Medication Authorization and Access Supervisor
Medication Authorization and Access Supervisor
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Job Description
When you join the growing BILH team youre not just taking a job youre making a difference in peoples lives.
This individual will report to the Med Auth and Access Manager and will be responsible for the supervision of the med auth and access team. This individual may be responsible for the day to day operations and oversight of a team of specialty pharmacy liaisons medication access specialist and patient assistance program coordinators. This individual will also work closely with the director of pharmacy shared services on various projects implementations and program management.Job Description:
Areas of Responsibility:
1. Assists with daytoday operations which includes scheduling and coverage of operations (essential)
2. Assists with the employee(s) oversight and works closely with leadership to meet departmental goals and
performance. (essential)
3. Monitors and provide reporting on key performance indicators and meet with staff on a routine basis to
have performance discussions (essential)
4. Plans reviews and optimizes workflows ensuring maximization of efficiencies. Ensures the proper
workflow and intakes distribution through departments and schedules and delegates workload amongst
team members. (essential)
5. Travels to various sites to meet with employees providers and leadership (essential)
6. Ensures employee training and quality of work through development of training materials administration
of training and continuous quality control. (essential)
7. Ensures consistent communication with staff patients and providers to ensure proper and timely renewal
of prescriptions. (essential)
8. Manages direct reports workload to effectively manage cost and audits and verifies team members work
to ensure information accuracy. (essential)
9. Monitors situations for fraud waste and abuse of Medicare/Medicaid benefits and reinforces HIPAA and
PHI protocols. (essential)
10. Has the authority to direct and support employees daily work activities. Has the direct responsibility to
undertake the following employment actions: hiring termination corrective action and performance reviews.
Direct Reports: More than 10 Indirect Reports: None
Required Qualifications:
1. 5 years related work experience in medication authorization.
2. Strong understanding of data & analytics.
3. Understanding of insurance and adjudication processes. Knowledge of 3rd Party Insurance Plans.
4. Experience with computer systems required including web based applications and some Microsoft Office
applications which may include Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint or Access.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Associates or Bachelors degree.
2. Supervisor or management experience in pharmacy/authorization setting
Job Description
Job Profile: BIDA4360 Supervisor Medication Authorization and AccessBIDMC
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3. Knowledge of 340B
Competencies:
Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.
Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are varied requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.
Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff patients families and external customers.
Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate indepth knowledge of concepts practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
Team Work: Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows. Results may impact the operations of one or more departments.
Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.
Social/Environmental Requirements:
Work requires close attention to task for work to be accurately completed. Intermittent breaks during the work day do not compromise the work.
Work is varied every day and the employee needs to be adaptable to respond to these changes and use independent judgment and manage priorities.
No substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions
Health Care Status: HCW 3: Regular provision of service in a patient care area. Examples: Unit coordinators lead coordinator/supervisor patient liaison nutrition services environmental services registrars information desks security etc Health Care Worker Status may vary by department
Sensory Requirements:
Close work (paperwork visual examination) Color vision/perception Visual clarity feet Conversation Monitoring Equipment Telephone Background Noise.
Physical Requirements:
Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Some elements of the job are
As a health care organization we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
