Pharmacy Purchasing & Inventory Specialist

Position Summary

Responsible for assisting with specific pharmacy job responsibilities under the direction of a Registered Pharmacist.

High School diploma or equivalent

Illinois Pharmacy Technician License

• Technical
  
  Experience:
  
  2 years of pharmacy experience

• Orders medications and supplies
• Maintains pharmacy stock in all areas, ensuring proper inventory levels
• Maintains inventory and return goods process
• Initiates purchasing orders for all pharmaceuticals and supplies
• Coordinates purchasing with SIH Materials Management office and other vendors
• Assists Pharmacy Manager with budget
• Accountable for purchasing and distribution activities involving multiple facilities/sites
• Coordinates and Maintains compliance with 340b Purchasing across multiple facilities
• Develops and Maintains logistical support for inventory production/distribution/sharing across multiple sites, including but not limited to site to site sharing, centralized distribution, and returns.
• Analyzes and recommends potential cost saving or efficiency opportunities to pharmacy administration. Assists with implementation and managing of selected opportunities.
• Ensures new items are properly submitted for charge codes and other IT or EMR processes.
• Verifies computers are "ready to go" before releasing item to general use
• Prepares and maintains documents such as (but not limited to) spreadsheets, graphs, presentations, dashboards, or other material in a manner that clearly explains the desired or requested information.

(Commensurate with experience): $23.19 To $35.94

At Southern Illinois Healthcare, we realize that in order to provide our surrounding communities with excellent care, we must begin by providing our employees with that same care and appreciation. We offer rich opportunities to develop and grow professionally, an environment of excellence in patient care, and the awareness that everything we accomplish is a direct outgrowth of the superb efforts and dedication of our employees.

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