OFFSITE INVENTORY COORDINATOR
About The Position
The Offsite Inventory Coordinator ensures contingency medications and supplies in the pharmacy’s convenience boxes and automated medication storage (AMS) units are accurately and promptly prepared, processed, audited, and replenished. The role plans and assists with AMS installation and training at client facilities, manages inventory in the pharmacy and onsite AMS units, processes expired items, reviews system reports, and resolves discrepancies. The coordinator communicates with pharmacy and nursing staff about projects and issues, trains facility nursing staff, and troubleshoots AMS problems in the field. The position also involves retrieving, counting, measuring, preparing, packaging, and labeling medications and non-sterile compounds; operating and maintaining pharmacy equipment; following company policies, patient protocols, government regulations, and professional standards; and maintaining technical knowledge of pharmacy products and services. The coordinator participates in continuing education, assists with emergency facility or patient problems and quality improvement programs, and performs other duties as directed. The role is based at the Northern IL Pharmacy in Chicago, with travel to customer locations as needed.
Requirements
- Current unencumbered license in the state of practice as a Certified Pharmacy Technician; certification is not required for Illinois Pharmacy Technicians licensed before 2008.
- High school diploma or graduate equivalent degree.
- Long-term-care pharmacy or hospital pharmacy experience.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to read, write, and speak English understandably.
- Strong computer skills, including basic Microsoft Office familiarity and the ability to work with the employer’s document management, pharmacy information, and client relationship management software systems.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Basic math skills.
- Knowledge of medication brand and generic names and medical terminology.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment and travel to customer locations as needed.
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule based on business needs.
- Ability to sit, stand, and walk at a desk, in an office, throughout a facility, and in a pharmacy; operate office machinery and pharmacy equipment; and occasionally lift or move items weighing up to 40 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- College education preferred.
- Experience with pharmacy automation preferred.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, process, audit, and replenish contingency medications and supplies in pharmacy convenience boxes and AMS units accurately and on time.
- Plan and assist with installation of AMS units in client facilities and train staff on their use.
- Maintain and manage inventory in the pharmacy and onsite AMS units, including processing expired items.
- Follow current government regulations for providing contingency medications and supplies to long-term care facilities.
- Review daily, weekly, and monthly AMS database reports and resolve discrepancies.
- Communicate clearly with pharmacy and nursing staff about C-box and AMS projects, activities, and issues.
- Train facility nursing staff and troubleshoot AMS issues in the field.
- Retrieve, count, measure, prepare, package, and label medications and non-sterile compounds accurately.
- Operate and properly maintain pharmacy equipment related to job duties.
- Comply with company policies, procedures, patient protocols, government regulations, and professional standards respecting patient care.
- Develop and maintain technical knowledge of pharmacy products and services and provide information about them when requested.
- Participate in educational and professional programs and review professional literature to maintain knowledge and competency.
- Assist with resolving facility or patient problems under emergency conditions.
- Assist with quality improvement programs to meet company and accreditation standards.
- Perform other duties as directed.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off (PTO) program and paid time for catastrophic illness.
- Paid life insurance.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 401(k) program with company match.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- Discounted Forum-wear.
- Discounted prescription and over-the-counter purchases.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
