Academic Detailer Pharmacist - Philadelphia, PA

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Job Description
- Academic Detailer Pharmacist
- Philadelphia, PA preferred (2382310)

Academic Detailer Pharmacist
- Philadelphia, PA preferred - 2382310

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities.

Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Academic Detailer Pharmacist will independently engage community-based physicians and medical group administrators in an educational capacity with the goals of:

• Driving adherence to evidence-based medicine guidelines
• Supporting medication adherence
• Supporting prescribing of lower cost alternatives

As part of their daily responsibilities, this individual will work under the guidance and direction of their health plan partner to successfully drive initiatives and engage providers.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely
* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

• Plan weekly activities, summarize outcomes and detail actionable items from activities
• Engage top prescribers through face-to-face visits, telephonic outreach, and fax/mail intervention to provide them with key feedback on their prescribing patterns, including benchmarks against relevant peer groups
• Review prescriber-specific opportunities to improve care on behalf of members
• Develop and manage the client relationship with your health plan partner by employing effective communication, utilizing professional acumen, and incorporating drug expertise
• Apply marketing/consultation techniques in promotion of national practice guidelines for clinical effectiveness and safety
• Participate in the development of reports providing comparative data on prescribing practices
• Participate in the development of outcome reports to track the success of interventions
• Analyze data to track and trend program impact and identify areas of opportunity to improve the program
• Function with high level of urgency in all business responses- internal and external
• Receive training and materials from health plan partners to disseminate to practices, including handouts, provider reports, and other desired collateral
• Provide monthly progress updates during health plan partner hosted meetings
• Provide annual presentation of each year’s activities and outcomes
• Assist with providing data and feedback to truly change provider’s behavior and achieve results
• Build collaborative and trusting relationships with the providers. Work as a clinical liaison between health plan partners and providers
• Maintain confidentiality and use only the minimum amount of protected health information (PHI) necessary to accomplish job related responsibilities. This position may require PHI or other confidential information be taken outside the office or accessed from home electronically. The Academic Detailer Pharmacist is responsible for safeguarding this information in accordance with all HIPAA policies and regulations
• Actively contribute to staff meetings, quality work groups, client discussions, and departmental initiatives by sharing insights, best practices, outcomes, challenges, and opportunities to enhance provider engagement and overall effectiveness
• Support formal and informal training, mentoring, and professional development initiatives by developing…