Jobs · Hawaii

Specialty Pharmacist

Optum · Honolulu, HI · 1 mo ago
$92k–$164k/yrFull-time

Responsibilities

  • Review and manage specialty medication therapies for complex, chronic, or high-cost conditions
  • Provide patient education and counseling, focusing on adherence, administration, side effects, and outcomes
  • Cook up care with providers, payers, and manufacturers to ensure therapy access and continuity
  • Oversee prior authorizations and utilization management, ensuring compliance with payer and program requirements
  • Monitor effectiveness and safety of therapy, including lab values, adherence metrics, and patient-reported outcomes
  • Ensure compliance with REMS and accreditation standards, including documentation and reporting requirements
  • Serve as a specialty medication expert, continuously expanding your knowledge through research and writing

Requirements

  • ACPE - accredited PharmD degree (highly preferred) or BS of Pharmacy with recent pharmacist work experience
  • Active State of Hawaii pharmacist license in good standing
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Qualifications

  • MS Pharmacy and/or Board certification
  • 1+ years of recent pharmacist experience (hospital setting preferred)

Benefits

  • A comprehensive benefits package
  • Incentive and recognition programs
  • Equity stock purchase
  • 401k contribution

Pay

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

Schedule

No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

UnitedHealth Group

We are committed to helping people live healthier lives and making the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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