Dispensing Inventory Coordinator

Location : Houston, Texas

Posted : November 14, 2024

Req# 2852

Order Fulfillment

Company Overview

Empower is a visionary healthcare company committed to providing quality, affordable medication to millions of patients across the nation. We hold the distinguished position of being the largest 503A compounding pharmacy and FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility in the country serving the functional medicine markets.

What sets us apart is our relentless focus on four core values : People, Quality, Service and Innovation. Our dedicated team of professionals collaboratively works to break new ground in the fields of manufacturing, distribution and quality control, providing a uniquely integrated approach to healthcare. Leveraging our vertical integration of the pharmaceutical supply chain, state-of-the-art technology, and a commitment to excellence, we are constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible in medication accessibility and affordability.

You're not just starting a job; you're joining a mission. We believe in empowering our team to innovate, grow, and drive real change in the healthcare industry. If you're a forward-thinker who thrives in a fast-paced, transformative environment, Empower is the place for you. Here, you'll be encouraged to share your ideas, expand your skill set, and contribute to projects that genuinely make a difference. We prioritize the well-being of our team members, and we offer a supportive and engaging workplace where your contributions are not just recognized but celebrated.

Let's revolutionize healthcare, together. Join us and be a part of something extraordinary.

Position Summary

The Dispensing Inventory Coordinator plays a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of Empower's inventory management, aligning with our values of people, service, quality, and innovation. By overseeing the dispensing of compounded and commercial inventory, this position ensures proper stock levels and the timely management of inventory, supporting the broader goals of patient safety and operational excellence.

In this role, the Dispensing Inventory Coordinator is responsible for monitoring inventory levels, restocking shelves, auditing stock, and performing daily reconciliations. The role involves managing the receipt of medications, coordinating transfers between departments, and ensuring that expired or soon-to-expire medications are properly discarded. The coordinator will also perform biannual, and cycle inventory counts to ensure compliance with organizational standards and regulatory requirements. In addition, this role requires collaboration across departments to address any inventory-related discrepancies and ensure efficient pharmacy operations.

This position requires someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive, able to address inventory issues in real time. With a hands-on approach, the Dispensing Inventory Coordinator is essential in maintaining compliance and accuracy, contributing to the seamless operation of the pharmacy, and ensuring our patients receive the highest quality care.

We invite you to apply and become part of Empower's mission to produce innovative medications that help people live healthier, happier lives. Join us in expanding access to quality, affordable medication and making a meaningful difference in patient care.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversees dispensing compounded and commercial inventory.
• Ensures proper inventory management and adherence to policies and procedures to maintain accuracy and compliance through continuous and thorough inventory monitoring.
• Reviews and responds to inventory related inquiries, restocks shelves, and assists with counts as needed.
• Maintains, audits, and updates inventory sheets and stock rooms.
• Receives and checks in manufactured drugs (and adds into system) from McKesson, Anda, Belco Generics, Etc.
• Completes transfers from Non-sterile and Quality departments, and appropriately adds counts into inventory.
• Completes all pharmacy waste duties such as discarding expired or soon to be expired medications.
• Reconciles medications daily to be removed from the pharmacy stock due to beyond use date or expirations.
• Conducts detailed investigations of all inventory discrepancies.
• Monitors all prescription drug and device recalls and follows the company procedures for handling.
• Scans in all New York hardcopy prescriptions, forwards to Customer Support email, and files properly.
• Coordinates biannual inventory counts and cycle counts to ensure standards and metrics are met.
• Performs return to stock on past-due patient pick-up orders weekly.
• Performs regular cycle counts to ensure inventory is accurate.
• Ensures FIFO inventory procedures are followed at all times.
• Responds to inventory emails requesting patient's print outs be mailed.
• Ensures auto-counters are cleaned and calibrated and the calibrations are logged regularly.
• Navigates multiple internal computer systems.
• Communicates any low stock concerns to Pharmacy Manager or Director of Pharmacy Operations.
• Helps with dispensing technician duties when needed.
• Collaborates with other colleagues / departments to ensure effective and efficient customer service.
• Upholds company expectations and standards across all customer service disciplines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the workday and frequently use their hands and fingers to handle or feel in order to access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices. The employee is regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

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