Purchasing Agent-Pharmacy WMCG
- Wellstar Health System
- Columbia County, GA, USA
Job Description
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)Job Summary:
The Purchasing Agent-Pharmacy is responsible for the medication and supply procurement processes for the Department of Pharmacy.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Orders medications from the prime vendor wholesaler, various pharmaceutical companies, and Central Distribution. Acts as support resource for all pharmacy areas.
Responsible for receipt of products and the timely processing of the pharmacy's drug invoices from the prime vendor wholesaler and direct manufacturers. Assures that medications are categorized within prime vendor's information system into appropriate object codes for payment.
Communicates effectively with medical center purchasing, accounts payable, on-site warehouse, and outside vendors and resolves any associated problems with receiving or payment issues. Communicates with other health care facilities and maintains all records related to the borrowing and loaning of pharmaceuticals
Orders product, reports receipt and usage of product, and maintains spreadsheet for blood factor consignment program.
Communicates with Pharmacy Director, Pharmacy Managers, and Pharmacy staff regarding drug shortages and drug recalls. Assists with the maintenance of drug shortage information on the Pharmacy website. Completes required documentation of recalled pharmaceutical and coordinates their return.
Required Minimum Education:
- High School Diploma General or GED General
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
- CPHT - Cert Pharmacy Tech
- PHT - Registered Pharmacy Tech
Required Minimum Experience:
Pharmacy Tech 2 years
Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.
About Wellstar
At Wellstar, people are at the center of everything we do and every decision we make. As a not-for-profit organization, we have made a generational commitment to transform healthcare for all. We work to ensure every person has access to personalized care that helps them spend more time being a person, rather than a patient. That’s what we mean when we say we’re more than healthcare–we’re PeopleCare.
Wellstar is nationally recognized for our inclusive culture, exceptional doctors and team members, and personal, high-quality care. We thoughtfully reinvest in prevention, wellness programs and charity care, and provide access to compassionate, world-class care through our expansive system of 11 hospitals, 329 medical office locations, 11 cancer centers, 91 rehabilitation centers, 35 imaging centers, 20 urgent care locations, five health parks, three hospice facilities and two retirement villages. To learn more about how we care for the communities we serve, visit wellstar.org.
Mission, Vision and Values
- Our Mission is to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.
- Our Vision is to deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time.
- Our Values are to serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice.
Coverage at a Glance
When we say we serve the community, we mean it. Wellstar medical centers, health parks, medical offices and other facilities are conveniently located across the state of Georgia.
- 11 hospitals
- 2,729 licensed beds
- 5 health parks
- 20 urgent care locations
- 329+ medical offices
- 11 cancer centers
- 91 rehabilitation centers
- 35 imaging centers
- 3 hospice facilities
- 2 retirement villages
- 9 pediatric centers
- 11 sleep labs
- 7 wound care centers
- 10 counties offering home health services
With more than 1 million patient visits in 2023, the Wellstar Health Parks in East Cobb, Acworth, Avalon, Cherokee and Vinings provided patients with seamless care and convenient access to primary care, specialists, outpatient procedures, pharmacy, urgent care, physical therapy and imaging—all at a single location. It’s part of our commitment to offer access to quality healthcare at the right time and place for our patients.