Pharmacy Specialist - Specialty Pharmacy Oncology

University of Arkansas • Little Rock, AR

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About The Position

The Pharmacy Specialist serves as a member of an interdisciplinary team representing UAMS Specialty Pharmacy Services. The specialist provides pharmacy services focused on safety, efficacy, and positive patient outcomes, with responsibilities supporting the specialty pharmacy oncology department. The role includes patient assessment and management, clinical recommendations and documentation, prescription coverage and claims support, prior authorizations, and staff training. The specialist also participates in a 24/7/365 on-call rotation, with each group member taking call for one week at a time.

Requirements

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy or BS Pharmacy degree.
• PGY1 residency training or three years of applicable experience.
• Licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy as a pharmacist or eligible for licensure.

Nice To Haves

• PharmD.
• Board certification in an applicable area.
• Five years of applicable experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments that comply with accreditation standards and patient management program time parameters.
• Work to institute disease state management agreements with providers.
• Cosign outreach documentation in a timely manner.
• Assess therapy appropriateness for individual patients, including safety, comorbidities, dosing, and side effect management.
• Recommend appropriate screening before medication start dates and monitoring to ensure patient safety.
• Document clinical interventions.
• Promote adherence and actively monitor patient compliance.
• Monitor hospital admissions for the assigned patient population.
• Respond to patient clinical communications in a timely manner and facilitate communication between patients and clinics.
• Support product use with payers using clinical studies and accepted guidelines.
• Practice evidence-based medicine.
• Develop and manage plans of care, collecting objective data to demonstrate positive outcomes.
• Participate in training staff, students, and residents.
• Participate in a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week, 365-day-a-year on-call rotation, taking call for one week at a time.
• Provide accurate drug information to medical staff as a resource.
• Participate in quality improvement projects and action plans to improve safety and service.
• Serve on the Quality Management Committee.
• Work with drug manufacturers to gain access to limited distribution medications.
• Complete required training in a timely manner and participate in specialty-appropriate continuing education.
• Locate patient insurance coverage from multiple sources and perform accurate benefit investigations to determine prescription coverage.
• Process prescriptions expeditiously.
• Troubleshoot rejected claims and mitigate payer problems using advanced knowledge of adjudication.
• Serve as a resource to others in processing clean claims.
• Submit prior authorization requests accurately and expediently.
• Support off-label-use prior authorizations and appeals.
• Train staff on the prior authorization process.
• Access copay cards and grants for financial assistance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans for qualifying staff and family.
• Holiday, vacation, and sick leave.
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only).
• Retirement contribution matched by UAMS up to 10%.
• Basic life insurance up to $50,000.
• Career training and educational opportunities.
• Merchant discounts.
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using the UAMS pharmacy.

What This Job Offers

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