Pharmacy Navigator Manager

Overview

Catholic Health is one of Long Island's finest health and human services agencies. Our health system has over 16,000 employees, six acute care hospitals, three nursing homes, a home health service, hospice and a network of physician practices across the island.

At Catholic Health, our primary focus is the way we treat and serve our communities. We work collaboratively to provide compassionate care and utilize evidence based practice to improve outcomes - to every patient, every time.

We are committed to caring for Long Island. Be a part of our team of healthcare heroes and discover why Catholic Health was named Long Island's Top Workplace!

Job Details

This position leads a team of clinic-embedded pharmacists, technicians and / or personnel working alongside physicians and other clinical providers with the goal of optimizing the provision of specialty pharmacy services, pharmaceutical care, and patient outcomes related to medication usage.

Job Description :

Primary Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following

• Establish, manage, and hold direct responsibility over client-level disease state portfolios.
• Create and maintain workflows and standards across corresponding clinics and staff.
• Provide education and industry updates to the team.
• Maintain responsibility for performance across the portfolio.
• Have responsibility to serve as an SME to the larger PHS Navigator group.
• Serve a role in any steering committee activity.
• Assess various physician practices for potential specialty Rx value using tools / data available.
• Establish communication with targeted specialty practices, arranging meetings with key stakeholders / decision makers.
• Demonstrate value of ambulatory pharmacy partnership to specialty practices.
• Assist with recruitment, interviewing, and hiring necessary staff to support program goals in agreement with the client.
• Train, mentor, and performance manage direct reports, including pharmacists, technicians, and support personnel.
• Oversee specialty prescription workflow, optimizing use of client preferred pharmacies where applicable.
• Ensure navigator team drives patient access to costly medications through a variety of affordability solutions. Leverage charitable foundations, state programs, and / or manufacturer programs for maximal patient access.
• Maintain relationships with physician offices through periodic visits / meetings.
• Field questions from practitioners on formulary product selection, product dosing, ADR's, and other considerations.
• Meet with client site senior leadership to provide program updates and QBR's; lead data collection & financial reporting to client. Provide reports and status updates as requested by client.
• Cross-train to client ambulatory pharmacy if applicable; assist with staffing needs as required. This may include occasional weekends and / or holidays as per business needs.
• Support enterprise-wide initiatives and development of navigator staff at other facilities as periodically called upon.

Experience and Educational Requirements :

Minimum Skills, Knowledge, and Ability Requirements :

Posted Salary Range

USD $150,000.00 - USD $175,000.00 / Yr.

This range serves as a good faith estimate and actual pay will encompass a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. The salary range or rate listed does not include any bonuses / incentive, or other forms of compensation that may be applicable to this job and it does not include the value of benefits.

At Catholic Health, we believe in a people-first approach. In addition to the estimated base pay provided, Catholic Health offers generous benefits packages, generous tuition assistance, a defined benefit pension plan, and a culture that supports professional and educational growth.