Pharmacy Technician Automation Coordinator, First Shift, Inpatient Pharmacy

Location: UCMC Medical Center 
Department: Inpatient Pharmcy 
Hours: Full-Time, 40 Hours/Weekly 
Shift: First Shift 

UC Health is hiring a Pharmacy Technician Operations Coordinator at the University of Cincinnati’s Medical Center INpatient Pharmacy. 

Under the supervision of the Pharmacy Manager, and according to standard procedure, the Coordinator-Pharmacy Technician Operations is responsible for developing and planning the nonprofessional operations of the department.  This can include, but is not limited to, coordinating procurement, workflow, processes and services related to drug, equipment, and supplies. This includes tasks such as purchasing, diversion auditing, technology management, inventory management, distribution, and record keeping for medications in the pharmacy department as well as the associated clinics and departments that require medications; initiating purchase orders for pharmaceuticals, supplies, and service contracts; receiving and distribution of supplies, processing purchase requisitions, authorizing payment for wholesaler invoices, maintaining adequate inventory levels, providing inventory action and communication relative to shortages, recalls, alternative product source and selection.  They collaborate within their facility and across the system as necessary for medication ordering, inventory management, medication distribution, auditing, and record keeping, ensuring that all regulatory standards are met and maintained.  In addition, they maintain an active technician certification and the competency to be able to assist in times of extreme technician shortage or emergency. 

About University of Cincinnati Medical Center

As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team each year. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.

Unit Details:

• Learning environment allows for constant development.   
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 
• Employee Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability 
• 401K 
• Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities 
• Community Discounts 

Creates and maintains processes for medication, supplies, and equipment procurement to ensure optimal inventory management: 

•   Coordinates drug procurement operations and proper inventory management practices to ensure critical drug availability at all times 

•   Oversees medication and pharmaceutical supply purchasing processes including procurement of medications and other pharmaceutical supplies, working with hospital wholesaler, vendors, and freight companies, and other departments within UC Health 

•   Maintains all purchase records, invoices, receipts and inventory control records as required

•   Orchestrates accurate inventory value assessment annually or as directed and in accordance with internal audit processes

•   Manages purchasing of medications in accordance with policy for 340B compliance (if applicable to site) 

•   Coordinates inventory to resolve/manage backorders, shortages or recalls and secures acceptable product alternatives when necessary. Evaluates and adjusts par levels in response to ongoing utilization, shortages, waste and critical needs.

•   Manages vaccine purchasing and compliance oversight within scope (VFC program, etc.)

•   Manages oversight of emergency supplies (bioterrorism, influenza, chempack, etc.)

Assists departmental leadership with financial management of medication/supplies: 

•   Coordinates and maintains timely flow of purchasing and receipts with Accounts Payable

•   Maintains responsibility for loan/borrow process with other hospitals and ensures timely processing of any charges within accounts payable department processes

•   Generates purchasing and inventory reports as requested by departmental leadership

•   Monitors inventory on an ongoing basis, making adjustments where needed in order to optimize inventory turns and minimized drug expirations

•   Utilizes technology provided to optimize inventory maintenance and location

•   Able to demonstrate ability to maintain an accurate inventory value assessment annually and assumes responsibility for providing final numbers to finance in their desired format 

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