Specialty Pharmacy Case Reviewer

Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth; Renton (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Part time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente Washington Permanente Medical Group is seeking a part-time provider to support SHARP, peer review, and medication safety. You will review new drug starts, discuss treatment options with specialists, and adjudicate coverage requests using established criteria.

In collaboration with KPWA Pharmacy staff, you will document decisions, manage appeals, and provide education to stakeholders while ensuring timely, clinically appropriate coverage within regulatory timelines.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with board certification in the required specialty.
• Current unrestricted Washington State license or eligible.
• Credentialed by KPWA and able to meet WPMG performance standards.
• Completion of residency and fellowship in the required specialty.
• Documentation of additional training in health plan review, utilization management and quality programs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with pharmacists, RNs and case managers to facilitate appropriate specialty level of care for KPWA patients.
• Develop clinical review criteria and programs in the appropriate specialty.
• Document review processes and decisions with rationale for patient and provider communications.
• Coordinate opinions with subspecialty clinicians within WPMG or KP regions and preferred partners.
• Provide education and feedback to medical directors and care management on criteria and outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Communication

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Education

MD

Board Certified by ABMS or ACPE

Certificate of Medical Management

MBA/MHA/MPH - health administration or related field

Completion of approved residency program

Completion of an accredited fellowship in required specialty

Documentation of additional training in health plan review, utilization management and quality programs

Job description

Kaiser Permanente Washington Permanente Medical Group is seeking a part-time provider (0.1 FTE) to support the Specialty & High-Cost Medication Advanced Review Partnership (SHARP), Peer Review and Medication Safety. In partnership with specific Kaiser Permanente Washington (KPWA) Pharmacy staff, this individual reviews select, new drug starts and may discuss appropriate treatment options with the members' specialist in the appropriate specialty, consistent with Kaiser Permanente (KP) recommended clinical pathways. Special projects as assigned. As needed, ensures that requests for coverage are adjudicated using professionally recognized standards and criteria. Requests are reviewed for clinical indications, appropriateness, and compliance with contract language. This is achieved through well documented case review, the consistent application of decision tools, criteria and data collection, and feedback to regional medical directors, program chiefs, individual physicians and care management related to clinical review outcome trends.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Professional Competence

• Able to work well with other health professionals (pharmacists, RNs, case managers) to effectively facilitate appropriate specialty level of care for KPWA patients in a variety of care settings.
• Assists in the development of clinical review criteria and programs in the appropriate specialty.

Teamwork and Collaboration

• Engages in collegial and respectful telephone conversations with physicians and other health care providers who request consultation regarding coverage issues and discuss options for resolution.
• Assists in conversations around advanced therapeutics discussions for therapy.
• Works with the Clinical Guidelines staff, Medical Technology Committee, and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee in reviewing requests for new services to determine whether they are medically necessary, effective, or experimental or investigational.
• Coordinates and seeks opinions with appropriate subspecialty clinicians within WPMG or other KP Regions, or preferred partners.

Service Excellence

• Documents the review process and decisions for determination of coverage thoroughly, and submits the outcome, including a summary of rationale that can be used in the letter sent to the patient and providers to the review staff within predefined timelines.
• Manages standard and expedited patient appeals within regulatory timelines, providing and seeking additional specialty expertise as indicated.
• Supports the timely review of non-urgent pre-service requests for coverage, post-service reviews, provider reconsideration requests and prepayment clinical review of claims within the regulatory time frame.
• Conducts specialty clinical reviews on potential coverage denials based on the application of clinical review criteria and meets the regulatory standards for review timelines.
• Provides education, consultation and feedback to other medical directors, review staff and care management related to clinical review criteria and outcomes, in the appropriate specialty field.
• Builds KPWA reputation and brand for medical excellence through regular contracted network peer conversations and relationship development.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

• Medical Degree
• MD with experience in a health care business leadership role not including required experience below
• Completion of an accredited fellowship in required specialty
• Completion of approved residency program
• Documentation of additional training in health plan review, utilization management and quality programs
• Certificate of Medical Management
• MBA, MHA, MPH - health administration or related field

EXPERIENCE

• 3 or more years
• Three to four years of clinical practice experience, in required specialty
• Four to six years' experience in clinical practice with two to four years of experience in required specialty
• Additional experience in utilization/quality management would be preferred but is not required

LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• MD, DO
• Board Certified by ABMS or member of ACPE
• Current unrestricted appropriate Washington State license, e.g., physician, Physician’s Assistant, Doctor of Optometry license
• Credentialed by KPWA
• Washington Permanente Medical Group Shareholder in Good Standing
• Board Certified by "program specific accreditation" or another appropriate accreditation
• Meets WPMG performance standards for quality, service, access, coding, and documentation
• Maintains Board Certification and seeks to maintain knowledge of major advances in the practice of medicine and within specialty area

COMPETENCIES

Competencies: Skills, Knowledge & Behaviors that are required for performing the job.

REQUIRED/PREFERRED

• Management
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to direct the activities of others on a direct or matrix team basis.
• Ability to collaborate and be influential across structures and roles.
• Ability to juggle and effectively and timely addresses the demands of the complex medical environment such as medical/legal issues, staff concerns, customer demands, performance improvement, workforce engagement, etc.
• Celebrate successes, recognize excellence in performance, and communicate accomplishments to build pride.
• Develops cultural competency and agility in self and others in order to Understand and respond to the different care experiences faced by our diverse patient population.
• Translate and communicate Kaiser Permanente mission, vision and performance to staff.
• Takes a leadership role to "walk the talk" and models goal-oriented, collaborative high performance.
• Understands the fundamentals of bias and is able to take this into account as a leader.
• Understands the value of diverse teams and demonstrates commitment to diversifying the medical group and leadership.
• Leads by example in the areas of communication, strategic planning, workforce engagement, partnering, and goal setting.
• Model and promote an effective partnership within KPWA.
• Delivery Systems
• Knowledge of delivery system operations, healthcare delivery systems and trends.
• Business Acumen
• Knowledge of business process and rapid cycle improvement and systems thinking.
• Ability to participate in activities to maintain knowledge of major advances in the practice of medicine through attendance of external conferences, educational seminars and involvement in professional association activities.
• Ability to participate in activities to enhance knowledge of administrative operations through educational efforts and involvement in professional association activities.
• Decision Making
• Communication
• Ability to challenge established ways and lead change.
• Demonstrated effective problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Proven negotiation and conflict resolution skills. Excellent communication skills.
• Provides clear written and oral communications to support WPMG's and KP's vision, mission, and operating plan, as needed or required.
• Encourages front line staff to improve care where they work.
• Human Resource Skills
• Financial and human resource management skills; demonstrated success working with medical staff.

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all of the responsibilities, duties, and skills required. The time devoted to the activities listed may be changed and other duties may be assigned.

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