Pharmacist

Company Description

HealthCare Support Staffing, Inc. (HSS), is a proven industry-leading national healthcare recruiting and staffing firm. HSS has a proven history of placing talented healthcare professionals in clinical and non-clinical positions with some of the largest and most prestigious healthcare facilities including: Fortune 100 Health Plans, Mail Order Pharmacies, Medical Billing Centers, Hospitals, Laboratories, Surgery Centers, Private Practices, and many other healthcare facilities throughout the United States. HealthCare Support Staffing maintains strong relationships with top providers in healthcare and can assure healthcare professionals they will receive fast access to great career opportunities that best fit their expertise. Connect with one of our Professional Recruiting Consultants today to see how a conversation can turn into a long-lasting and rewarding career!

Job Description

Are you an experienced Pharmacist looking for a new opportunity with a prestigious healthcare company? Do you want the chance to advance your career by joining a rapidly growing company? If you answered “yes" to any of these questions – this is the position for you!

Daily Responsibilities:  

• Provide timely drug therapy for Medicaid health plan members by processing prior authorization and medical necessity requests for specialty medications.

• Review specialty medication prior authorization requests (i.e. biopharmaceuticals) according to established treatment protocols, clinical criteria and member benefits. and make coverage determinations within the defined turnaround times and meet regulatory requirements

• Responsible for clinical criteria for specialty medications including analysis, monitoring of industry trends and develop criteria recommendations for Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and clients

• Define and coordinate prior authorization and drug utilization reviews reports for clients and ensure regulatory reporting requirements for drug utilization review and fraud and abuse reporting are met

• Develop and design specialty medication clinical edits for claims adjudication and enhanced drug utilization review

Hours for this Position:

• 40 hour workweek; 9:00am- 6pm or 10am-7pm

• Pay rate starts at $57 per hour

Advantages of this Opportunity: 

• Competitive salary, negotiable based on relevant experience

• Benefits offered, Medical, Dental, and Vision

• Fun and positive work environment

Qualifications

• Bachelors or advanced degree in pharmacy

• 5+ years of pharmacy experience in retail, hospital, or managed care setting

• prefers licensures in Texas, Mississippi, or Georgia

• specialty experience preferred but not a must

Additional Information

Interested in being considered? 

If you are interested in applying to this position, please contact (Katleen Angala at 321-445-8243) and click the Green I’m Interested Button to email your resume.