Pharmacist Consultant

Elevance Health • St. Louis, MO

5d • Remote

About The Position

Position Overview: Responsible for supporting disease management programs and physicians care plans through drug therapy evaluation and consultation for program participants. How You Will Make an Impact: Provides evaluation of member Rx needs and therapies through review of medication history to determine if medications are appropriate Assesses member compliance with plan through direct contact with members and their physicians Determines potential barriers to compliance and identifies solutions to overcome barriers Ensures that members understand appropriate use of current prescriptions Reviews medications with physicians when therapies do not meet national standards and counsel’s physicians around alternative medications Serves as a resource to the clinical team in disease management and other clinical areas

Requirements

• Requires BA/BS in Pharmacy and a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background
• Current unrestricted Pharmacist license in applicable state(s) required

Nice To Haves

• PharmD preferred
• Experience with direct patient counseling or education preferred
• Previous Call center experience Strongly preferred
• Strong Communications Skills preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides evaluation of member Rx needs and therapies through review of medication history to determine if medications are appropriate
• Assesses member compliance with plan through direct contact with members and their physicians
• Determines potential barriers to compliance and identifies solutions to overcome barriers
• Ensures that members understand appropriate use of current prescriptions
• Reviews medications with physicians when therapies do not meet national standards and counsel’s physicians around alternative medications
• Serves as a resource to the clinical team in disease management and other clinical areas

Benefits

• We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level