Pharmacy Buyer

Ivinson Memorial Hospital•Laramie, WY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

At Ivinson Memorial Hospital, we are committed to excellence, trust, healing, and integrity. We pride ourselves in providing compassionate, world-class care to our community. Ivinson aims to improve the care provided for our patients and create a work-life balance for our employees by creating a culture of transparency, teamwork, accountability, and trust. This role involves completing daily ordering, managing drug shortages, establishing inventory parameters, and attending business reviews with suppliers. The Pharmacy Buyer also assists with pharmacy technician duties, determines medication histories, and identifies areas for process improvement.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
One (1) year experience in a hospital pharmacy setting preferred.
Experience in inventory manager preferred.
Must be a certified Pharmacy Technician or a certified Pharmacy Technician in Training by the Wyoming State Board of Pharmacy.
Strong mathematical skills.
Excellent customer service skills, including but not limited to: a friendly personality, tact, patience, empathy and a helpful, professional attitude both in person and on the telephone.
Ability to effectively communicate with staff, managers and the general public verbally and in writing.
Demonstrate effective listening skills.
Excellent organization and time management skills and ability to establish priorities effectively.
Possess exceptional problem solving skills.
Ability to work effectively without immediate supervision.
Ability to learn new computer software programs.
Ability to recognize and protect confidential information.
Demonstrate ethical and legal accountability for the position.

Responsibilities

Completes daily ordering on Mondays through Fridays.
Works with Pharmacy Director and staff to manage drug shortage and outage situations; communicates to other departments as necessary.
Establishes minimums and maximums and ordering processes for the department.
Attends quarterly business reviews with Cardinal to assess contract compliance, drug spend trends and inventory turns.
Addresses or explains budget variances and attends meetings with executive team as necessary.
Works as Pharmacy Tech staff as required.
Determines most appropriate source(s) of information for medication histories and utilizes them to create Best Possible Medication Histories (BPMH).
Creates Standard Work processes for collecting Medication Histories and revises continually.
Acts as primary person responsible for collecting Medication Histories for patients being admitted to inpatient units during working business hours.
Reviews Medication Histories collected by others (Pharmacy Techs, Nurses) outside of working business hours.
Identifies improvement opportunities as they relate to particular individuals or shifts and works with the appropriate managers/supervisors to create plans for improving identified challenges.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement opportunities
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off: take the time you need to recharge
Retirement plans, including 403(b) matching
Employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance
Yearly work anniversary pay increases
Education Reimbursement up to $5,000 annually
Retirement plan participation
Free certification classes: enhance your skills at no cost to you
Health and Wellness discounts at local gyms
Discounts at select mobile networks, local vendors, and Elitch Gardens
Mental Health: 6 free confidential, in-person counseling sessions offered by Pathways annually
Financial Counseling: free services through WellCents to help you take control of your financial journey
Legal assistance and will preparation services
Student Loan Forgiveness: Ivinson Memorial Hospital is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program