Purchase head: Stores and Pharmacy
Qualification: Preferably Masters degree in Supply Chain Management and Logistics/Healthcare – Related field
Experience: More than 5 Years in Healthcare
Job Responsibilities:
- Effectively managing Pharmacy, consumable, surgical and general stores operations.
- Maintain hospital drug formulary as per hospital policy.
- Provides orientation, training and continuous support to all staff as it pertains to the clinical system.
- Assist in indentifying and developing alternate vendor source for localization, achieving cost effective purchases of all materials with reduction in delivery time and improve consistency in quality.
- Making Policies and SOP’s of the pharmacy department to comply with the NABH and JCI standard.
- Imparting Training to Pharmacists, Nurses, Physicians and other healthcare providers for quality improvement, effective medication management and patient safety.
- Effectively managing a team manager and supervisors.
Effectively managing the inventory of Main stores, catheterization lab, operating room and other users department as per the agreed budget of the hospital. - Revisited the reorder level and set the maximum and minimum order quantity based on present consumption.
- Maintains pharmacy Dictionaries including adding a new drugs to the Drug Dictionary and Gold Standard Formulary Charge Master Maintenance.
- Analysis of requests for development or change, assessing the feasibility, functionality and impact on the data base.
- Reviews and analyses reports and information looking to enhance system performance.
- Aggregates prepare and present routine pharmacy data to team members, administrations and regulatory agencies as necessary.
- Disseminates information regarding changes to the system to the appropriate end-users.
- Proactively monitors medication ordering process for errors and system malfunction.
- Provides orientation, training and continuous support to all staff as it pertains to the clinical system.
- Managing the Inventory in such a way that there is minimum stock out.
- Reduced inventory by 30 percent by implementing collaborative planning with sales and procurement.
- Negotiate contract and maintain relationship with the various vendors for further increase in profit margin.
- Work regularly with the CEO and COO to discuss and implement cost savings and operational improvements.
- Collaborating with the members of Pharmacy and Therapeutic committee for effective medication management.
- Negotiate various supply and service agreements, delivering balanced commercial terms and conditions along with payment terms.
- Providing proposal support for business development.
- Making Policies and SOP’s of the Pharmacy department to comply with the CBAHI standard.
- Taking care of all the stores related day in and day out activities, to ensure the proper running of all the function of the stores.
- Identifying and developing alternate vendor source for localization, achieving cost effective purchases of all materials with reduction in delivery time and improve consistency in quality.
- Implementing strict measures in operating procedures to optimize resource/capacity utilization.
2.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR):
- Develop and manage CSR initiatives aligned with the hospital’s mission and values.
- Identify community needs and opportunities for philanthropic activities.
- Collaborate with local organizations, charities, and government agencies to support community health initiatives.
- Organize fundraising events, volunteer programs, and donation drives.
- Measure the impact of CSR programs and report on outcomes to stakeholders.
3. Patient Welfare:
- Implement programs and initiatives to enhance the patient experience and satisfaction.
- Collect feedback from patients through surveys, focus groups, and direct communication.
- Work with hospital staff to address patient concerns and improve service delivery.
- Develop patient education materials and resources to promote health literacy.
- Collaborate with clinical teams to ensure seamless coordination of care and support services.
- Mentoring &Training of patient care services staff (IPD & OPD Front Office) on Grooming, Soft skills and Body language while handling patients & their relatives.
- TPA & Corporate Tie ups with our both the hospitals.
- Periodic meeting with all Govt entity/TPA and Corporate for better co-ordination and business assurance.
- Ensure proper processes of domestic IPD & OPD billing.
- Ensure the attainment Oversee the deployment and adherence of standardized policies pertaining to IPD front office, billing, TPA processing, financial counseling, systems & procedure at the facility.
- Implementing QIP per quarter targeted at cost/cycle efficiency with proper planning.
4. Stakeholder Engagement:
- Build relationships with key stakeholders, including patients, families, healthcare providers, and community leaders.
- Represent the hospital at networking events, conferences, and industry meetings.
- Serve as a liaison between the hospital and external partners, fostering positive relationships and collaboration.
- Communicate the hospital’s mission, values, and achievements to internal and external audiences.