Specialty Pharmacy Manager

Manager Patient Services - Louisiana Based, Hybrid schedule, 50% travel across LA/MS - Potential relocation/sign-on bonus!

The Manager of Patient Services (Specialty Pharmacy Manager) is a key front-line manager supporting the Shields Health Solutions specialty pharmacy and medication adherence model.  The manager provides day-to-day management for a team of pharmacy liaisons located in specialty clinics within hospital settings.  The manager is responsible for ensuring the adoption and continuity of best practices, providing ongoing support, coordinating coverage, coaching, performance management and professional development of the Specialty Liaisons

Key Responsibilities

• Leads assigned Specialty Liaison team, managing and directing activities essential to providing the highest quality experience for patients.
• Coach and develop liaison team and instill Shields culture at health system partner site
• Provide consistent, timely and ongoing performance coaching, feedback, training, and development to liaison teams
• Facilitate effective communication between liaison, Shields functional group, pharmacy, and clinic teams
• Meet or exceed site operational targets surrounding clinic service, growth, and patient satisfaction & outcomes
• Proactively identify and implement improvement initiatives at health system partners to drive growth and efficiency
• Engage with Shields functional group leadership to ensure operational targets are met and drive growth and efficiency
• Establish credible relationships with stakeholders at health system partners including clinic leadership and pharmacy teams
• Ensure a high level of partner satisfaction by proactively communicating the value of Shields’ clinic operations team, addressing concerns responsively, and providing regular updates to clinic leadership
• Collaborate with leadership teams to implement strategic initiatives including new clinic launches, workflow changes, and other growth initiatives
• Provide performance updates to Shields leadership team
• Ensures Specialty Liaison team accountability and the consistent use of best practices for execution of the following critical responsibilities: prior authorizations, patient financial assistance, medication refills, patient appointments, and patient outreach
• Ensures coverage for Specialty Liaisons when absent from work
• Effective problem-solver who works through barriers for success within clinics and with the support staff within the home office
• Identifies issues within a clinic and works with their manager to create tangible action plans to improve performance and ensures timely implementation of improvement efforts
• Collaboratively partners with the data analytics team and Patient Support Center to execute on identified opportunities
• Identifies, assesses and contributes to continuous process improvement and optimization initiatives
• Provides subject matter expertise to hospitals and clinics within their span of control
• Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required with a minimum of 2 years supervisory/management experience
• 5 years working in a healthcare or pharmacy environment with direct patient and clinician contact required
• Active Louisiana Pharmacy Technician License Required, National Certification as a CPhT (or equivalent) preferred
• Prior experience as a licensed pharmacy technician would be optimal in this role
• Experience working within a retail, hospital or provider type setting communicating with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals (preferably in an outpatient or medical clinic setting) is a plus.

What You’ll Get:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance starting day one
• 401(k) with match, 4 weeks PTO, 10 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave, short-term disability, and professional development
• Access to employee resource groups and wellness programs