About City of Hope
City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution with over 6000 employees, is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases and guided by a compassionate, patient-centered philosophy.
Founded in 1913 and headquartered in Duarte, California, City of Hope is a remarkable non-profit institution, where compassion and advanced care go hand-in-hand with excellence in clinical and scientific research. City of Hope is a National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation's leading cancer centers that develops and institutes standards of care for cancer treatment.
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Position Summary
The Procurement Pharmacist supports and oversees activities relating to procurement of pharmaceuticals to ensure safe, efficient and cost-effective services. The pharmacist ensures compliance with all licensing, regulatory requirements and safe medication standards related to all aspects of pharmaceutical purchasing including storage, inventory and quality management of supplies that will ensure that overall success of COH.
The procurement pharmacist will be responsible for managing the drug inventory to avoid stockouts and medication waste, tracks and addresses drug shortages and responsible for keeping abreast of pharmaceutical market changes.
The pharmacist will support the Pharmacy Business Manager in planning, coordinating, and overseeing the day to day purchasing of pharmaceuticals and medical Supplies for the Orange County campus. Will monitor purchases to meet regulatory and budgetary standards of COH pharmacy. Help to track all expenses and predict future budget estimations. Help review cost effectiveness of new technology, pharmacy services and review cost of new drug therapy and its institutional impact.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Ensures that he or she provides services that are accurate, reliable, courteous and timely.
- Supports the efforts of all care providers to deliver quality care.
- Demonstrates competence appropriate to their role and function in age-specific care.
- Promotes the delivery of quality care consistent with the scope of practice of the discipline.
- Provides and promotes professional practice standards through education and teaching.
- Supports care for a defined group of patients using effective delegation, supervision and decision-making skills.
- Adhere to all professional and regulatory standards.
- Promotes collaboration and teamwork among all members of the healthcare team.
- Effectively communicates/educates all customers to meet organizational goals and customer service expectations.
- Maintains current knowledge, skills and competencies through involvement in professional continuing education activities.
- Effectively and efficiently uses resources.
- Fosters involvement in performance improvement activities to promote continuous improvement in care delivery.
- Demonstrates assimilation of core organizational values within own performance.
Minimum Education:
- Graduate of ACPE-accredited Pharmacy School or School with ACPE accreditation pending. Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements
Required Certification/Licensure:
- Current California Pharmacist License.
- BLS - American Heart Association or obtain within 9 months of hire date.
Preferred Education/Certification:
- Bachelor's Degree, Pharm D preferred
Preferred Experience:
- Two years of experience as a Clinical Pharmacist; Purchasing/procurement experience preferred
Software:
- Epic, preferred
- Full-time, day shift
- To protect the health of patients and staff and to comply with new State of California mandates, City of Hope staff are required to show proof of full vaccination by September 30, 2021. Compliance is a condition of employment.
- Posting Date: Dec 22, 2021
- Job Field: Allied Health
- Employee Status: Regular
- Shift: Day Job