Utilization Management Manager
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Description: PharMerica is currently seeking to employ Utilization Management Manager right now, this career will be placed in Kentucky. For complete informations about this career opportunity kindly read the description below. PharMerica Corporation
is a premier institutional pharmacy services provider, dedicated to providing quality patient care and innovative pharmacy solutions to inst! itutional customers and patients in long-term care settings. With nearly $2 billion in annual revenues, PharMerica is the second largest institutional pharmacy company in America. PharMerica operates more than 100 institutional pharmacies in over 40 states and serves nursing facilities that care for approximately 350,000 patients.
We are recruiting
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tilization Management Manager/Pharmacist
to join our PharMerica Corporation Team in Louisville, Kentucky. This position serves as the corporate resource providing operational support in the area of Utilization Management for the account management team.
Essential Functions:
Provides utilization review and financial analysis of prescription drug purchases for chain customers
Develops, implements and tracks cost management initiatives for chain customers
Serve as the corporate resource providing operational support in the area of Utilization Management for ! the account management team.
External: Serve a! s the Clinical Services liason for PharMerica chain clients; attend corporate meeting, be knowledgeable of contract terms and customer utilization trends focusing on controlling pharmaceutical costs for customers while also supporting PharMerica's preferred products and formulary. Work directly with the chain account management where clinical and formulary management expertise is required to address issues surrounding the apporapriate and cost effective use of pharmaceuticals. Produce specific recommendations and cost management initiatives to address utilization issues. Communicate, monitor report on the overall success of recommendations and cost management plans. Must be ableto present to large groups of non-clinicians. Must have a goood understanding of the relevance of data as a marketing tool.
Internal: Work closely with the Account Management team to support the needs of PharMerica's chain customers in regards to the analysis of product utilization tr! ends, formulary management,contract assessment, and utilization related customer concerns and associated issue resolution. Synthesize information and be able to interpret and deliver meaningful, actionable information.
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be a registered / licensed Pharmacist
Minimum 2 years Pharmacy experience
PharmD, Masters Degree in Public Health, secondary degree in computer science or mathematics preferred
Experience in disease state management, health outcomes management, medical data management, drug formulary management or public health preferred
Must have high level of MS Excel, MS Word , MS Power Point, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills, Customer Service Awareness, both Written & Oral Communications, Analytical Reasoning, Problem Solving, Financial Analysis Aptitude
Familiarity with MS Office Suite, MS Access, SQL, BRIO, Cognos or other similar query and programming tools preferred
Clinical Clerkships or other similar clinical education or train! ing preferred
Must be able to work in a team environment, be flexible and open to new ideas, work on multiple projects at one time and meet short or abbreviated timelines.
Must be self motivated, possess a high level financial analytical aptitude and excel in the areas of Customer Service, Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution.
Travel - Minimal
Interested candidates please apply online.
For more information, please contact:
Marty Cherol
Corporate Recruiter
mxc4100@pharmerica.com
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to PharMerica.
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This career will be started on: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:17:54 GMT
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