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Posted: 24-Apr-26
Location: Santa Monica, California
Internal Number: 151897385
Play a key role in the delivery of world-class patient care. Continuously elevate quality of care within an award-winning health system. Leverage your expertise to make a life changing difference. At UCLA Health pharmacy, you can do all this and more.
As a Pharmacy Technician Buyer, you will assist the Pharmacy Management team in providing daily procurement support across the Pharmacy enterprise at UCLA Health. You will play a key role in ensuring that drugs, supplies, and equipment are efficiently purchased, rented, or returned as needed.
Responsibilities include:
- Assist in the daily procurement of drugs, supplies, and equipment through various accounts and software systems (e.g., drug wholesalers, EMPAC system).
- Support the maintenance of 340b purchasing and accumulations where applicable, secure controlled substances, and assist with the annual physical Pharmacy inventory count.
- Engage in efficient inventory management and collaborate with Pharmacy Business Office (PBO) and other buyers to identify cost-saving opportunities, shortage alternatives, and NDC switches.
- Communicate frequently and effectively with the Pharmacy Managers/Director, multiple departments, vendors, and staff to manage high-cost and non-formulary purchases.
- Assist with drug recalls, reporting via RASMAS, loan/borrow accountability, and attending departmental meetings, including staff and Pharmacy Drug Shortage meetings.
- Work closely with the Pharmacy team to perform drug distribution, pre-packaging, and inventory management of storerooms and remote storage devices.
- Maintain records and logs as needed for safety and quality initiatives (e.g., refrigerator temperature logs, hood cleaning).
- Handle billing, departmental recharge, and ensure compliance through regular area inspections, housekeeping, and security functions.
- Extract data from purchasing and inventory reports to drive supply chain and revenue cycle improvement measures across the enterprise.
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm (hours may vary based on departmental needs). You are required to have the ability to travel to multiple work sites within UCLA Health.
Location: Santa Monica
Hourly Salary Range: $36.67-$48.39 (Union represented, step-based salary depending on years of experience)
Bargaining Unit: EX - AFSCME
We are seeking a dedicated clinical professional with:
- CA Pharmacy Technician license - required
- Ability to compound chemotherapy utilizing departmental guidelines for the preparation/distribution of cytotoxic agents- required
- At least 1 year of IV sterile compounding pharmacy experience- required
- At least 1 year of experience with LYNX Inventory Management, EPIC, BruinBuy+/punchout purchasing catalogs and Microsoft office
- Skill in preparing intravenous solutions using aseptic technique.
- Ability to accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations.
- Ability to work independently and follow-through on assignments with minimal supervision.
- Skill in computer order entry of medication orders as well as other related computer entry tasks and computer report generation.
- Written, telephone and verbal skills required to communicate clearly and effectively with pharmacists, nurses, physicians and other health professionals.
- Frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching.
- Ability to lift 25 lbs and push 50 lbs
- Responsiveness to auditory alarms and communication devices
- Available transportation to commute between Hem/Onc offices for float coverage
