Specialty Pharmacist Navigator

About the role

The Specialty Pharmacist Navigator builds relationships with physicians and practices to facilitate specialty medication prescribing, training, and patient support.

Key Responsibilities

• Access and evaluate physician practices for specialty Rx opportunities
• Establish communication and meetings with stakeholders
• Demonstrate ambulatory pharmacy value
• Ensure prescription flow
• Develop patient profiles
• Process prescriptions including insurance and prior authorizations
• Manage denials
• Triage limited distribution drugs
• Advocate for patients' financial needs
• Coordinate medication pickup/delivery
• Follow up on refills and clinical concerns
• Document in EMR
• Maintain physician relationships
• Assist with program reporting
• Cross-train in pharmacy operations
• Supervise staff including onboarding and development

Qualifications & Skills

• Valid pharmacist license (PharmD preferred)
• 5+ years of pharmacy experience
• Familiarity with pharmacy systems, insurance adjudication, and clinical data
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experience with specialty pharmacy and prior authorizations is highly desirable

Core Attributes

Strong communication, relationship-building, clinical data comprehension, and leadership abilities are essential for success in this role.