Cancer Center-Specialty Pharmacy Inventory Specialist

The Cancer Center and Specialty Inventory Specialist is responsible for managing inventory, ensuring quality control, and supporting the efficient dispensing of specialty and oncology medications. This includes optimizing inventory levels, maintaining compliance with regulatory standards, and collaborating with pharmacy leadership to improve operations.

The position also manages the pharmaceutical industry's medication assistance recovery programs. This involves identifying and qualifying patients for medication assistance, ensuring access to affordable medications, and collaborating with clinical staff, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals.

• 1. Inventory Management
• Evaluate and maintain inventory levels based on usage reports and analytics to minimize waste.
• Conduct monthly cycle counts and participate in annual inventory reviews for specialty and oncology areas.
• Manage ordering and receiving processes, ensuring accuracy in purchase orders and packing slips.
• Resolve discrepancies with vendors to ensure timely and complete medication deliveries.
• Regulatory Compliance
• Ensure adherence to Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) requirements for inventory transfers.
• Support drug recall processes by tracking, segregating, and returning recalled medications.
• Patient Assistance
• Assist patients in accessing specialty and oncology medications through internal and external assistance programs.
• Identify and qualify patients for assistance programs, ensuring proper documentation and compliance.
• Work with social workers, case management, and clinical staff to support patient care and medication access.
• Ensures pharmaceutical assistance is maintained for the duration of the prescription for patients enrolled in the PAP.
• Identifies pharmaceutical assistance programs using third-party software and internet programs.
• Workflow Optimization
• Collaborate with pharmacy leadership to identify and implement process improvements.
• Maintain workload statistics, analyze workflow data, and assist with prior authorizations.
• Coordinate with other departments to streamline operations and support quality improvement initiatives.
• Communication and Reporting
• Communicate regularly with pharmacy leadership, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth operations.
• Prepare and present reports on inventory management, patient assistance programs, and operational metrics.
  
  
  

DCH Standards

• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Must adhere to the DCH Mission, Vision, and Values including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• 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.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.
• High School graduate or equivalent. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Must be registered as a technician in the State of Alabama by the start date
• Must have a minimum of one-year experience in pharmacy practice. Three years’ experience in pharmacy practice is preferred.
• Must have national certification by PTCB or EXCPT
• Must maintain a minimum of pharmacy technician competency
• Experience in inventory and purchasing preferred
• Must complete Apexus 340B University on Demand within 3 months of hire.
  
  
  

WORKING CONDITIONS

WORK CONTEXT

Environmental

• Exposure to contaminants
• Exposure to hazardous conditions
• Close physical proximity
• Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment
  
  
  

Psychological

• Contact with others
• Occasionally deal with unpleasant or angry people
• Daily use of electronic mail
• Engage in face to face discussions
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Frequent use telephone
• Collaboratively able to work on group or team
• Excellent analytical skills, critical thinking and decision-making skills
• Must be able to communicate expectations to staff and hold the staff accountable using the just culture process
  
  
  

PHYSICAL FACTORS

• Physical activities include Talking, hearing, bending, twisting, walking, kneeling, crouching, stooping, climbing, balancing, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, repetitive motion, standing, and/or using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls).
• Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.
• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Possible exposure to disease, infection and hazardous materials.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.
  
  
  

Other Job Factors

• Must be pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Must be reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfill obligations.
• Must be able to file and maintain records.
• Must be careful about detail and be thorough in completing work tasks
• Must be willing to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Must be honest and ethical.
• Must be able to accept criticism and deal calmly and effectively with high stress situations.