price updates.
- Coordinates inventory to resolve/manage backorders, shortages
or recalls and secures acceptable product alternatives when
necessary. Evaluates and adjusts par levels in response to ongoing
utilization, shortages, waste and critical needs.
- Supervises, orients, trains, schedules, provides functional
guidance to, and evaluates performance of designated Pharmacy
Technicians and support staff.
- Continually reviews and analyzes operations recommending and
implementing operational changes, new technologies, etc. that will
increase the efficiency and level of service of the pharmacy in
collaboration with Pharmacy Supervisor or Manager.
- Participates in the recruitment, retention, performance
enhancement and competency assessment of subordinate staff in
collaboration with Pharmacy Supervisor and Pharmacy management team
members.
- Participates in the development of tools and standards to
establish and improve competency levels of the pharmacy technician,
student, and support staff including orientation of new employees,
in-service training, and competency assessments.
- Participates in continuous quality assessment and improvement
activities and medication safety initiatives. Participates in or
leads various committees, task forces, and performance improvement
teams as assigned.
- Maintains all purchase records, invoices, receipts and
inventory control records. Performs all similar and related duties
assigned including occasional Pharmacy technician
coverage.
- Maintains pharmacy information systems, electronic drug
dispensing system technology and other computerized or automated
hardware and software used in the procurement, preparation or
distribution of pharmaceuticals and related supplies. Performs
routine preventive maintenance to all equipment according to
standards for it.
- Oversees medication and pharmaceutical supply purchasing
processes including procurement of medications and other
pharmaceutical supplies, working with hospital wholesaler, vendors,
and freight companies, managing medication recalls and conducting
annual medication inventory.
- Participates in cross-training experiences and continuing
education as requested.
- Ensures that all expenditures for job related activities are
within budgetary constraints.
- Responsible for the maintenance and proper operation of
equipment within the department.
- Complies with the hospital's Corporate Compliance Program
including, but not limited to, the Code of Conduct, laws and
regulations, and hospital and departmental policies and
procedures.
- Must be free from governmental sanctions involving health care
and/or financial practices.
- Other duties as assigned. This list is non-exhaustive.
Job Qualifications
- High school graduate or equivalent degree with completion of
one to two years of college.
- Successful completion of technician training program and
national Pharmacy Technician Certification.
- Wyoming Pharmacy Technician licensure from WBOP
- Advanced purchasing experience in healthcare and/or with a
healthcare provider preferred.
- Possesses knowledge of pharmacy information systems including
but not limited to electronic drug dispensing technology.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- The ability to maintain continuing education requirements and
all certifications and licenses as required to maintain
professional license.
- 6 hours of ACPE continuing education annually and 20 hours
biannually for CPhT requirements.
- Maintains respectful, professional working relationships with
co-workers and encourages the team approach with honesty and
cooperation daily.
- Able to respond to emergent situations and changing priorities
in an effective way.
- Effective time management and prioritization skills to ensure
efficiency in completion of assigned tasks.
- Exercises effective problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical generic and trade names and their
dosage forms, and the ability to cross-reference the most common
drugs from memory.
- Knowledge of medical terminology and pharmaceutical
abbreviations.
- Ability to handle emergency high-stress situations.
- Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously with frequent
interruptions and under stressful conditions.
- Analytical and reasoning skills with a high level of mental
concentration and memory.
- Ability to speak clearly to communicate and interact positively
with patients, patient families, physicians, and staff to
effectively care for the patients.
- Offers positive feedback to co-workers.
- Ability to remain focused on work and avoid non-productive
activities during work time.
- Computer Knowledge including the ability to enter material into
electronic record. Ability to operate fax, computer, and copy
machine to perform the duties of the position.
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