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Assistant Purchasing Agent (Entry Level)
Job description
Job Posting: Entry Level Assistant Purchasing Agent (Pharmacy)
Location: Florence, South Carolina
Hours: Monday-Friday 8a-4:30p
Pay: $16-17/h
Applicable backgrounds: Looking to get into healthcare or pharamcy? Retail backgrounds with experience in inventory or purchasing will translate for this role!
About Us: We are dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare services to our community. Our mission is to deliver high-quality patient care while upholding the values of integrity, compassion, and excellence. We're currently seeking an Entry-Level Purchasing Assistant to join our dynamic pharmacy team. If you're looking to start your career in healthcare and pharmacy while making a difference in the lives of patients, this role is a perfect fit for you.
Key Responsibilities:
Service Excellence: Maintain a professional image and exhibit excellent customer relations with patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values.
Mission-Driven: Lead by example and make decisions based on the Mission, Vision, and 4 Core Values of our organization.
Inventory Management: Assist with inventory management and ordering of all pharmaceuticals and supplies for the pharmacy.
Fiscal Inventory: Assist with the yearly fiscal inventory.
Receiving: Receive and check in all shipments for correctness and ensure proper stock rotation.
Control Substances: Receive control substances and deliver them to the control substance vault.
Returns: Assist with returns of damaged drugs for credit and proper storage.
Document Management: Responsible for filing purchase orders and all documents pertaining to purchasing.
Supply Ordering: Assist with ordering supplies from Material Services weekly and distribution of stock received.
Ordering Responsibility: Assume responsibility for all ordering in the absence of the Purchasing Agent.
Direct Shipments: Place orders for direct shipments weekly.
Price Information: Review price information in the computer system and provide pertinent information for product changes.
Invoice Monitoring: Review and monitor invoices weekly for price changes and updates in the computer system.
Product Changes: Provide appropriate information for product changes to pharmacy buyer for computer updates.
Recalled Medications: Coordinate the departmental response to recalled medications.
Communication: Communicate information on recalled medications to pharmacy staff and affected auxiliary departments and offices.
Inventory Management: Remove recalled medications from pharmacy stock.
Documentation: Collect documentation for all affected areas and forward to MRMC Recall Coordinator.
Recalled Medications: Return or destroy recalled medications per manufacturer directions.
Stock Room Organization: Maintain the stock room in a neat and organized manner.
Inspections: Perform monthly departmental drug inspections for out-of-date products in the stock room area.
Waste Management: Remove all cardboard waste daily.
Order Fulfillment: Fill daily routine orders for practices within the McLeod physician network.
Packaging: Fill orders for checking and package securely for delivery.
Billing: Process paperwork for billing.
Purchase Data: Monitor and maintain purchase data in third-party split-billing software.
Data Entry: Enter all direct purchases in third-party split-billing software via manual transaction.
Mapping: Monitor mapping in third-party split-billing software to ensure all purchased NDCs are mapped.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficient in computer applications and software.
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