Job Description
Position Title: Clinical Pharmacist 1
Work Location: Remote/ Eastern and Central time zone (Indiana License Highly preffered)
Assignment Duration: 4 months
Work Schedule: 8 – 5 pm (no OT requirements)
Work Arrangement: Remote
Position Summary:
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Define and develop standard and custom formularies for assigned plan.
Key Responsibilities:
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Develop clinical criteria for medications, recommend plan design changes, and clinical programs to be initiated
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Monitor prior authorization requests
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Provide clinical support to internal departments and address clinical related questions
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Ensure appropriate quality controls and initiates opportunities for performance improvement in pharmacy/practice
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Develop and implement programs designed to impact DUR for both Medicaid and Medicare
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Develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures for the pharmacy department
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Participate in the coordination of the Medicare MTM program
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Assist case management team with members including clinical rounds presentations
Qualification & Experience:
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Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree (Pharm.D., M.S.) in pharmacy.
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2+ years of mail order, retail, hospital or managed care pharmacy experience or 1+ years of pharmacy residency program experience.
Licenses/Certifications:
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Current state’s Pharmacist license with no restrictions.
Background & Context (Story Behind the Need):
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Clinical pharmacist supporting outreach to providers and pharmacies to drive pharmacy gap closure for quality programs.
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Pharmacist will also assist with pharmacy appeal reviews.
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Individual work-assigned specific tasks to complete each day. Surrounding team members that will be able to help support if needed.
Background & Context (Typical Day in the Role):
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Performance expectations/metrics include completing targeted outreach; completed medication appeal reviews timely.
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Specific metrics will vary depending on the coverage.
Candidate Requirements:
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Education/Certification: Required: bachelor or doctor of pharmacy degree. Preferred:
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Licensure: Required: Pharmacist license. Preferred: highly prefer Indiana license -to help appeals with local Indiana pharmacy team.
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Years of experience required: 2+ years of experience and 1+ year of residency.
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Disqualifiers: too much job hopping, short term roles.
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Additional qualities to look for: multi-tasking and ability to manage multiple given assignments throughout each day.
Candidate Requirements (Top 3 must-have hard skills stack-ranked by importance):
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Strong written and oral communication skills
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Strong prioritization skills
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Shows initiative
Candidate Review & Selection:
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Projected Manager Candidate Review Date: 1-2 days post shortlisting
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Type of Interviews: Teams-camera on
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Required Testing or Assessment (by Vendor): NA
IMPORTANT COMPLIANCE NOTES FOR SUPPLIERS:
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Sub-contracting is not permitted.
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Contacting a hiring leader directly about a requisition or hiring need is not permitted.
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The terms of the Staffing Services Agreement with Centene govern all assignments through the Centene Flex Workforce Solutions Program. Posting Centene’s (or its subsidiaries’) names, logos, or branding on public-facing sites is strictly prohibited.
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All contractors must sign a Temporary Worker Acknowledgement which must then be uploaded into Beeline by the vendor during the background check acceptance.
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 58.00/hr.