Expense Coordinator

Medical University of South Carolina; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical University of South Carolina is seeking an Expense Pharmacy Coordinator to oversee purchasing surveillance, develop quality data analytics for leadership, and assist in daily operations within the pharmacy distribution center. The role collaborates with the 340B and ICCE teams to ensure contract compliance and optimize procurement processes across MUHA.

Qualified candidates hold a Doctor of Pharmacy or a Bachelor’s in Pharmacy, with residency and SC Pharmacist licensure preferred, plus

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy.
• Completion of a pharmacy residency preferred.
• Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist by the SC Board of Pharmacy.
• Current BLS required (AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers or Red Cross CPR/AED).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate purchasing surveillance in pharmacy locations.
• Ensure ICCE adheres to medication procurement contracts; fix issues.
• Use procurement software to analyze data and curb extra spend.
• Participate in cost savings, performance, and quality projects.
• Identify direct purchase opportunities for cost savings or shortages.
• Attend and contribute to multiple business review meetings.
• Report updates on initiatives to senior leadership with the Pharmacy Distribution Center Director.
• Assist areas with inventory data; optimize inventory turns and reorder points.
• Collaborate with PharmIS to maintain electronic inventory systems.
• Oversee pharmacy analysts in reporting opportunities to leadership.

Skills

Purchasing surveillance

Data analytics

Cost savings initiatives

Inventory management

Reporting to leadership

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy

Bachelor's in Pharmacy

Tools

Procurement software

Electronic inventory systems

PharmIS system

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Expense Pharmacy Coordinator will oversee purchasing surveillance at MUHA pharmacies, working in conjunction with area leaders. This role is responsible for developing, preparing and maintaining quality data analytics that will be utilized by leadership and management across various settings and promote new opportunities for the organization, thus enhancing efficiency and resulting in optimal revenue. Additionally, this coordinator will assist in daily operations in the pharmacy distribution center as needed.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Cost Center

CC000615 CHS - Pharmacy - IP Distribution Center (Main)

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-34

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

• Coordinate purchasing surveillance in pharmacy locations.
• In collaboration with the Pharmacy Distribution Center Director and 340B Coordinator, ensure the Pharmacy ICCE is adequately adhering to all medication procurement contract requirements and correcting an contract issues that arise.
• Utilize procurement related software programs to examine purchasing data, identifying negative purchasing trends and communicate with area leaders to curb extra spend.
• Participation in cost savings, performance, and quality improvement projects
• Identify and track direct purchase opportunities for cost savings initiatives and/or mitigation of shortages.
• Participation in multiple business review meetings
• In collaboration with Pharmacy Distribution Center Director, reporting out updates on all initiatives to senior leadership.
• Assist areas with gathering and analyzing inventory level information and assist pharmacy areas by identifying opportunities to increase inventory turns and make recommendations on inventory levels and re-order points/quantities.
• In collaboration with the PharmIS team, continued implementation and maintenance of electronic inventory systems throughout the MUSC system.
• Overseeing the pharmacy analysist to assist in reporting out data to senior leadership about opportunities and initiatives underway.

Additional Job Description

Doctor of Pharmacy or a Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy. Completion of a pharmacy residency preferred. Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist by the South Carolina Board of Pharmacy. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required, either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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