Clinical Pharmacist - 340B (Full-Time/Day Shift)

Duke University Hospital

Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties: cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology & neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area.

In addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.

Work Location: Duke University Hospital – Durham, NC

 

Working hours: 

• Hybrid Schedule (onsite/remote)
• Monday - Friday (8:00 am - 4:30 pm)

 

Position Summary:  The primary role of this individual is to perform functions related to compliance and operations of Duke University Health System’s (DUHS) 340B Drug Pricing Program. Additional roles include oversight and performance of internal program audits, information technology coordination, vendor account setup and maintenance, and pharmacy team member training. This position will primarily be a day shift position.

 

Specific duties include (but are not limited to):                        

• Organize daily tasks for Pharmacy 340B Specialists in collaboration with the 340B Pharmacy Coordinator.
• Ensure optimal use of 340B third party administrator (TPA) platforms for mixed use, retail pharmacy, and contract pharmacy universes. TPA activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Mapping unknown and custom NDCs
  • Reviewing multipliers
  • Performing WAC split analyses
  • Monitoring for appropriate transfer of files from DUHS to Verity software
  • Monitoring direct vendor invoice reconciliation
• Perform audit activities per the DUHS 340B Oversight Committee direction.
• Serve as a project leader for specific 340B program activities including compliance reviews and optimization initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with 340B billing requirements established by governmental payors (i.e. Medicaid, Medicare)
• Develop a thorough understanding of TPA systems and the functions to be performed. Educate others involved in the purchasing process to ensure proper operation and compliance. 
• Maintain a thorough understanding of DUHS’ 340B Drug Pricing Program structure. Strive to consistently improve the overall efficiency, value, and integrity of DUHS’ 340B Drug Pricing Program.
• Develop and foster working relationships with other internal working counterparts at DUHS (IT, Finance, Compliance, and others) to facilitate productive exchanges of information to improve 340B Program operations. Provide data, information, and reports as needed for other business units within DUHS.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

 

 

Minimum Qualifications

 

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree OR BS Pharmacy Degree
• Apexus ACE certificate preferred

 

Experience

• With a BS Pharmacy degree, two years of pharmacy practice experience, or acceptable board certification, or completion of an accredited residency program and demonstrated ability to achieve positive patient outcomes in a similar environment is required.

• With a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, no experience is required.

• Strong skills and prior experience with computer technology and programs including Excel, PowerPoint, and database management software.

• Prior 340B program experience as a pharmacist is strongly preferred.

• Working knowledge of Epic, specifically Willow and/or Willow Ambulatory, is preferred.  

• Experience using 340B TPAs preferred.

• Understanding of health system pharmacy operations, pharmaceutical procurement, and inventory management is strongly preferred.   

 

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

• Licensed Pharmacist or eligible to practice pharmacy in North Caroli