Pharmacy Purchasing Manager - San Francisco, CA, United States - University of California San Francisco

Description

Involves all aspects of the medication use process, including procurement, prescribing, compounding, dispensing, storage of medications, administration and monitoring. Partners with physicians and other clinicians to provide treatments and advice to patients, records patient history relating to medication use and ensures the safe and secure storage of medications and related supplies. Advises physicians in determining the best possible treatments for specific diseases, stays current on pharmacy regulations, treatments and developments in research and design. Pharmacists are the experts on drug therapy and the primary health professionals who optimize use of medication for the benefit of the patients. Meets educational needs of patients, healthcare team, students and residents. Ensures adherence to regulatory and fiscal requirements.

Spends the majority of time (50% or more) achieving organizational objectives through the coordinated
achievements of subordinate staff. Establishes departmental goals and objectives, functions with autonomy.
Manages the accountability and stewardship of human, financial, and often physical resources in
compliance with departmental and organizational goals and objectives. Ensures subordinate supervisors
and professionals adhere to defined internal controls. Manages systems and procedures to protect
departmental assets.

Under general direction of the Director of Pharmacy Procurement, the Pharmacy Purchasing Manager will
directly oversee purchasing operations of an organizationally distinct and complex pharmacy service, on
behalf of UCSF Health Department of Pharmaceutical Services. This includes personnel development,
evaluation, and discipline, operationalizing the optimization of the pharmaceutical supply chain, managing
drug shortage and recall procedures, coordinating the unit's activities with other units internal and external
to the department, and managing the unit's operations to address the needs of the organization as a whole,
including acute care beds, family practice organization, outpatient clinics, and affiliates. Specific
operational duties include management of all purchasing, pricing agreements, inventory, storage and
distribution activities for the department. Works in conjunction with the 340B team to ensure 340B program
compliance, optimization and manufacturer patient assistance programs. Additional duties and essential
job functions are broad in scope and duties require broad experience and knowledge of the healthcare
system, pharmacy services, and the pharmaceutical supply chain.

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