Pharmacy Technician - Discharge Liaison Specialist

Company: Southcoast Hospitals Group
Location: New Bedford
Posted on: January 11, 2020

Job Description:

At Southcoast Health, we acknowledge that our employees are what helps make us great!## # We are searching for a#Pharmacy Liaison Discharge Specialist to work to drive and increase discharge capture for Retail Pharmacy. Represent the pharmacy and operate as liaison between the patient, hospital, pharmacy, billing, insurance provider, social services and other parties to ensure excellent customer service delivery and bring about profitability to the SHG ambulatory pharmacy program. Strive to foster positive working relationships in developing the discharge program and retail pharmacy. Design and implement process improvement practices for the Retail Pharmacy group and assist with marketing and promoting the discharge program and retail pharmacy. Assist with initiating formulary changes, prior authorization requests and third party billing within the context of the role. Provide functional or technical supervision over other employees in same or closely related classifications, where scope of supervisory responsibility is limited to direction, guidance, explanation, etc. Hours: per diem Shift: 8:00am-6:00pm variable (weekend and holiday rotation) Location:#St Luke#s Hospital # New Bedford, MA Education and/or Experience Requirements: ####### Bachelor#s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, or a related healthcare field or the equivalent education and experience is required. ####### Experience in care coordination or ambulatory pharmacy is required. ####### Registration as a MA Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Technician Certification is preferred. ####### Experience in program implementation is required. ####### Three (3) years related experience including retail or hospital pharmacy, Sales # Marketing, and Advertising is required. ####### Previous experience in an ambulatory pharmacy setting, working with pharmacy software and billing third parties is highly preferred.## ####### Candidate must be positive, outgoing, and motivated. # Southcoast Health is a community based health delivery system with multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island. For more than 100 years, we have provided quality, patient-focused care in a stet-of-the-art environment. By uniting a single purpose and building an integrated system of services and resources, we have become one of the largest and fastest-growing health systems in Massachusetts. # Together We Are More. 311 years of hospitals# collective continuous services 920 + square miles of service across southern MA + East bay, RI 7400 + employees doctors, nurses, professionals in IT, Finance, HR, and more Top 5% of USA hospitals for 2017 clinical performance by Healthgrades We are committed to providing our employees in MA and RI with optimal benefits that promote a healthy work/life balance and add value to our employees# lives. Generous Earned Time Off Package** Health, Dental #and Vision Insurance* Tuition Assistance** Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance* Life # AD#D insurance* Flexible Spending Accounts* 403B Retirement Plan with match HealthQuest Wellness Program Employee Assistance Program Employee Discount Program Career Development Opportunities *Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 24 hours.# **Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 20 hours. # Are you ready#to make a difference in your community? Join us in our strive to be more than medicine! # JobSummaryDisplay: At Southcoast Health, we acknowledge that our employees are what helps make us great! We are searching for a Pharmacy Liaison Discharge Specialist to work to drive and increase discharge capture for Retail Pharmacy. Represent the pharmacy and operate as liaison between the patient, hospital, pharmacy, billing, insurance provider, social services and other parties to ensure excellent customer service delivery and bring about profitability to the SHG ambulatory pharmacy program. Strive to foster positive working relationships in developing the discharge program and retail pharmacy. Design and implement process improvement practices for the Retail Pharmacy group and assist with marketing and promoting the discharge program and retail pharmacy. Assist with initiating formulary changes, prior authorization requests and third party billing within the context of the role. Provide functional or technical supervision over other employees in same or closely related classifications, where scope of supervisory responsibility is limited to direction, guidance, explanation, etc. Hours: per diem Shift: 8:00am-6:00pm variable (weekend and holiday rotation) Location: St Luke's Hospital - New Bedford, MA Education and/or Experience Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, or a related healthcare field or the equivalent education and experience is required. Experience in care coordination or ambulatory pharmacy is required. Registration as a MA Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Technician Certification is preferred. Experience in program implementation is required. Three (3) years related experience including retail or hospital pharmacy, Sales & Marketing, and Advertising is required. Previous experience in an ambulatory pharmacy setting, working with pharmacy software and billing third parties is highly preferred. Candidate must be positive, outgoing, and motivated. Southcoast Health is a community based health delivery system with multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and East Bay, Rhode Island. For more than 100 years, we have provided quality, patient-focused care in a stet-of-the-art environment. By uniting a single purpose and building an integrated system of services and resources, we have become one of the largest and fastest-growing health systems in Massachusetts. Together We Are More. * 311 years of hospitals' collective continuous services * 920 + square miles of service across southern MA + East bay, RI * 7400 + employees doctors, nurses, professionals in IT, Finance, HR, and more * Top 5% of USA hospitals for 2017 clinical performance by Healthgrades We are committed to providing our employees in MA and RI with optimal benefits that promote a healthy work/life balance and add value to our employees' lives. Generous Earned Time Off Package** * Health, Dental and Vision Insurance* * Tuition Assistance** * Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance* * Life & AD & D insurance* * Flexible Spending Accounts* * 403B Retirement Plan with match * HealthQuest Wellness Program * Employee Assistance Program * Employee Discount Program * Career Development Opportunities *Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 24 hours. **Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 20 hours. Are you ready to make a difference in your community? Join us in our strive to be more than medicine!

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