Pharmacy Buyer

Nemours Children's Health; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health in Orlando, Florida, seeks a Pharmacy Buyer to coordinate medication procurement and maintain stock levels for the hospital pharmacy. The role includes inventory control, documentation, and ensuring proper storage, dating, and expiration controls to support safe operations.

The position may also support Pharmacy technicians as needed, with duties ranging from unit-dose cart filling to IV preparation and compliance with state and federal requirements.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Minimum of one (1) to three (3) years experience required.
• State of Florida Pharmacy Technician Licensure required.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician required within 6 months of hire.
• Hospital Pharmacy experience required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains appropriate inventory levels of drugs/supplies and makes purchasing decisions within budget constraints.
• Communicates shortages and changes in stock availability in real time.
• Oversees receiving, storage, and return of medications from the Pharmacy wholesaler.
• Maintains invoicing for all drug and supply accounts.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Lawson and wholesaler systems.
• Coordinates disposal of expired medications and supports recalls processes.
• Prepares for annual inventory updates, shelf labels, and related paperwork.
• Performs pharmacy technician duties as needed, including unit dose, IV prep, barcoding, and stock maintenance.

Skills

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Florida Pharmacy Technician Licensure

Certified Pharmacy Technician within 6 months

Tools

Lawson ERP

Inventory management systems

Job description

Job Description

Nemours is seeking a Pharmacy Buyer (Full-Time), to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Orlando, Florida.

Located in Orlando, Fla., Nemours Children’s Hospital is the newest addition to the Nemours integrated healthcare system. Our 130-bed pediatric hospital also features the area’s only 24-hour Emergency Department designed just for kids as well as outpatient pediatric clinics including several specialties previously unavailable in the region. A hospital designed by families for families, Nemours Children’s Hospital blends the healing power of nature with the latest in healthcare innovation to deliver world-class care to the children of Central Florida and beyond. In keeping with our goal of bringing Nemours care into the communities we serve, we also provide specialty outpatient care in several clinics located throughout the region.

This is an onsite position working Monday-Friday from 7:30am- 4pm, no weekends, no holidays. The position is responsible for coordinating the medication procurement process, overseeing and maintaining appropriate inventory stock levels, managing all related inventory and purchasing documentation, and ensuring that medications within the Pharmacy Department are properly stored, monitored, and maintained with appropriate dating and expiration controls to support safe, compliant, and efficient pharmacy operations. Additionally, this role may be called upon to support operations as a pharmacy technician if needed.

• Maintains appropriate inventory levels of drugs/supplies. Makes decisions in purchasing while complying with budget limitations and achieving a maximum inventory turnover rate.
• Communicates in real time shortages of medications or changes in medication stock availability
• Oversees receiving, storage, and return of medications to the Pharmacy wholesaler
• Maintains invoicing for all drug and supply accounts
• Demonstrates knowledge and functionality of wholesaler and Lawson computer systems
• Coordinates disposal of all expired medications
• Assists with maintenance of database and paperwork on medication recalls
• Prepares Pharmacy Department for annual inventory updating shelf labels, inventory supply forms, and databases as needed
• Functions as a Pharmacy technician as required:
  • Demonstrates familiarity with the general duties of a Pharmacy technician including knowledge, and maintenance of competency and understanding of the duties and responsibilities of the position to which he/she is assigned which may include: unit dose cart fill, Pyxis functionality, IV preparation (e.g. syringes, admixtures, chemotherapy, continuous renal replacement therapy, total parenteral nutrition, etc.), unit dose packaging, filling outpatient prescriptions, barcoding, Pharmacy inspections, oral liquid compounding, stock inventory maintenance and replenishment, code cart process
  • Performs aseptic compounding of parenteral admixtures and other sterile dosage forms. This includes wearing appropriate personnel protective equipment, the practice of aseptic technique, proper procedure for preparing all types of parenteral admixtures (including chemotherapy or other specialty solutions).
  • Performs various functions associated with NCH drug distribution system. This includes, but is not limited to, the preparation of medications for patients, the completion of necessary dispensing records, and the delivery and exchange of medications.
  • Carries out the calculations required for the usual dosage determination and solutions preparation, using weight and volume equivalents in the metric system
• Cross trained to perform Lead Technician responsibilities based on the discretion of the Director of Pharmacy
• Carries out rules and regulations pertaining to the professional policies of the pharmacy department and ensures compliance with State and Federal regulations
• Assists appropriate stock levels in automatic dispensing cabinets including but not limited to maintenance of expiration dating of medications in cabinets
• Able to maintain punctual attendance consistent with Nemours policies, regulatory, and federal, state, and local standards.
• Strong communications skills are required. Prepared to interact with both internal and external customers and respond appropriately.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma required. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Minimum of one (1) to three (3) years experience required.
• State of Florida Pharmacy Technician Licensure required.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician required within 6 months of hire.
• Hospital Pharmacy experience required.

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children’s health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org.