Pharmacy Technician (Procurement/Inventory)

Pharmacy Technician Procurement/InventoryThis position are highly specialized, encompassing a variety of complex functions requiring extensive, and thorough working knowledge of pharmaceutical and medical supply purchasing and inventory practices required by Pharmacy to support patient care activities throughout James H. Quillen VA Medical Center and associated outpatient clinics. This position requires basic knowledge and compliance of all Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Food and Drug Agency (FDA) and all federal rules and regulations regarding receipt, storage, distribution and handling of goods, contract compliance, purchase card procedures, reconciliation, requirements, control point rules, controlled substance purchasing, purchasing documentation maintenance, and general inventory control processes. The duties and responsibilities of the Pharmacy Technician Procurement/Inventory include the following but not limited too:Serve as ordering officer for the pharmacy service, delegated by the VA National Acquisition Center (NAC) while maintaining annual training requirements.Initiates pharmaceuticals, specialty, and supply items ordering requirements through pharmacy prime vendors multi complex accounts or other mandatory sources.Responsible for federal contracts adherence and compliance with federal regulations regarding open market, ensuring inventory control through perpetual evaluation.Assists in determining ordering intervals and stock levels appropriate to meet changes in formulary, brand to AB rated generic drugs, contract changes, conversions, new drug indications including backorders and seasonal changes.Procures all types of pharmaceuticals including controlled and non controlled drugs within established VA ordering guidelines, policies, and procedures within inventory management specialized area with the understanding of proper budget utilization.Purchases using National contracts (NAT), Federal supply schedules (FSS), Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) and open market etc. to ensure compliance with federal acquisition regulations, and policy, understanding the contracting hierarchy of all purchases.Incumbent will download invoices daily as part of the drug accountability process or other inventory management system.Maintains Pharmacy fund control records, verifies information, reconciles problems, questions, or discrepancies in this area with the Pharmacy Service Budget Analyst.Uses budgetary information to monitor cash flow and adjust inventory levels and procurement activities to the extent possible to stay within allocated financial resources while maintaining medication inventories sufficient to sustain all areas of patient care.Independently resolves budgetary discrepancies that arise among Fiscal, Logistics, and Pharmacy services due to changes that occur during the procurement, obligation, and delivery process.Complies data from a variety of sources (e.g., inventories, procurement, records, financial expenditure information, professional medical and pharmaceutical representatives) and communicates this information along with relevant control recommendations and actions to management.Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 7:15am to 4:00pmTelework: Not EligibleVirtual: This is not a virtual position.Functional Statement #: 60510-FRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not AuthorizedPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not AuthorizedPCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized