Inventory Control

American Health Partners - Parsons, TN

Full-time - Entry Level

Parsons, TN

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The position involves assisting with all areas of delivery, maintenance, and inventory control, including ordering, receiving, storing, shipping, equipment maintenance, and managing a perpetual inventory system. The role is essential in ensuring that inventory levels are maintained, deliveries are organized, and the pharmacy environment is kept clean and compliant with regulations.

Responsibilities

• Use inventory management system to determine appropriate stock levels
• Order stock via wholesaler portal on a daily basis
• Assist pharmacy technicians with short stock and NDC conversion
• Assist nursing facilities and behavioral health centers with price quotes
• Organize shelves and monitor medications for expiration
• Coordinate the flow of all inventory including pre-packing activities
• Monitor inventory zones to determine modifications
• Conduct daily audit counts
• Assist with returns, delivery and shipping/receiving as needed
• Process all returned medications and other stock
• Issue any applicable credits to payors in pharmacy dispensing software
• Return any unqualified returns to nursing facility and behavioral health centers for destruction
• Organize credited returned medications for distribution back into inventory
• Deliver and organize daily mail for THM
• Assist with maintenance/shipping-receiving activities, as needed
• Deliver and/or pick-up pharmaceuticals, mail, etc. to nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, etc. as needed
• Conduct general cleaning of all areas of pharmacy
• Conduct general maintenance activities needed in pharmacy
• Coordinate maintenance efforts with various vendors
• Assemble, inspect, record/track, repair and safety test equipment in accordance with manufacturer's specifications
• Process incoming and outgoing shipments
• Verify shipments with bills of lading, invoices, orders, etc.
• Examine incoming shipments for damage, shortage and communicate with vendor to rectify
• Actively participate in quarterly physical inventory count
• Follow all traffic laws
• Communicate information effectively to supervisor and others in a timely manner
• Maintain proficiency with computer systems
• Effectively demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness and continually strive to improve quality standards
• Maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials in compliance with HIPAA regulations
• Adhere to the principles of the Employee Standards and Code of Conduct and report any violations
• Knowledgeable and ensure compliance with current company policies and procedures and state and federal regulations
• Attend meetings and in-services as required
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Knowledge of the pharmacy industry, Medicaid, CMS and other state/federal regulations
• Two (2) to three (3) years of inventory, purchasing and/or pharmacy technician experience
• Active Tennessee Board of Pharmacy Technician Registration
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Nice-to-haves

• Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) preferred
• Experience with Framework LTC Software System
• Experience with MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Word)
• Experience with Framework ECM Software System

Benefits

• Affordable Medical/Dental/Vision insurance options
• Generous paid time-off program and paid holidays for full time staff
• TeleDoc 24/7/365 access to doctors
• Optional short- and long-term disability plans
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• 401K retirement accounts with employer match
• Employee Referral Bonus Program