Pharmacy Inventory Clerk - CPSC Detroit

At Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world. As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more. With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve.

Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact.

Our work is grounded in purpose, collaboration, and belonging. We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day. Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all.

Job Description

GENERAL SUMMARY:  

Under general supervision and following established procedures, oversees pharmaceutical inventories by ordering, receiving, and delivering pharmaceuticals and related pharmacy supplies to assigned patient care areas. 

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages inventory levels in both the Central Pharmacy and Stockroom in accordance with established PAR levels.
• Receive incoming pharmacy shipments from dock area; unpack shipments and checks stock by comparing manufacturers packing list with record of hospital purchase order. Follows established procedures to document and resolve discrepancies in shipments. Ensures pricing is consistent with pharmacy contracts.
• Prepare and deliver floor stock drugs and pharmaceutical supplies to nursing units and other cost centers.
• Inventory and reorder medications and supplies as needed in the pharmacy and I.V. room.
• Write-up charge slips and month-end billing totals for floor stock requisitions.
• Cleans unit-dose carts and cassettes daily
• Restock floor stock I.V.’s on all nursing units
• Process pharmaceutical requisitions from clinics, central pharmacy, PCAP’s, nursing units, hospital-owned medical practices, and other cost centers. Delivers the requisitioned items to appropriate cost center or dock for shipment.
• Places all inventory received from vendors under proper storage and/or delivers to user department.
• Inspects inventory to identify “about to expire” medications and arranges for drug return to vendor or manufacturer for financial credit
• Rotates inventory monthly.
• Receives and handles telephone inquiries from nursing units, off-site medical practices, urgent cares, PCAP’s and ancillary support areas regarding inventory, related procedures, and pharmaceutical requisitions.
• Maintains pharmacy stock room area in a neat and orderly fashion

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• One year of material management or inventory control experience preferred.
• Basic computer skills