Patient Care Pharmacist - Short term assignment- Remote

About the role

We are looking for an In Patient Care Pharmacist, Specialty to join our Specialty Operations team. This role will be great for an autonomous, highly-skilled pharmacist who focuses on the accurate, safe, and efficient dispensing of prescriptions. You will be on a multi-state team working collaboratively to develop and improve SOPs to better serve our Specialty patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultations through the patient's preferred method of communication (text, app messaging, email, or phone)
• Perform initial assessments by gathering/reviewing chart notes to determine appropriateness of prescribing patterns
• Perform clinical check-ins to monitor adherence, efficacy, adverse reactions, and drug interactions
• Identify patients in need of clinical interventions and work collaboratively with providers to provide therapeutic recommendations resulting in improved patient outcomes
• Ensure transition of care by transferring out prescriptions to appropriate pharmacies in situations where Alto is unable to fulfill a patient’s prescription
• Communicate prescription statuses to patients and providers
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of pharmacy billing including but not limited to Medicaid, Medicare, ADAP, commercial insurance, and foundation assistance programs to help troubleshoot patient cost barriers
• Proactively identify and communicate areas of concern regarding scheduling/delivery procedures
• Develop and provide drug information material designed to enhance Specialty Operations’ performance
• Stay abreast of relevant and evolving regulatory and industry standards, ensure that appropriate action is initiated, and communicate these trends to applicable personnel
• Work interactively with a local and/or dispersed team to achieve company business and compliance goals/objectives

Requirements

• Average 5 years of pharmacist experience (OR 3 years pharmacist experience at a Specialty pharmacy)
• Strong people skills and the ability to maintain cooperative working relationships across cross functional departments
• Excellent communication skills and enthusiastic about providing an outstanding patient experience via phone, text, and email
• Strong working knowledge of applicable state and federal laws relating to the practice of pharmacy
• The ability to execute new processes and protocols quickly and accurately, and an interest in defining such processes and protocols for the future

Qualifications

• Specialty Pharmacist certification (ie: AAHIVP, CSP)
• Completed specialized training or has knowledge of specialty drugs/disease states (Biologics, LDDs, HIV/PrEP, MS, Oncology, etc.)
• Pharmacy manager or Pharmacist In Charge experience
• Current pharmacist licensure in multiple states