Pharmacy Technician (Procurement/Inventory)

Allied Health Professional Duties

Total Rewards include but no limited to:

Possesses knowledge of all aspects of drug characteristics and nomenclature for procurement and stock maintenance (generic/brand names, dosage forms, AB rating equivalence).

Determines, establishes, and modifies appropriate ordering intervals, inventory levels, ordering quantities, sources of supply.

Understands and executes orders to ensure shipping and receipt of products are completed timely (physically and electronically) according to established practices.

Maintains accountability of daily purchases and coordinates receipt of invoices as part of drug accountability and inventory management.

Utilizes proper inventory management to ensure sufficient stock of medications and supplies are available to meet the needs of the pharmacy and patient care.

Conducts annual pharmacy wall-to-wall inventory with respective Technician Supervisors following established policies and procedures.

Maintains comprehensive knowledge of the inventory management operation of pharmacy automation equipment (e.g., ScriptPro Inventory Management System (SIMS), Omnicell Central Pharmacy Management (CPM) to drive effective and economical inventory of pharmaceutical supplies and medications.

Provides PS management analysis of medication and supply usage data trends and knowledge of medications to make recommendations for adding or substituting various medications and supplies.

Maintains the integrity of all automation databases and systems to ensure accurate inventory information about medications, pharmaceutical supplies, and user access levels to meet all necessary statutes and regulations.

Reviews FDA reports, recall alerts and notifications to determine if any medications or pharmacy stocked supplies require removal.

Understands the different classes of recalls and the established timeframes for follow up including inspecting and removing stock as well as communicating to PS management.

Will maintain a working knowledge/competency of lower graded pharmacy technician duties for tours where staffing is limited, and additional assistance is necessary as assigned by their supervisor.

Assists in training and orienting new pharmacy personnel, volunteers, students, etc., in the technical phases of inventory operations.

Will perform various procurement support duties independently, including correlating transactions, dealing with continually changing deadlines and priorities, completing assigned functions that are broad and varied, pre-screening purchases.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs