Pharmacy Program Coordinator - Specialty Pharmacy

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it?s just one of the many reasons we?ve achieved our six-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of premier healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you?ll have everything you need to do something incredible-for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why we are tied #1 in California and ten years in a row on the "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll.

The Specialty Pharmacist Coordinator at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA is responsible for leading excellence for our growing specialty pharmacy program. The Specialty Pharmacy Coordinator is responsible for the development, and implementation of pharmacy services that advance clinical, operational, financial, safety, and regulatory performance, with a specific focus on specialty pharmacy and ambulatory pharmacy analytics and reporting. Under the direction of the Pharmacy Manager, the coordinator applies data-driven methodologies to improve specialty pharmacy operations and monitor payer formulary and access changes. This position ensures compliance with accreditation standards and serves as a bridge between clinical pharmacy practice and enterprise business objectives to improve patient access and sustainable program development. In addition, responsibilities include identifying prescribing trends, monitoring specialty pharmacy capture rates and growth opportunities, performing analytics and financial reporting (including revenue and cost-savings analyses), overseeing billing for pharmacist services, monitoring quality and safety outcomes, engaging with external stakeholders regarding payer and limited distribution drug access, and managing data reporting to third parties such as accreditation bodies, drug manufacturers, payers, and contract pharmacies.

Why work here?

Beyond outstanding employee benefits (including health, vision, dental and life and insurance) we take pride in hiring the best employees. Our accomplished and compassionate staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation.

Educational Requirements:

• Graduate Degree - Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy - Minimum.
• Post Graduate Year PGY1 and/or PGY2 residency or Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership residency.

Licenses and Certifications:

• California Pharmacist license.

What Else Are We Looking For?

• Minimum of 2-year experience in outpatient pharmacy setting; specialty pharmacy experience preferred.
• Previous experience in Specialty or Outpatient Pharmacy business operations, financial analytics and reporting preferred
• Patient Experience: Possesses excellent patient service skills prioritizing patient care needs to support safe effective medication use.
• Team Skills: Collaborates effectively with internal teams and stakeholders to achieve program goals.
• Business Development: Demonstrates understanding of importance of identifying opportunities to grow the specialty pharmacy.
• Analytical: Apply critical thinking to analyze and interpret information and/or data. Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative information for decision support.
• Analytical: Demonstrates good decision-making/problem solving skills. Exhibits good clinical reasoning skills and judgments in managing patients with the highest medical complexity/acuity.
• Communication: Ability to convey and/or receive written/verbal information to/from various audiences in different formats. Communicates effectively and engages in positive inter/intra departmental interaction with peers, physicians, staff and patients.
• Project Management: Initiate, plan, design, implement, and monitor project(s) Ability to manage projects, establish timeliness, analyze data relevant to areas of responsibility. Ability to function independently, ability to plan, organize, direct, monitor and evaluate assigned work.
• Budgetary & Financial: Possesses fiscal management skills and proven track record to prepare, monitor and control budgetary expenses and generate revenue.
• Regulatory: Ability to interpret and apply knowledge of State, Federal and Agency standards to comply with regulations.
• Technical: Ability to learn and adapt to the use of software, technology, and automated information systems in daily practice.

Physical Demands:

• Frequent sitting; walking, bending; reaching, occasional pushing, pulling, lifting of materials up to 50 pounds.
• Responsiveness to auditory alarms and communication devices including, telephones, pagers, fire alarms, and mechanical failure alarms.
• Sufficient mobility to access equipment, patients, and other customers.
• Able to read information on medication labels.