Buyer Pharmacy Technician (NY HELPS) - FT - Day Shift

ECMC•Buffalo, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means NO EXAMINATION IS REQUIRED, but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE A CIVIL SERVICE TEST. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified. The work involves purchasing a variety of assigned commodities and services for and assisting licensed pharmacists with dispensing and compounding drugs in the Pharmacy Department at the Erie County Medical Center Corporation (ECMCC). The incumbent is involved with the competitive bidding process (sourcing, negotiating, issuing purchase orders, and following through on confirmations) in the purchasing of a diversified group of products and/or services and assisting in compounding and preparing drugs used to fill patient medication orders. General purchasing supervision is received from Vice President of Pharmacy Operations and all pharmacy technician duties are directly supervised by a licensed pharmacist. Supervision may be exercised over lower level technical and clerical staff.

Requirements

Possession of a license to practice as a Registered Pharmacy Technician in New York State at time of appointment and maintenance throughout duration of appointment.
Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of purchasing experience; or
Associate’s degree and six (6) years of purchasing experience; or
Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and eight (8) years of purchasing experience.
Good knowledge of the laws related to public purchasing
Good knowledge of purchase order software platforms in addition to Word and Excel
Working knowledge of applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures and accreditation standards as they relate to the profession of pharmacy technician in a healthcare facility
Working knowledge of healthcare facility pharmacy and pharmacy procedures, including drug compounding, drug/medication labelling, drug distribution, drug repackaging, intravenous admixture preparation and stock/supply activities
Working knowledge of applicable laws, rules, regulations as they relate to 340B program administration
Skill in making mathematical calculations
Ability to meet and deal effectively with salespeople and County departmental representatives
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse constituency
Strong interpersonal skills
Attention to detail
Initiative
Thoroughness
Accuracy
Sound professional judgment
Capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Years spent as Pharmacy Technician may be substituted for up to two (2) years of purchasing experience on a year for year basis.
Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.

Responsibilities

Initiates and prepares bids and specifications which lead to purchase contracts for goods and services
Selects vendors and places purchase contracts for materials and/or services and confirms orders and communicates to requisitioners if needed
Edits requisitions and confers with departments regarding requirement, specifications, quantity, and quality of merchandise and deliver requirements
Actively participates in ECMCC’s 340B oversight programs and monitors and analyzes utilization records and 340B purchasing accounts
Maintains inventory in compliance with 340B program requirements
Recommends substitutes where a savings in costs or improved delivery will result
Interviews vendors and their representatives personally and maintains a close contact by correspondence, telephone, and email
Serves in an advisory capacity to assist pharmacy department in purchasing
Solicits and reviews bids from vendors for a wide variety of commodities and/or services
Keeps abreast of current price trends, market conditions and new or improved items of supply
Expedites delivery on orders by phone, email or letter
Checks requisitions and purchase orders with departments for clarification
Checks requisitions and purchase orders against specifications and catalogs, reacts to changes in demand and logistics and works in conjunction with Receiving and Accounts Payable departments for completion of process
Retrieves drugs from stock and returns them to stock
Prepares dosage units of drugs in appropriate containers to fill medication orders
Monitors medications and intravenous solutions for expiration dates and removes expired medications from all stock areas
Repackages medications into dispensing units