Req #: 244145

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER - MONTLAKE - PHARMACY

Posting Date: 03/12/2025

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $5,520 - $8,144 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20230701_a11y.pdf)

This recruitment offers a $4,000 Recruitment Incentive to eligible new employees joining UW Medicine #UWMRecruitmentIncentive

The UW MEDICAL CENTER - MONTLAKE PHARMACY DEPARTMENT has an outstanding opportunity for a PHARMACY TECHNICIAN 2 - PURCHASING to join our purchasing team!

WORK SCHEDULE • Full-Time / 40 hours per week • Day Shifts

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS • Independently perform technical pharmaceutical purchasing and pharmacy wholesale distribution

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Order, receive, and deliver drugs and supplies from all vendors. Review invoice receipts and packing slips from all vendors. • Prepare and pack shipments of medications to whole pharmacy customers. • Process invoicing of pharmaceuticals to pharmacy customers • Perform drug borrow/loan with other hospitals in the area. Create and maintain borrow/loan documentation. • Maintain adequate inventory of pharmaceuticals for UW Medicine. Coordinate the movement of stock items when drugs are in short supply. • Communicate shortages and backorders to staff as necessary. • Provide Sunday and holiday purchasing coverage, working as the only purchasing personnel on duty.

Strong candidates will have working knowledge of pharmacy wholesaler purchasing systems and pharmacy or materials management information systems.

REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Six (6) months of experience as a Pharmacy Technician 1 or equivalent education/experience

LEGAL REQUIREMENT State of Washington Pharmacy Technician certification

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENTUW Medicine is committed to being a drug-free workplace. We require a pre-employment drug screen. ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street.

Excellence. Exploration. Education. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-montlake) Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER
UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.