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Supervisor, Specialty & Clinical Program Management, Overland Park, KS-313808: UnitedHealth Group

Job ID313808
Company NameUnitedHealth Group
Job CategoryPharmaceutical/Biotech; Healthcare
LocationOverland Park, KS
Position TypeFull-Time, Employee
Experience2-5 Years Experience
Date PostedOctober 19, 2009 (Reposted Nov 20)


Job Category:
Pharmacy

Reference Code:
313808

Position Type:
Full-time, Regular




UnitedHealth Group is among the most ambitious Fortune 25 companies you'll ever meet. Through our family of businesses, we're working to make the health care system perform better for more people, in more ways than ever.

Simply put, we think the entire system can be greater than it's ever been. And that drives us to work harder, aim higher, and expect more from one another.

Here, you'll be empowered to make an immediate impact for millions of others. And you'll achieve more than you ever expected. How does that fit with your plans?


Supervisor, Specialty & Clinical Program Management, Overland Park, KS-313808

UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.

Description

Prescription Solutions is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.
If you're ready to talk about groundbreaking interactions, let's talk about what happens when a firm that touches millions of lives decides to gather results from millions of prescriptions every month and analyze their impact. Let's talk about smart, motivated pharmacy teams. Let's talk about more effective and affordable health care solutions. This is caring. This is great chemistry. This is the way to make a difference. Prescription Solutions is an empowering place for people with the flexibility to help create change. Innovation is part of the job description. New ideas are welcome. And passion for improving the lives of our customers is a motivating factor in everything that happens.
Specialty drugs are the fastest growing niche in the pharmaceutical industry largely due to the approval of new medications, additional indications for existing drugs and an increase in the number of patients diagnosed and seeking treatment in this area. Some 57 million working-age Americans live with a chronic illness, yet stay on the job due to highly effective biologics, or specialty pharmaceuticals
Prescription Solutions' Specialty Pharmacy offers a bold and innovative single-source option for managing the high-cost, high complexity, and high touch requirements of Specialty Pharmaceuticals. Our cohesive infrastructure and delivery system provide a comprehensive, solution-oriented approach to specialty pharmacy and total care management.
As a Specialty Pharmacy Pharmacist Supervisor you will lead a team of Specialty Pharmacists performing duties including prescription order verification, patient and physician consultation, prior authorization clinical coverage review, and patient care to support disease and medication therapy management programs. Specialty Pharmacist Supervisor responsibilities include team and individual business goal development, performance mgmt to support business plan/goals, clinical support, team meeting facilitation, team schedule development and adherence, policy and procedure development and adherence, and quality assurance/continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Qualifications:
    • 3-5 years of leadership experience
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Flexible scheduling ability
    • A Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or a Pharm-D degree
    • Current Pharmacist licensure in Kansas without restrictions or licensed in another state with the ability to obtain licensure in Kansas through reciprocity within 6 months of hire date
    • 1 year of professional PC experience (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
  • Assets:
    • A strong clinical background (hospital, specialty or home health is especially preferred)
    • Experience in the following therapeutic categories Oncology, HIV/AIDS, Transplant, Hepatitis C, Multiple Sclerosis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • Residency, Fellowship, or Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist
    • 1 year of professional PC experience (MS Info Path, Sharepoint, Access)
    • Policy, Procedure, Program, and/or Education development experience
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.




Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.



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