Mgr-Pharmacy Business Home Infusion

Manager - Pharmacy Business Home Infusion

This is a full time day shift salaried Manager - Pharmacy Business Home Infusion position focused on pharmacy billing operations. The manager will lead a team of 5 Patient Account Representatives. In addition to leadership experience, medical billing, claims reconciliation, and prior authorizations experience is necessary to effectively manage the team.

Develops pharmacy contracts and value-based agreements for medication products, automation solutions and other pharmacy products. Tracks the organization's pharmacy purchasing trends, collects data and looks for ways to maximize the organization's value proposition with regard to pharmacy products and solutions.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Provides oversight and supervision of medication sourcing, purchasing, receiving, distribution and inventory management staff and processes within the pharmacy department. This includes recruitment, orientation / training, performance management, staff development, counseling, disciplining and scheduling of staff.
• Develops and executes sourcing strategies by leading cross-functional teams of pharmacy specialists and professionals, uses analytical tools and performance metrics to complete value analyses, assembles and presents concise business cases, and oversees / manages the implementation of team decisions.
• Works with organizational pharmacy leaders, pharmaceutical vendors, manufacturers and wholesalers to source needed pharmacy products and negotiate value-added contract terms and conditions, monitors compliance with system contracts, reports unfavorable variances, and works with end users to resolve contract-related issues.
• Monitors all pharmacy purchasing and distribution processes to ensure compliance with pre-determined business goals and objectives.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with colleagues in areas of supply chain, leadership, and care delivery, and serves as the point of contact for pharmaceutical suppliers.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of all organizational product and service needs and industry developments related to assigned spend categories.
• Establishes and manages pharmaceutical supply chain projects, involving key stakeholders and suppliers appropriately through the process of discovery and analysis.
• Identifies and develops cost reduction ideas and initiatives, working with key stakeholders for the most effective strategy for implementation.
• Evaluates internal and external benchmarking (including cost, quality, safety, user / patient satisfaction and performance) data to identify value beyond acquisition costs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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