Patient Care Pharmacist – Short Term Assignment

Job Description:

• 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
• Being responsible for communicating prescription statuses to patients and providers
• Work closely with Specialty Operations to provide quality care through the following:
• 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:

• 5 years of pharmacist experience (OR 3 years pharmacist experience at a Specialty pharmacy)
• Understand how software can be used to improve business processes and is experienced with MAC OS applications, Google Apps, and database applications
• 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
• Ability to work independently and follow-through on assignments with minimal supervision
• Strong working knowledge of applicable state and federal laws relating to the practice of pharmacy
• Ability to review and assess the appropriateness of prescriptions with respect to age specific and disease state specific considerations
• The ability to execute new processes and protocols quickly and accurately, and an interest in defining such processes and protocols for the future
• 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

Benefits:

• STA (Short-Term Assignment) employees are eligible for legally required benefits, including paid sick time, workers’ compensation insurance and unemployment insurance, as well as the Company’s Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan. This plan focuses on preventive care—including annual checkups, screenings, immunizations, and prenatal care—at no cost when services are provided by an in-network provider.