Pharmacy Tech Inventory Clerk

Responsibilities

• Receives incoming pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and other pharmacy applicable items.
• Checks items specification and quantity for accuracy and completeness.
• Receives pharmaceuticals orders and ensures accurate linking of the barcode in the EHR and automated dispensing systems for patient safety.
• Reconcile packing slips/invoices for accuracy of pricing and shipment descriptions/quantities.
• Resolve shipping and packing list discrepancies with the applicable wholesaler, manufacturer or distributor.
• Receives order to ensure separation of duties, matches purchase orders with packing slips, escalates packing slip/purchase order mismatches with distributors and manufacturers.
• Restocking order
• Distributes product to automated and other non-automated areas for pharmacy use.
• Reviews inventory for accurate counts and correct stock rotation.
• Inventory Management
• Works with vendors to ensure medication and supply orders reach main campus outpatient and off-campus outpatient cost centers on time and complete, as needed.
• Aids the Inventory Specialist in the pharmaceuticals recall process to ensure recalled products are removed from inventory and segregated.
• Ensures all DSCSA track and trace rules are followed.
• Maintains stock for expiration dates and pull expired or outdated items for proper disposal.
• Purchasing
• Affords assistance with the facilitation and procurement of pharmaceuticals, IVFs, medical supplies and general supplies when needed.
• Ensures that all ordered products are contracted or lowest price offerings.
• Performance Improvement
• Participates in department performance improvement activities (e.g. culture of safety, employee engagement attends group feedback sessions, submits ideas for new processes, identifies areas for workflow or scheduling improvements).
• DCH Standards
• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Compliance Requirements
• Adheres to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Other Duties
• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Must successfully receive their Pharmacy Technician Certification awarded by a certification group recognized by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists or the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy (e.g. the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), the Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT) within 6 months for hire date.
• Maintain minimum of pharmacy technician competency.
• Experience in inventory and purchasing preferred.