Pharmacy Operations & Inventory Coordinator

UC Health (Cincinnati); United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401K

Employee Paid Short- and Long-Term Dis

Job summary

UC Health is hiring a full-time Pharmacy Technician Operations Coordinator at the UC Health Business Center. The role develops and plans nonprofessional operations within Consolidated Pharmacy Services Center, including procurement, workflow, and inventory management for medications and related supplies.

Under supervision, you will handle purchasing, auditing, distribution, and regulatory documentation, ensuring stock availability, recalls, and vendor coordination, with emphasis on 340B and

Qualifications

• Experience in pharmacy operations and inventory management.
• Knowledge of procurement, distribution, and record-keeping.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards in pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities

• Multi-Sector Purchasing: Manage daily procurement for specialty and retail pharmacies and physician offices.
• Supply Chain Optimization: Monitor inventory levels, analyze purchasing patterns, and track drug shortages.
• Receiving & Quality Verification: Oversee the intake of pharmaceutical shipments.
• Distribution Logistics: Coordinate medication transfers and inventory replenishment.
• Regulatory Compliance: Maintain rigorous documentation for applicable.
• Creates and maintains processes for medication, supplies, and equipment procurement to ensure optimal inventory management:
• Coordinates drug procurement operations and proper inventory management practices to ensure critical drug availability at all times
• Oversees medication and pharmaceutical supply purchasing processes including procurement of medications and other pharmaceutical supplies, working with hospital wholesaler, vendors, and freight companies, and other departments within UC Health
• Maintains all purchase records, invoices, receipts and inventory control records as required
• Orchestrates accurate inventory value assessment annually or as directed and in accordance with internal audit processes
• Manages purchasing of medications in accordance with policy for 340B compliance (if applicable to site)
• Coordinates inventory to resolve/manage backorders, shortages or recalls and secures acceptable product alternatives when necessary. Evaluates and adjusts par levels in response to ongoing utilization, shortages, waste and critical needs.
• Manages vaccine purchasing and compliance oversight within scope (VFC program, etc.)
• Manages oversight of emergency supplies (bioterrorism, influenza, chempack, etc.)
• Contributes to the quality and effective operation of the department:
• Participates in the recruitment, retention, performance enhancement and competency assessment of subordinate staff in collaboration with Pharmacy management team members.
• Establishes productive, collaborative relationships with team members
• Participates in department and hospital system continuous quality improvement and medication safety initiatives where appropriate.
• Coordinates, orients, trains, and provides functional guidance to designated Pharmacy Technicians and support staff including cross-training across teams/locations as applicable
• Participates in the development of tools and standards to establish and improve competency levels of the pharmacy technician, student, and support staff including orientation of new employees, in-service training, and competency assessments.
• Maintains active technician cert

Skills

Procurement

Inventory management

Regulatory compliance

Vendor coordination

Job description

UC Health is hiring a full-time Pharmacy Technician Operations Coordinator at the UC Health Business Center. The role develops and plans nonprofessional operations within Consolidated Pharmacy Services Center, including procurement, workflow, and inventory management for medications and related supplies.

Under supervision, you will handle purchasing, auditing, distribution, and regulatory documentation, ensuring stock availability, recalls, and vendor coordination, with emphasis on 340B and