Pharmacist Coordinator - 340B Programs

Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve. Summary: Serves as the program coordinator and liaison for 340B-related matters in conjunction with the Pharmacy Manager. Serves as a 340B compliance expert on 340B Program details, policies, and procedures. Acts as the liaison with stakeholder departments to ensure 340B Program integrity. Supports oversight and leadership from the Department of Pharmacy for the 340B Program. Assists the Pharmacy Manager with leading the organization's 340B oversight committee, which includes members from senior leadership, pharmacy, compliance, legal, and finance. Provides expertise with the 340B Program to staff and participants regarding ongoing compliance. Develops and maintains internal relationships (accounting, legal, national) and external relationships (wholesalers, manufacturers, contract pharmacies, and third-party administrator [TPA] vendors) as needed. Actively supports and participates in processes related to the implementation of new 340B processes. Responsibilities: • Ensures that policies and procedures are developed, implemented, and maintained according to organizational, regional, national, state, and federal requirements and guidelines and are approved by the institution's legal department. • Establishes, maintains, and supports consistent policies and procedures for the System 340B Programs Team to ensure optimal productivity and efficiency. • Maintains training and competency materials for all employees who work with the 340B Program. • Supports program level management as well as shift specific management in areas of responsibility. Performs supervisory responsibilities through selection, training, evaluating, counseling, and corrective action of staff. • Responsible for supporting day-to-day management, compliance review, and operations of clinic-administered medications in eligible locations, mixed-use areas managed by split-billing software, outpatient prescriptions fulfilled by an owned pharmacy, and outpatient prescriptions fulfilled by a contract 340B pharmacy. • Ensures evaluations of gaps at the covered entity level and assists in providing the tools necessary to be compliant with the 340B Program. • Coordinates independent 340B Program compliance audits and executes associated corrective action plans. • Monitors and assesses 340B guidance and/or rule changes, including, but not limited to, HRSA/OPA rules and Medicaid changes. • Routinely monitors industry publications and websites as well as the professional media, literature, and peers to ensure that the institution has the latest information regarding interpretations, rulings, suggestions, and advanced ideas for improving participation. • Strongly encouraged to achieve and maintain Achievement of Apexus Advanced 340B Certificate within 12 months of employment. • Ensures that the 340B pharmacy program is continuously compliant with 340B federal regulations. Other Information Other information: Education Requirements: PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree. Licensure/Certification Requirements: Active pharmacist licensure with the NC Board of Pharmacy or obtainable before initiation of employment. Professional Experience Requirements: Two years of prior pharmacist experience or equivalent required. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Experience in 340B preferred. Apexus Advanced 340B Certificate strongly preferred. Job Details Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: Shared Services Organization Unit: Pharmacy 340B Programs Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00 Salary Range: $54.81 - $78.79 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type: Remote Work Schedule: Day Job Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity. Employment Type: Apply tot his job