Pharmacy Buyer

HCA Healthcare•Frankfort, KY

12d

About The Position

The Pharmacy Buyer supports pharmacy operations at Frankfort Regional Medical Center. The role retrieves and delivers medication orders, medications, automatic dispensing cabinet restocks, and paperwork. It handles wholesaler orders, returns, invoice payment, clerical work, and routine telephone inquiries, referring clinical questions and telephone orders to a licensed pharmacist. The Pharmacy Buyer assists lead technicians and the Director of Pharmacy (DOP) with drug procurement, receiving, storage, inventory and floor stock control, pharmacy security, and scheduled drug controls. Depending on scheduling and patient needs, the role also performs pharmacy technician duties, including filling medication orders, refilling carts and floor stock, preparing IV medications for the Admixture service, checking floor stock medications, and repackaging unit-dose medications for pharmacist review. Additional responsibilities include maintaining work areas and equipment, participating in performance improvement, processing narcotic orders and required DEA and state documentation, organizing returns, maintaining pharmacy records, tracking cost savings for SMAT initiatives, and keeping pharmacy technician registration current. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, pharmacy technician licensure, and CPhT certification.

Requirements

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT).
Pharmacy Technician License.
High school graduate or GED.

Responsibilities

Retrieve and deliver medication orders, medications, automatic dispensing cabinet restocks, paperwork, and files.
Answer telephone calls, take messages, respond to routine non-clinical questions, and refer telephone orders or clinical questions to a licensed pharmacist.
Process wholesaler orders, returns, and invoice payments using the current method.
Perform secretarial and clerical functions, including drug charges, reports, filing, and computer procedures.
Assist lead technicians and the Director of Pharmacy in pharmacy operations, security, and scheduled drug control throughout the hospital.
Assist with drug procurement, receiving, storage, inventory control, and floor stock control.
Perform pharmacy technician duties as scheduling and patient needs require, including filling medication orders, refilling carts and floor stock, mixing IV medications for the Admixture service, checking floor stock medications, and repackaging unit-dose medications for pharmacist checking.
Maintain designated work areas and equipment in clean and orderly condition and participate in performance improvement activities.
Process narcotic orders and maintain required DEA and state documentation.
Organize wholesaler and expired medication returns and reconcile amounts due against checks received.
Assist the Director of Pharmacy with the filing system, including removing old reports and preparing them for storage.
Supervise and maintain inventory control processes and track cost savings for ongoing and new SMAT initiatives.
Keep pharmacy technician registration current and provide the Director of Pharmacy with an up-to-date copy for the employee file.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
Free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off and paid family leave.
Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Flexible spending accounts.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.