Description
UCLA HEALTH
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Description
Play a key
role in the delivery of world-class patient care. Continuously elevate quality
of care within an award-winning health system. Leverage your expertise to make
a life changing difference. At UCLA Health pharmacy, you can do all this and
more.
As a Pharmacy Technician Buyer, you will assist the Pharmacy Management team in providing daily procurement support across the Pharmacy enterprise at UCLA Health. You will play a key role in ensuring that drugs, supplies, and equipment are efficiently purchased, rented, or returned as needed.
Responsibilities
include:
- Assist in the daily procurement of drugs, supplies,
and equipment through various accounts and software systems (e.g., drug
wholesalers, EMPAC system). - Support the maintenance of 340b purchasing and
accumulations where applicable, secure controlled substances, and assist
with the annual physical Pharmacy inventory count. - Engage in efficient inventory management and
collaborate with Pharmacy Business Office (PBO) and other buyers to
identify cost-saving opportunities, shortage alternatives, and NDC
switches. - Communicate frequently and effectively with the
Pharmacy Managers/Director, multiple departments, vendors, and staff to
manage high-cost and non-formulary purchases. - Assist with drug recalls, reporting via RASMAS,
loan/borrow accountability, and attending departmental meetings, including
staff and Pharmacy Drug Shortage meetings. - Work closely with the Pharmacy team to perform drug distribution, pre-packaging, and inventory management of storerooms and remote storage devices.
- Maintain records and logs as needed for safety and quality initiatives (e.g., refrigerator temperature logs, hood cleaning).
- Handle billing, departmental recharge, and ensure
compliance through regular area inspections, housekeeping, and security
functions. - Extract data from purchasing and inventory reports to drive supply chain and revenue cycle improvement measures across the enterprise.
Schedule:
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm (hours may vary based on departmental needs). You
are required to have the ability to travel to multiple work sites within UCLA
Health.
Location: Santa Monica
Hourly Salary
Range: $36.67-$48.39 (Union represented, step-based salary depending on years
of experience)
Bargaining
Unit: EX – AFSCME
Qualifications
We are seeking a dedicated clinical professional with:
- CA Pharmacy Technician
license – required - Ability to compound
chemotherapy utilizing departmental guidelines for the
preparation/distribution of cytotoxic agents- required - At least 1 year of IV
sterile compounding pharmacy experience- required
- At least 1 year of
experience with LYNX Inventory Management, EPIC, BruinBuy+/punchout
purchasing catalogs and Microsoft office
- Skill in preparing
intravenous solutions using aseptic technique. - Ability to accurately
perform pharmaceutical calculations. - Ability to work
independently and follow-through on assignments with minimal supervision. - Skill in computer order
entry of medication orders as well as other related computer entry tasks
and computer report generation. - Written, telephone and
verbal skills required to communicate clearly and effectively with
pharmacists, nurses, physicians and other health professionals. - Frequent standing,
walking, bending, reaching. - Ability to lift 25 lbs
and push 50 lbs - Responsiveness to
auditory alarms and communication devices - Available transportation
to commute between Hem/Onc offices for float coverage