Pharmacy Procurement Specialist

Emory • Atlanta, GA

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for maintaining sufficient levels of medications to meet the supply demands of all patient care areas, ambulatory clinics, and the pharmacy storage area, under the direction of Assistant Director for Pharmacy Procurement or Pharmacy Director. Reviews current inventory levels of all products, orders drug-related products, reconciles and maintains records of all pharmaceuticals received. Assists in assigning and updating inventory par levels based upon purchase history and usage. Reports all drug shortages, temporarily out-of-stock items and difficult-to-purchase items to Drug Shortage Team. Performs cost transfers to ambulatory clinics and other accounts, as applicable. Interacts with vendors to secure cost effective, high quality products and services. Coordinates the return and/or disposal of surplus and/or expired inventory. Reviews requests for products and services to ensure accuracy, completeness, authorized signatures, and compliance with relevant policies. Recommends measures to improve the quality or delivery of service to customers, and/or to reduce costs associated with the procurement. Maintains required documentation for compliance with internal policies, procedures, SOPs, as well as state and federal rules and regulations. Performs related responsibilities as required and completes assigned tasks in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Two years of college or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Two years of pharmacy purchasing or related experience OR three years of experience in a hospital pharmacy setting.
• Must maintain registration as a pharmacy technician with the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy.
• CPhT certification through either PTCB or NHA and active Georgia Pharmacy Technician registration, OR current enrollment in an accredited School of Pharmacy with a current Georgia Pharmacy Intern license.

Nice To Haves

• Previous hospital pharmacy purchasing experience may be required for positions within this classification.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining sufficient levels of medications to meet supply demands.
• Reviewing current inventory levels of all products.
• Ordering drug-related products.
• Reconciling and maintaining records of all pharmaceuticals received.
• Assigning and updating inventory par levels based upon purchase history and usage.
• Reporting drug shortages, temporarily out-of-stock items, and difficult-to-purchase items to the Drug Shortage Team.
• Performing cost transfers to ambulatory clinics and other accounts.
• Interacting with vendors to secure cost-effective, high-quality products and services.
• Coordinating the return and/or disposal of surplus and/or expired inventory.
• Reviewing requests for products and services for accuracy, completeness, authorized signatures, and compliance.
• Recommending measures to improve service quality, delivery, or reduce procurement costs.
• Maintaining required documentation for compliance with policies, procedures, SOPs, and regulations.
• Performing related responsibilities as required and completing assigned tasks in a timely manner.

Benefits

• Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
• Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree