Pharmacy Buyer

What You Will Do

• Serve as a liaison with physicians, nursing and/or departments for communication regarding controlled substance transactions, documentation and discrepancies.
• Maintain controlled substance records and ensure accurate billing to patients/departments.
• Develop and implement protocols for controlled substance distribution and tracking.
• Deliver/restock and monitor expirations of controlled substances and non-scheduled medications in the narcotic boxes and automated dispensing cabinets located in surgical areas where general anesthesia is provided.
• Perform physical inventory of controlled substances as assigned.
• Research controlled substance discrepancies and report unresolved discrepancies to Pharmacist-in-Charge.
• Label and repackage bulk medications into unit dose system and maintain necessary records pertaining to repackaging.
• Monitor controlled substance expiration dates in the inpatient pharmacy inventory.

Qualifications

• Certified Pharmacy Technician
• Registered or eligible to register as pharmacy technician with the State Board of Pharmacy Examiners.
• High school diploma or GED
• 3 – 5 years of hospital pharmacy experience desirable