Pharmacy Procurement & Inventory Technician

Quick Facts

• Role: Pharmacy Procurement & Inventory Technician

• Focus: Pharmacy procurement operations and inventory management for outpatient and inpatient settings

Description

Coordinate and oversee pharmacy procurement and inventory management for outpatient and inpatient areas, including ordering medications, supplies, and equipment and maintaining contract compliance across multiple complex accounts with the Prime Vendor. Receive, stock, rotate, and account for products in pharmacy systems, ensuring controlled substance security and compliance, proper storage labeling, and accurate shelf-life management. Support recall/return processes, open market reviews, audits, and budget forecasting to ensure safe, cost-effective inventory availability.

Responsibilities

• Receive, stock, and rotate pharmacy inventory to minimize expiration and under/overstock

• Process destruction of unusable items and manage outdated, recalled, excess inventory for return/credit

• Handle controlled substance orders in compliance with DEA and VHA controlled substance policies

• Ensure correct receiving/accounting in pharmacy VISTA software packages

• Maintain organized storage and shelf-life labeling per VHA, OSHA, FDA, USP, and Joint Commission standards

• Investigate and resolve vendor shipping/receiving errors and delays

• Procure items using the government-issued credit card and follow applicable rules/regulations

• Use Federal Supply Schedule and prime vendor ordering; verify quantities and transmit orders

• Use prime vendor database to evaluate cost differentials and due-in dates; switch to alternate generic options when allowed

• Review FDA recall alerts/notifications to identify items requiring removal

• Execute procedures to procure special-order products through manufacturer specialty programs

• Manage assigned procurement programs (recall management, hazardous waste oversight, all hazards cache, reverse distribution, budget forecasting)

• Conduct audits of high-alert medication storage and non-controlled distribution; provide investigative reports

• Review open market purchases for appropriateness and safety

• Assist with tracking/reporting for non-controlled substances and pharmacy equipment inventory/maintenance

• Assist with patient-specific labeling for backordered medications and B09 reconciliation processes

• Compile and update budgetary spreadsheets for pharmacy control point expenditures and future needs

• Lead/participate in the Pharmacy Drug Product Management Team for recall tracking, utilization/cost of storage, CMOP rejections, and medication conversions

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Selective Service registration required for males born after 12/31/1959

• Proficient in written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation

• Positions above full performance level require active national certification: PTCB CPhT or NHA ExCPT

Benefits

Comprehensive federal employee benefits package (eligibility depends on position type).