Pharmacy Technician - Inventory Specialist

Ochsner Clinic Foundation•New Orleans, LA

About The Position

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways. At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today! This job is responsible for coordinating drug purchases for hospitals and associated departments within the health system. Responsible inventory best practices and standard operating procedures pharmacy department and ensures appropriate levels of inventory are maintained and available. Prepares for physical inventory and supports the physical inventory day activities. Ensures the pharmacy maintains inventory compliance with state and local laws and organizes files and retains all invoices/receipts/return authorizations inventory activities. Serves as a liaison between system centralized buyers and local hospital team members to facilitate inventory management concerns. Job Description To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company’s discretion.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Completion professional pharmacy training program
2 years Pharmacy or Retail related experience
Pharmacy Tech Certification in the state of practice
Pharmacy Wholesaler Buyer University – Completed within 6 months of hire
Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Organizational skills.
Must have computer skills and skilled required for data entry and retrieval data information.
Ability to coordinate diverse information into management data and reports.
Strong problem solving and math skills.
Must have a positive attitude, be energetic and flexible.
Familiarity with inventory software.
Effective Leadership and teaching skills are required.
Must be knowledgeable in Microsoft Suite Program.

Nice To Haves

Associate or Bachelors' Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Responsibilities

Works with system centralized buyers and pharmacy leadership to maintain appropriate inventory levels are available, while ensuring local inventory financial opportunities are captured.
Communicates with system centralized buyers and pharmacy leadership to ensure capture local inventory financial opportunities.
Responsible for executing, monitoring, and training inventory best practices and standard operating procedures for the entire pharmacy department, ensuring the pharmacy maintains inventory compliance with state laws regarding pharmacy inventory and compliance of DSCSA.
Helps to prepare for annual physical inventory and supports the physical inventory day activities, including but not limited to pharmacy stockroom and medication inventory.
Supports pharmacy inventory management activities, including receiving, cycle counts, wholesaler order errors, and facilitating returns.
Manages product expiration process and stocks products on shelves by expiration priority, while organizing all invoices/receipts/return authorizations as necessary.
Pharmacy inventory activities including but not limited to pharmacy recalls following Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal policy, vendor returns, non-controlled, and damaged salvage returns.
Responsible for reviewing programs and the proper use of reports and system applications, which have an impact on the accuracy pharmacy on-hand inventory and pricing.
Will work with system centralized buyers to ensure accuracies with 340B split billing software, wholesaler, and inventory management system.
Attends trainings for continuous development and completes all e-learning modules including inventory software updates and changes.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.
This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.