PharmacyInventorySpecialist

**POSITION SUMMARY:** Under the direction of the Inpatient Pharmacy Supply Chain Manager and according to department policies and procedures, and guidelines, the individual is responsible for supporting all aspects pertaining to the procurement of pharmaceuticals, maintenance of pharmacy medication and associated supplies, and quality assurance. This includes but is not limited to: purchasing medications and pharmacy supplies, monitoring inventory levels, rotating stock, and effectively utilizing return process to ensure proper credit is received from drug wholesaler. **Position: Pharmacy Inventory Specialist** **Department: Inpatient Pharmacy** **Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours** **ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:** * Maintain all purchasing invoice records appropriately by reviewing for accuracy and ensure proper storage/filing. Manages the Track & Trace database appropriately to maintain compliance with procedural requirements. * Facilitate the management of medication inventories by; making sure drug product is within date, rotate inventory as necessary, stored within USP guidelines, timely and accurate stocking of daily wholesaler deliveries. * Maintain all medication shelves and storage areas in a clean, organized, and orderly fashion. * Process all drug returns promptly and appropriately within the necessary management system. Adjust inventory levels as needed when returns are processed. * Ensure packaged returns meet manufacturer and wholesaler shipping requirements. Review invoices to reconcile credits processed. Ensure assigned tasks are accurate and reviewed by supervising personnel as required before completing critical tasks; e.g. order submission, importing/exporting of data. * Ability to run then review key reports from pharmacy system to help identify problems within the suggested daily order based on pharmacy par levels and drug budget before transmissions of daily orders. Identifies proper Purchase Order (PO) numbers for each facility when placin