| Job Profile Summary Position Purpose: Define and develop standard and custom formularies for assigned plan. Education/Experience: Bachelor s degree or advanced degree (Pharm.D., M.S.) in pharmacy. 2+ years of mail order, retail, hospital or managed care pharmacy experience or 1+ years of pharmacy residency program experience. Licenses/Certifications: Current state s Pharmacist license with no restrictions. Responsibilities " Develop clinical criteria for medications, recommend plan design changes, and clinical programs to be initiated " Monitor prior authorization requests " Provide clinical support to internal departments and address clinical related questions " Ensure appropriate quality controls and initiates opportunities for performance improvement in pharmacy/practice " Develop and implement programs designed to impact DUR for both Medicaid and Medicare " Develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures for the pharmacy department " Participate in the coordination of the Medicare MTM program " Assist case management team with members including clinical rounds presentations | |||||
| Story Behind the Need | |||||
| This team reviews medication prior authorization requests and coverage determinations for the Medicaid, Medicare and Health Exchange lines of business. | ||||
| Typical Day in the Role | |||||
| A typical day consists of reviewing 140 to 160 clinical prior authorizations or coverage determiantions | ||||
| Candidate Requirements | |||||
| Education/Certification | Required: Bachelors / PharmD | Preferred: | |||
| Licensure | Required: Current states pharmacist license | Preferred: | |||
| Years of experience required: 1 to 3 years experience Disqualifiers: None Additional qualities to look for: Flexibility to work a weekend rotation | |||||
| 1 | Clinical decision making | |||
| 2 | Ability to learn new skills quickly | ||||
| 3 | Adaptability | ||||
| Candidate Review & Selection | |||||
| Projected Manager Candidate Review Date: | 1-2 days post shortlisting | |||
Type of Interviews: | Teams-camera on | ||||
| Required Testing or Assessment (by Vendor): | NA | ||||
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