Regional Clinical Pharmacist

American Oncology Network • Elkhart, IN

1d • Remote

About The Position

The Regional Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for supporting AON’s formulary implementation initiatives, including but not limited to: Drug utilization reporting and analysis, therapeutic drug interchange programs, and Biosimilar integration. This clinical pharmacist will support medical providers by creating, updating, and communicating education material and provide support related to formulary preferences, performing therapeutics interchanges in the EMR with the approval of the prescriber, or within company interchange protocols. Additionally, the clinical pharmacist will serve as a liaison between central services and the regional clinics which they support with matters, including but not limited to: Drug Therapeutics and Education, Monitoring of Adverse Events and other clinical outcomes. The clinical pharmacist will support provide groups by addressing all clinical pharmacy inquiries and assessing opportunities to improve support and care delivery. AON is an alliance of physicians and veteran healthcare leaders dedicated to ensuring the long-term success and viability of oncology diagnosis and treatment in community-based settings. It is the fastest growing national network of community oncology practices delivering local access to exceptional cancer care. AON serves its expanding network of partner practices by providing proven practice management expertise. Our employees across the country work together to empower physicians to make cancer care better. By driving integrated, collaborative care, we are proudly helping community oncologists deliver the highest quality care to every patient. Cancer touches everyone. Being able to make a difference in the lives of those fighting this disease is something our employees at AON cherish and never take for granted. A career in oncology offers all sorts of rewards. But working at AON offers employees more than most. As a fast-growing national company, the opportunity to join a national workforce with flexible work options is available.

Requirements

• PharmD degree or Bachelors’ Degree in Pharmacy
• Critical thinking skills including solid problem solving, analysis, decision-making, planning, time management and organizational skills
• Must be detailed oriented with the ability to exercise independent judgment
• Developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, tact, conflict management, delegation skills, and diversity awareness
• Ability to work effectively with sensitive and confidential material and sometimes emotionally charged matters
• Effective communication skills (oral, written, presentation), is an active listener, and effectively provides balanced feedback
• Strong customer focus
• Ability to build an engaging culture of quality, performance effectiveness and operational excellence through best practices, strong business and political acumen, collaboration and partnerships, as well as a positive employee, physician and community relations
• Effectively manages own time, conflicting priorities, self, stress, and professional development
• Self-motivated and self-starter with ability work independently with limited supervision
• Ability to work remotely effectively as required
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-site environment with demonstrated ability to juggle competing priorities and demands from a variety of stakeholders and sites
• Effectively lead and facilitate group discussions, coach, mentor, motivate, and engage others to align to a common goal
• Ability to effectively lead projects from inception through implementation and assessment
• Effectively hire, coach and support staff develop, as applicable, as well as manage resources, performance and employee relations, and supervise within established policies, procedures and legislation
• Proficiency in MS Office Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook required
• Valid state Driver’s License for travel to satellite offices and offsite meetings
• Compliance with the company Driver Safety Operations and Motor Vehicle Records Check Policy is required
• Required Limits: Split Limits of $100,000/$300,000/$100,000 for personal insurance policy for each vehicle that can be used for work

Nice To Haves

• At least 1-2 years of prior experience in Managed Care and Formulary Management
• Oncology pharmacy experience
• Experience working with EMR order sets/ flowsheets and drug substitution/interchanges
• Experience with CPR+ (Complete Patient Records)
• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS)
• Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP)

Responsibilities

• Support pharmacy operations and revenue cycle leadership in the development and maintenance of best practice for Formulary Management, including but not limited to: Execution, Outcomes, and Adherence.
• Oversee utilization of specialty and oncology injectable medications and develop strategic programs and initiatives that support the goals of the organization.
• Perform Daily Reporting Review of Drugs requiring change, communicate with prescriber unless prior authorization has been granted by the prescriber per company protocol.
• Monitor and review all AON patients receiving AON non-preferred therapeutic agents and review insurance/payor coverage information for potential therapeutic interchange to AON preferred therapies.
• Assist EMR team with regimen builds and coordinate go-live of therapeutic interchanges or additions.
• Develop and maintain an AON formulary adherence dashboard at the clinic and region level.
• Analyze formulary adherence data and cross-reference with value-based care (VBC) programs to identify opportunities to optimize value and health outcomes.
• Develop periodic drug utilization evaluations on targeted, high cost/high risk drugs.
• Participate in data analysis and planning of clinical initiatives and safety programs to improve quality and sustainability of care.
• Participate in clinical review of patient orders during clinic transitions to AON.
• Notify prescribers and/or change treatment plans on behalf of prescribers in accordance with AON preferred formulary.
• Develop communication strategies and content to best ensure clinicians are updated on formulary preference changes and utilization.
• Develop and Provide drug-related and clinical education to staff/prescribers.
• Respond to clinical pharmacist consultations from clinics using evidence-based guidelines and references (such as drug information, therapy recommendation, beyond use dating, etc).
• Collaborate with MiBA (Meaningful Insights BioTech Analytics) for insight initiatives including research, formulary decision/adherence, and others.
• Assist EMR team in the development and validation of new EMR treatment plans and EMR optimization for pharmacy workflows/initiatives including but not limited to Flatiron Assist, VBC, formulary adherence, and VieCure optimization.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• Comprehensive health insurance with a robust provider network
• 401k, which offers a 100% match and investment options
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program
• Annual summits each year, providing our employees a chance to collaborate with AON peers from across the country
• Professional development programs
• Tuition assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees