Pharmacy Medication Access Coordinator - Specialty Pharmacy, Hybrid

Pharmacy Patient Liaison - Medication Access Coordinator

Boston Medical Center (BMC) provides a specialty pharmacy service to serve the complex medication needs of its chronic patients. BMC Specialty Pharmacy will provide patients who require specialty drugs a comprehensive service program that includes an on-site pharmacy staffed with a care team that includes: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Liaisons, and Medication Access Coordinators. The cornerstone of BMC's Specialty Pharmacy approach is an unparalleled level of integration with the clinical team coupled with highly personalized service, thus driving better outcomes at lower cost.

The Medication Access Coordinator is a unique role that provides integrated support to patients and pharmacists by providing a 'hands-on' approach to total quality patient care. This position is considered essential to the growth and maintenance of the specialty pharmacy business line and is considered at the core of supporting health system operating margin. Management of specialty patients and their drugs is done in a manner that is similar to management of sales accounts. This hybridized role is a unique combination of patient service delivery and business performance.

The Medication Access Coordinator works closely with patients to deliver a full continuum of medication adherence support by utilizing BMC's various tools and applications. This support includes encouraging patients of clinics to utilize BMC pharmacy to fully benefit from its superior patient care services, following the patient through successful medication acquisition, and taking ownership of patient outcomes. Given that the Medication Access Coordinator may be located in a clinical area, seamlessly integrating with the clinic team (doctors, nurses, staff, etc.) is critical to the liaison's success. The Medication Access Coordinator is responsible for providing technician pharmacy services with an emphasis on performing assigned tasks that require working independently and increased competency skills relating to patient medication therapy. As a key individual providing pharmacy services within the clinic, the Medication Access Coordinator is responsible for liaising between patients, pharmacies, payers, and providers with high accountability for follow through and task management.

Essential Responsibilities / Duties:

• Patient Relationship Development and Client Sales Responsible for managing and growing patient account base by recruitment and retention of specialty pharmacy services driven through BMC Health System
• Personnel Responsibilities Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with providers, care teams, and ancillary support necessary to sustain sales and recruitment functions
• Operational Responsibilities Technical savvy, communicating at all levels of the hospital organization and problem solving are required

Job Requirements:

Education:

• HS Diploma or G.E.D. required
• AA or BA preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required:

• Must be registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy or have a Massachusetts Pharmacy Intern License.
• Technicians must have current active National Certification verified by PTCB or ExCPT.
• As part of the employment screening process, to be compliant with URAC (Utilization Review Accreditation Commission) requirements, employees hired into this role must pass a drug screen

Experience:

• Must have 4-5 years' of pharmacy experience
• Pharmacy Interns must be in their 2nd year

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent English oral and written communication skills required; as well as ability to communicate professionally over the phone.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to provide superb personalized customer service and to instill confidence and to advocate for patients; ability to explain required information to customers in a comprehensible manner.
• Other professional skills and qualities: organized, strong attention to detail, ability to self-direct through multitasking and prioritizing, dependable, empathetic, focused on quality service, goal oriented.
• Cultural sensitivity, understanding, and comfort with a wide range of social, racial and ethnic populations.
• Must practice discretion and confidentiality as position deals with highly sensitive and private data.
• Ability to understand, explain, and actively promote the hospital's objectives through direct coordination and commitment to the program's goals.
• Flexibility to adapt to changes in the departmental needs including but not limited to: offering assistance to other team members, adjusting assignments, etc.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook. Ability to quickly learn other relevant applications that support management of patient care and assigned responsibilities; and ability to extract necessary information.

Compensation Range:

$30.05- $43.75

This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, skills, and certifications/licensures as they directly relate to position requirements; as well as business/organizational needs, internal equity, and market-competitiveness. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans