Job Description

Your Role

The Prior Authorization (PA) team utilizes clinical knowledge to review authorization requests for coverage under the outpatient pharmacy benefit. The Pharmacist-Consultant will work as part of the pharmacy benefit Prior Authorization (PA) team to support the Blue Shield of California (BSC) Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (P&T) by ensuring that evidence based clinical decisions are implemented appropriately to provide a high-quality and cost-effective pharmacy benefit. The Pharmacist- Consultant (Drug Utilization Review Pharmacist) will report to the Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Pharmacist Manager.

Responsibilities

Your Work

In this role, you will:

• Support the clinical and operational implementation of P&T approved policies for the pharmacy benefit, for both the Commercial and Medicare lines of business
• Apply clinical expertise to PA reviews and work collaboratively with the PA and Call Center Teams to support access to safe, efficacious, and medically necessary medications
• Operate in compliance with all regulatory and accreditation requirements to ensure all requests are reviewed within regulatory required timeframes
• Serve as a resource to internal and external constituents regarding the Blue Shield drug formulary, medication policies and appropriate drug use
• Embrace BSC values by answering clinical and operational questions, participating in group discussions, and supporting other team members while working towards a collective goal
• Use clear and concise communications and on-brand messaging when communicating with providers or members
• Follow all corporate policies and procedures
• Operate in compliance with all regulatory and accreditation requirements, and corporate policies and procedures regarding the support access to safe, efficacious, and medically necessary medications
• Assist in preparing materials for audits and reports; complete projects as assigned

Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree
• Requires a currently active and unrestricted California Registered Pharmacist (RPh) license
• Requires at least 2 years of experience in clinical pharmacy
• Requires experience working at a health plan (managed care, government payer, or academic)
• 1 year of prior authorization experience required
• Experience working with formulary and medication policies required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Thorough knowledge of therapeutic use of medications

Hybrid Virtual Work

This role allows employees to work virtually full-time, however employees will be expected to come to the office based on business need.

Our Workplace Model

We believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility - providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce. Our workplace model is designed around intentional in-person interaction, collaboration, connection, creativity and flexibility:

• For most teams, this means coming into the office two days per week.
• Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location, out of state employees, and employees in certain member-facing roles should work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
• For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.

The Company reserves the right to require more presence in the office based on business needs, and requirements are subject to change with periodic reviews.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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