Specialty Pharmacist

Additional Information About the Role

Are you a licensed pharmacist looking for a new adventure? We are looking for a collaborative and patient-centered individual to join our growing pharmacy team. If you have previous retail specialty experience, we would love to hear from you!

• Mon-Fri
• 8am-4:30pm

Overview

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC's patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Provide high level clinical services and support for patients with complex disease states. Serve as a liaison between pharmacy and multidisciplinary team, ensure accurate third party billing, direct specialty pharmacy workflow and participate in development of policies and procedures for specialty pharmacy business.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate medication orders for appropriateness with regard to patient condition, organ function, and concomitant therapies to promote optimal patient outcomes with high focus on disease states requiring specialty medications. Provide high level clinical education to patients on complex disease states. Documents all activities and communicates as appropriate.
• Maintain expert knowledge of insurance billing, prior authorizations, and requirements based upon individual plans for specialty medication. Ensure Medicare B and all insurance billing is completed according to regulations. Manage patient assistance including enrollment in copay cards, foundations and grants. Successfully manage all third party audits.
• Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient drug therapy such as appropriate medications, formulary preferred medications, and avoidance of drug interactions.
• Directs and manages workflow in focused area of pharmacy practice. Activities include oversight of pharmacists, technicians, interns, and volunteers ensuring the accuracy of their work in accordance with departmental procedures and Federal and State regulations.
• Serves as a lead on the development, review, and implementation of policies and procedures for specialty pharmacy business.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

- Pharmacy
Experience

• <2 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• Medication Therapy Srvcs in MO
• RPh

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Doctorate

- Pharmacy
Experience

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• < 2 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer