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The Pharmacy Business Development Associate collaborates with department leaders to manage drug procurement, optimize inventory, and ensure program compliance for the hospital’s inpatient pharmacy. This position acts as an essential link between pharmacy operations, finance, and compliance teams to guarantee accurate purchasing, control costs, and adhere to regulatory standards governing Pharmacy Drug Purchases.

GENERAL DUTIES

Primary Responsibilities:

Provides training and oversight for the Pharmacy Department to ensure efficient operations are conducted in accordance with department policies andprocedures.Works with pharmacy leadership to ensure that all processes are aligned and adhere to appropriate guidelines.Assist the buyer with scanning 3D barcodes to ensure compliance and to prevent diversion.  Maintain optimal inventory levels by monitoring usage trends and minimizing waste and stockouts.Assist with the loan/borrow process to recover medications loaned to other facilities.Enter New NDCs in EPIC and work with the Willow Team on pricing and to clean up the med list.Evaluate purchases, vendor pricing, and contracts to ensure cost-effective buying practices.Track backorders, shortages, and work with wholesalers to ensure continuous drug availability.Serve as the subject matter expert (SME), assisting Pharmacy Leadership with HRSA guidelines and auditing assistance.Monitor and maintain wholesaler software to keep an accurate record of purchases in the accumulator.  Perform routine audits and data integrity checks to identify discrepancies or potential compliance risks.Partner with finance to reconcile purchases, accumulations, and savings metrics related to Pharmacy purchases.Monitor and manage patient-supplied medications, keeping a log to ensure it does not accumulate.Demonstrates and applies current knowledge of specialty pharmacy accounts, products, services, and criteria that influence accurate payment investigations and communication with accounts payable.   Works closely with the Pharmacy Business Manager and Pharmacy Buyer as this cross-functional collaboration allows for balancing clinical priorities, fiscal stewardship, and regulatory compliance while aiming to improve patient care delivery.

Pharmacy Services Management:

Demonstrates and applies current knowledge and criteria affecting financial investigations. Collaborates across the pharmacy to ensure seamless processes. Promotes and supports hospital policies, procedures, mission, vision, and core values by training and guiding others in their implementation. Understands and complies with ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements relevant to pharmacy, adhering to state and federal laws. Works with the pharmacy team to ensure all processes are aligned with and follow appropriate guidelines.

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

3-5 years of hospital pharmacy experience; required.Pharmacy Purchasing experience; required340B Analyst experience; preferred

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Required: High School Diploma or equivalent requiredPreferred: Associate's degree.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Currently licensed as a Louisiana Certified Pharmacy Technician; required

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

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About University Medical Center

University Medical Center, a world class academic medical center in LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region’s safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+. Learn more about University Medical Center’s legacy and our vision of becoming the epicenter of medical care, education, and research.

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Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion.  Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do

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LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

 

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