Pharmacy Liaisons on the Financial Assistance team are responsible for connecting with our most vulnerable patients and ensuring they have access to the care the deserve while navigating various programs that support the financial burden of these therapies.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Boston Medical Center (BMC) provides a specialty pharmacy service to serve the complex medication needs of its chronic patients. BMC Specialty Pharmacy will provide patients who require specialty drugs a comprehensive service program that includes an on-site pharmacy staffed with a care team that includes: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Liaisons. The cornerstone of BMC's Specialty Pharmacy approach is an unparalleled level of integration with the clinical team coupled with highly personalized service, thus driving better outcomes at lower cost.
The Pharmacy Patient Liaison is a unique role that provides integrated support to patients and pharmacists by providing a ‘hands-on’ approach to total quality patient care. This position is considered essential to the growth and maintenance of the specialty pharmacy business line and is considered at the core of supporting health system operating margin. Management of specialty patients and their drugs is done in a manner that is similar to management of sales accounts. This hybridized role is a unique combination of patient service delivery and business performance.
The Pharmacy Patient Liaison works closely with patients to deliver a full continuum of medication adherence support by utilizing BMC’s various tools and applications. Encourages patients of clinics to utilize BMC pharmacy to fully benefit from its superior patient care services. Given that the Pharmacy Patient Liaison may be located in a clinical area, seamlessly integrating with the clinic team (doctors, nurses, staff, etc.) is critical to the liaison’s success.
Position: Pharmacy Patient Liaison- Financial Assistance Team (BMC Campus)
Department: Specialty Pharmacy
Schedule: Full Time
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:
Patient Relationship Development and Client Sales – Responsible for managing and growing patient account base by recruitment and retention of specialty pharmacy services driven through BMC Health System
Personnel Responsibilities – Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with provider, care teams, and ancillary support necessary to sustain sales and recruitment functions
Operational Responsibilities – Technical savvy, communicating at all levels of the hospital organization and problem solving are required
Must adhere to all of BMC’s RESPECT behavioral standards.
(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).
JOB REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION:
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
EXPERIENCE:
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Additional preferred qualifications:
Knowledge of transplant, hepatitis C, infectious diseases (including HIV), oncology and/or other specialty medication therapies preferred.
Bilingual or multi-lingual skills (beyond that of English) appropriate to the patient population served is a plus.
Experience with submission of prior authorization requests to third party payors
Familiarity with 340B drug program and ACO hospital models.
Knowledge of QS1/NRx, EPIC, Salesforce, Navinet
Compensation Range:
$24.04- $33.65
This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, skills, and certifications/licensures as they directly relate to position requirements; as well as business/organizational needs, internal equity, and market-competitiveness. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being.
NOTE: This range is based on Boston-area data, and is subject to modification based on geographic location.
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