Pharmacy Technician Buyer

Job Description:

Seeking Pharmacy Technician Buyer!

Baptist Health Floyd, Pharmacy Services

Full-Time (40 Hours/Week), Dayshift

Job Duties:

The Pharmacy Buyer is responsible for pharmacy purchasing, inventory management and ensuring an adequate inventory of medications and other pharmaceutical products are maintained. The buyer monitors and manages drug shortages so that adequate stock is maintained and that suitable alternatives are available.

The Buyer ensures that pharmacy complies with purchasing contracts and that equally efficacious medications are purchased at the lowest cost while remaining within monthly budgetary limitations. Maintains a current up to date knowledge of the facility's Group Purchasing Organization and contracts. Actively engages in cost savings initiatives.

Manages the purchasing system and ensures proper controls, safeguards and audit trails are in place. Assists the Director and Manager in all aspects of purchasing and supply chain functions. Follows departmental policies and procedures, ethical and professional standards, as well as state and federal requirements in acquisition, storage, and return or destruction of medications. If needed to staff in central pharmacy, the Pharmacy Technician III job descriptions will cover duties and responsibilities in this role

Qualifications:

Registration with Indiana Board of Pharmacy within 30 days of hire date if you are a new registrant. If previously registered, you must have registration upon hire.

Nationally certified as a pharmacy technician.

At least 3 years of hospital pharmacy experience required.

Pharmaceutical buyer experience preferred.

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits. We are conveniently located 10 minutes from downtown Louisville at 1850 State Street, New Albany, IN 47150. EOE.

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.