Pharmacy Buyer - Central Processing Services

Pharmacy Buyer- Beacon Hill, Washington

Schedule- Full Time/ Days

Responsible for ordering, stocking, and monitoring medications delivered at Madison for use in the specialty and primary care clinics.  Responsible for achieving industry standard, benchmarkable profitability for all chargeable pharmaceuticals. Responsible for drug utilization and reporting as well as budget reporting.  Will develop reports to ensure that drugs are appropriately ordered and billed.  Will work with the Director of Revenue Cycle to identify drugs and payors from which there is profitability and those that are not and develop action plans for resolution.  Works with the pharmacist to prepare information for provider education regarding drug utilization and profitability.  Works with Service Line Management to identify and implement strategies for improving payor mix and profitability and makes recommendations for changes in service lines as appropriate.  Maintains close working communication with pharmacists on duty and the Ancillary Director as well as the service line and clinic management.  Identifies and secures alternative sources of drugs for charity and discount payment patients.  Is responsible for providing technical services in accordance with department policy and Washington State Law.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Pacmed Clinics DBA Pacific Medical Centers and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

• Coursework/Training: Completion of a formal one-year Pharmacy Technician Certificate program at a college or technical school
• Coursework/Training: Participation in an on-site training program approved by the Washington State Board of Pharmacy (includes PMC).
• Upon hire: Washington Pharmacy Technician License 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Upon hire: Coding certification 
• Experience and formal training in coding. 
• Community (retail) pharmacy experience.

Why Join Providence? 

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security.  We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission to advocate, educate and provide extraordinary care.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

 

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

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