Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator - SelectHealth
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Job Description
SelectHealth is a nonprofit health insurance company serving members in Utah and Idaho. SelectHealth is committed to helping members stay healthy, offer superior service, and provide patients the highest quality of care. As a subsidiary of Intermountain Healthcare based in Salt Lake City, SelectHealth is part of one of the nation's top-ranked integrated healthcare systems.
The purpose of this position is to identify and promote the changes needed to provide cost-effective quality pharmacy benefits to members. This position is responsible for providing clinical pharmaceutical support through physician/pharmacist/member education and for the provision of clinical pharmacy services to members and affiliated providers.
Job Essentials:
- Provides clinical pharmacy support for SelectHealth and affiliated members.
- Develops and implements innovative programs that promote the cost-effective and clinically appropriate use of pharmaceuticals.
- Analyzes pharmacy claims to identify areas of utilization aberrations and opportunities for cost-efficiencies.
- Provides support for the overall pharmaceutical care of patients.
- Coordinates the development and implementation of educational support programs for physicians.
- Evaluates success and justification of programs and initiatives. Evaluates need for new programs or initiatives.
- Researches, develops and promotes scientific and clinically appropriate recommendations to physicians. Communicates these recommendations to patients and pharmacists in appropriate language.
- Develops protocols for the use of drugs requiring prior-authorization.
- Responds to clinical inquiries in a professional and accurate manner.
Minimum Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of pharmacy.
- Current pharmacist license, or license eligible in the State of Utah.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven customer service skills.
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated research, writing and presentation skills.
- Knowledge of medical expense management.
- Previous experience managing a pharmaceutical formulary and initiating therapeutic substitutions.
- Clinical residency, Pharm.D. degree, Pharmacy experience in a managed care setting.
- Personal computer skills including word processing and spreadsheets.Please Note
All positions subject to close without notice
Intermountain Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
Additional Details:
Working Hours 40
Primary Work Location SelectHealth
Company Description:
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