Description du poste
This position serves as lead and is responsible for assisting in the oversight for all prescription and nonprescription medications and supply purchasing and inventory in a highly complex area within the Pharmacy Service. This responsibility mandates compliance with all Veterans Health Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency, Food and Drug Administration and all federal rules and regulations regarding contract compliance, purchase card procedures, and other duties as assigned.
PRINCIPALES MISSIONS :
Duties include but are not limited to the following: Analyze and reassess priorities to ensure workload demands are accomplished in the most effective, efficient, and economic manner Evaluates pharmacy activities to assist pharmacy managers in obtaining short- and long-range goals and objectives Assists pharmacy manager in identifying areas of effort duplication and developing solutions to streamline processes, reduce waste, save costs, and improve patient care Reports potential and/or actual medication errors. Encouraging pharmacy technicians to report actual and/or possible medication errors or adverse events Assists in quality improvement by participating in service process assessments and action teams and by continually seeking to improve the service Ensures other procurement staff follow all department, pharmacy service, station-level, VISN, National, VHA, and DEA policies and procedures Works to improve patient satisfaction, lower cost, and improve quality and timeliness Works constructively as a team member, assisting co-workers in tasks that support staff, visitors, and other customers in achieving service toward facility and network goals Maintains continuous oversight on the security of pharmacy inventory and storage areas and reports to management any inconsistencies or concerns Attends all procurement and pharmacy meetings as required Serves as lead ordering officer for pharmacy service, delegated by the VA National Acquisition Center while maintaining annual training requirements Trains new procurement staff on departments standard operating procedures and provides oversight to ensure competencies are met, re-training as needed Initiates ordering requirements and provides guidance to ordering officers for pharmaceuticals, specialty, and supply items through pharmacy prime vendors multi-complex accounts or other sources using various methods of payment Responsible for adherence to federal contracts and compliance with federal regulations regarding open market, ensuring inventory control through perpetual evaluation Provides oversight in determining ordering intervals and stock levels appropriate to meet changes in formulary, brand to AB rated generic drugs, contract changes, conversions, new drug indications including backorders and seasonal changes Provides guidance on all types of pharmaceuticals, including controlled and non-controlled drugs within established VA ordering guidelines, policies, and procedures within inventory management specialized area with the understanding of proper budget utilization Incumbent may be required to obtain the necessary certification to order narcotic medications through pharmacy prime vendor Makes purchases using National contracts (NAT), Federal supply schedules (FSS), Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) and open market, etc. to ensure compliance with federal acquisition regulations, and policy, understands and provides guidance to ordering officers on contracting hierarchy of all purchases Utilizes government issued credit cards for micro purchase limits with understanding of when to use; while maintaining required proper documentation, and reconciliation of receipt of all orders in a timely manner for auditing and accountability purposes, training, etc. Uploads and maintains proper documentation for the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) per the FDA requirements Participates in maintaining all records of pharmacy inventory for DSCSA accountability for auditing purposes Utilizes
À propos de Veterans Health Administration
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The Lexington VA Health Care System provides care for Veterans throughout central, eastern, and southern Kentucky. The Troy Bowling Campus near Cooper Drive in Lexington is a fully accredited, two-division, tertiary care medical center with an operating capacity of 199 hospital beds. Established in 1973 and built adjacent to the University of Kentucky, this campus offers specialty outpatient care, inpatient acute medical, neurological, surgical, and psychiatric care. The Franklin R. Sousley Campus on Leestown Road, established in 1931, is home to the main Primary Care clinics, including Women's Health and Geriatric specialty clinics. It also houses other s