Enterprise Pharmacy Business - 340B Program Analyst II

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Job Summary

Program goals of ensuring the greatest cost savings returns while maintaining the utmost compliance are supported by 340B Analysts. The 340b Analyst 2 is responsible for providing ongoing program development and coordination support. responsibilities include but are not limited to 340B baseline knowledge, drug purchasing, inventory processes, monthly reporting, split-billing software maintenance, manual and robotic audits, contract pharmacy relationships, dispensing monitoring in both outpatient and inpatient settings, and all areas of program compliance. The analyst will be required to be competent in all enterprise softwares as well as have thorough knowledge of all categories of covered entity status.

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, healthcare or related field
• Advanced degree is a plus
• 5 years of compliance, business, finance, or related experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to coordinate complex projects.
- Strong problem solving abilities, attention to detail, and ability to multitask.
- Strong analytics and reporting techniques.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office software including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Access.

Responsibilities and duties:

• Help manage and lead along with the MGB 340B Program Lead the 340B MGB Oversight Council and to each institutional compliance authority regarding adherence to the qualifications to the details, policies, and procedures of the 340B Program regulations and guidelines.

• Manage and maintain consistent improvment for the overall efficiency, value, and internal support of the program. 

• Develop reports and lead the analysis (cost analysis, trends, and forecasts) used to educate staff and give strategic guidance to Pharmacy and Hospital leadership.

• Responsible for routinely monitoring all areas of 340B outpatient use with Pharmacy Supply Chain and Finance to ensure maximum participation continually looking for additional qualified areas.

• Monitor utilization records and purchasing accounts to ensure the billing extract data and split billing software are working appropriately and compliantly. 

• Ensure use of 340B priced products in all qualified outpatients, implementing procedures for pricing exclusions, product shortages requiring alternative products, filtering out non-eligible transactions including, but not limited to, drugs used to treat patients during inpatient care, Medicaid patients, drugs associated with manufacturer rebates, drugs provided free by manufacturers, those provided at non-eligible locations, or written by non-eligible providers.

• Develop process of continually reviewing 340B account records for exceptions, drugs required to be purchased at WAC, quickly detecting, and addressing costly changes or over purchasing on WAC.  Monitor GPO utilizations and purchases for compliance to GPO Prohibition if required.

• Assist and monitor buyers as they replenish inventory in the mixed-use settings to see those appropriate accounts (e.g., WAC, GPO, and 340B) are used.

• Comply with all track-and-trace legal requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act for purchasing and distribution of drug products.   

• Establish routine up-dating of the CDM/crosswalk for new products, product changes or errors thus ensuring the accuracy of the utilization report and split-billing process.

• Through financial analysis, strive to recognize the value opportunity of the 340B program and track the overall financial impact to the organization. 

• Collaborate with other 340B Program analysts to develop daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly audit metrics ensuring compliance with 340B program requirements and guidelines.

• Participate in constant (daily and monthly) self-audits of 340B pharmacy operations documenting procedures for presenting and resolving reconciliation issues as they arise during th