** Pharmacy Technician Buyer - Full Time, Varied Shift**

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New Adventist Health is more than an award-winning health system. We provide whole-person care to our communities and champion the greater good - from the operating room to the boardroom, we are driven by our unique passion to live God's love through health, wholeness and hope. From Oregon to Oahu, we have a calling to always do more. Now is your chance to apply your passion to our mission.

We're looking for someone to join our team as a Pharmacy Technician Buyer who:

Procures and maintains the pharmaceutical inventories for the inpatient pharmacy. Assists with inventory management, contract compliance and stock management responsibilities. Oversees the pharmacy inventory systems.

**Essential Functions:**

* Locates, evaluates and selects cost-effective supply sources. Considers contractual obligations and product availability. Updates and maintains ordering and inventory control system, including purchasing and inventory records. Sets reorder points to maximize inventory turns while maintaining adequate supply level.

* Makes rounds to the nursing units to exchange patient medication cassettes. Returns unused IV admixture to the pharmacy for credit. Picks up pharmacy documents. Mixes IV additive and chemotherapy as required.

* Efficiently maintains departmental outdates and drug return program. Processes all drug recall notifications including the removal of identifiable lots from shelves and proper return of items to wholesaler or manufacturer source.

* Prepares medications and pharmaceutical supplies for the pharmacist to check prior to dispensing to the patient. Prepares usage reports to monitor purchasing patterns and trends. Assists director, clinical specialist, and others in analysis of drug purchases. Monitors formulary compliance.

* Processes invoices for payment in a timely manner including approval, reconciling product received against items billed, and matching packing slips to invoices. Coordinates purchases for and charges to various interdepartmental and external accounts.

* Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

You'll be successful with the following qualifications:

**Education:**

* High School Education/GED or equivalent: Preferred

* Associates / Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred

**Required Licenses/Certifications:**

* Pharmaceutical Technician Board certification: Required

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.