Specialty Pharmacist

House Rx; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

House Rx in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Specialty Pharmacist to join onsite with a hybrid option. You will partner with specialty care clinics to optimize outcomes and improve patient experiences in specialty pharmacy.

You will navigate benefits investigations, prior authorizations, and financial assistance, and contribute to building scalable workflows in a startup environment while ensuring high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• PharmD or equivalent and PA license.
• Experience with specialty medication benefits investigation, prior authorization, and financial assistance.
• Willingness to work in a startup environment and build workflows.
• Familiarity with EMR and specialty pharmacy systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and optimize therapies for specialty patients.
• Collaborate with clinics to improve outcomes and patient experience.
• Navigate insurance benefits, prior authorizations, and appeals as needed.
• Educate patients and caregivers about therapies and coverage.
• Coordinate with care team to resolve clinical questions and ensure documentation.
• Serve as liaison between patient, providers, and care team.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows and processes.

Skills

Pharmacist

Patient communication

Care coordination

Insurance navigation

Financial assistance

Workflow development

EMR experience

Pharmacy software

Education

PharmD or equivalent

Tools

QS1

ComputerRx

PioneerRx

WAM

EPIC

Cerner

NextGen

Therigy

Asembia1

ScriptMed

Job description

House Rx is on a mission to make specialty medications more accessible and affordable for patients. We're looking for a Specialty Pharmacist to join our team and serve patients onsite, working alongside our fantastic centralized services team at our Pittsburgh, PA HUB! Read on to learn more about this opportunity and apply today if you're interested in joining our team and help make specialty medications more accessible and affordable for patients! We will consider a hybrid work model for this role.

About the Role

As a pivotal member of the House Rx team, you will work closely with specialty care clinics to optimize outcomes for specialty patients and improve the specialty pharmacy experience for patients and their caregivers.

What You'll Do

• Monitor and evaluate therapies for medication-related issues
• Recommend therapy changes where required
• Monitor patient adherence
• Oversee care coordinator activities
• Identify and resolve insurance-related issues for patients
• Improve the patient experience by providing world-class care while resolving clinical questions
• Act as a liaison between the patient and their provider

About You

• You hold a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or equivalent advanced degree and are licensed in Pennsylvania
• You are excited about working as part of the care team, collaborating with providers, to improve specialty medication outcomes
• You are comfortable engaging with patients, providers, and all members of the care team both in-person and over the phone
• You have experience navigating specialty medication benefits investigation, prior authorization, and financial assistance and will go above and beyond to help patients gain access, including composing appeal letters and seeking any available financial assistance
• You are excited about working in a start-up environment and helping to build workflows and processes from the ground up
• You enjoy learning new technologies and are proficient in some common pharmacy software systems (QS1, ComputerRx, PioneerRx, WAM, etc). Bonus points if you have worked in EMR systems (EPIC, Cerner, NextGen, etc) or specialty pharmacy systems (Therigy, Asembia1, ScriptMed, etc)
• You are knowledgeable about specialty medications - bonus if you have experience the Oncology space
• You have a willingness to learn therapeutic areas you are not familiar with (yet!)
• You are a creative problem solver interested in positively impacting each patient’s pharmacy experience
• You are an initiative taking individual contributor who can also promote teamwork and collaboration amongst colleagues
• You are highly organized, with excellent attention to detail, focused on delivering quality patient care, comprehensive documentation, and exceptional execution every day