Pharmacy Services Manager

Job Description:

The Pharmacy Services Manager provides leadership and direction to SelectHealth Pharmacy Services and Scripius. This position contributes to the strategic and clinical direction of the department. The Manager identifies and promotes the changes needed to provide cost-effective quality pharmacy benefits to members.

The shifts for this position will be M-F 8-5. There will be a travel requirement for this position.

Essential Functions

• Ensures coordination and communication of pharmacy benefit management (PBM) programs including drug manufacturer contracting, P&T Committee activities, physician communication/education, retail/community pharmacy, NCQA qualification, information services, clinical intervention programs, drug usage evaluation programs, and pharmacy outcomes research.
• Coordinates, manages, and monitors pharmacy claims processing services, utilization management, and prior authorization protocols.
• Conducts Drug Utilization Review projects as appropriate, which includes ability to query and analyze pharmacy data.
• Oversees Clinical Coordinators, pharmacy residents and student activities.
• Promotes stand-alone PBM through relationships with customers, brokers, and key employer group executives.
• Responsible for the administration of all medication therapy management programs for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Commercial lines of business.
• Oversees and/or coordinates pharmacy and network contracts.

Skills

• Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM)
• Pharmacy Services
• Clinical Pharmacy
• Communication
• Presentation Skills
• Computer Literacy
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Pharmacy Claims
• Benefits Management
• Medication Therapy Management

Required Qualifications:

• Pharm D. degree or Masters degree from an accredited school of pharmacy. Degree will be verified.
• State license to practice pharmacy and dispense controlled substances.
• Five years of pharmacy practice experience in a managed care or hospital environment.
• Five years of Pharmacy Benefits management experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Managed care experience
• Presentation skills - the ability to speak clearly and confidently in front of large groups regularly.
• Advanced degree in business management or healthcare administration.
• Pharmacy experience in a managed care setting including an ASHP accredited managed care residency.
• Strong health care systems orientation including: managed care, retail and hospital pharmacy, pharmacy contracting, pharmaceutical company contracting.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Personal computer skills including word processing and spreadsheets.

Physical Requirements:

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

Location:

SelectHealth - Murray

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$78.89 - $113.67

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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