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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Carlsbad, CA
Carlsbad, California

About this job

You're looking for something bigger for your career. How about inventing the future of health care?  OptumRx is creating an innovative approach to Pharmacy Benefit Management. Here you'll find a professional culture where you can use your talent and our resources to make an impact on a huge scale. With better schedules than retail and more reach than any hospital, you'll open doors for yourself that simply do not exist in any other organization, anywhere. Take this opportunity to start doing your life's best work. (sm)

 

As an Oncology Specialty Pharmacist you will perform various duties related to the clinical oncology program. You'll have a direct impact on the lives of our members as you consult with physicians regarding medications and overall wellness. What makes your pharmacy career greater with OptumRx? You'll work within an incredible team culture; a clinical and business collaboration that is learning and evolving every day.

 

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Primary Responsibilities:


  • Review of oncology drug therapy regimen

  • The review, development, and implementation of oncology clinical programs

  • Oversees the activities of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy clerks and customer service advocates

  • Organizes workload, sets priorities, completes assignments in a timely manner and utilizes resources appropriately while complying with department program standards

  • Performs all duties and functions in compliance with state and federal pharmacy laws and regulations

  • Conforms with and supports department quality assurance and improvement guidelines

  • Work directly with our oncology therapy team of pharmacists, nurses, and technicians

  • Role will include consulting physicians/providers with questions and interpretations of clinical guideline criteria and coverage determinations that have been rendered

  • Role includes consulting with oncology team and/or physicians regarding use of medications and advise of appropriate formulary alternatives when requested

  • Role includes participating in quality improvement and process enhancement projects as assigned by management

  • Dedication to build rapport with coworkers, internal customers, and other departments by demonstrating a strong customer service orientation and a continuous positive image of OptumRx

  • Demonstrate ability to maintain productive working relationships with team members, other internal and external customers, and management team

  • Perform duties related to the fulfillment of prescription orders and other duties as required

Requirements

Required Qualifications:


  • Bachelor of Pharmacy or Pharm D degree

  • Active pharmacist license with no restrictions in state of job location

  • 1+ year of practicing pharmacist experience

  • 1+ year working in the field of oncology or with oncology medication

  • Ability to navigate MS Office and a Windows based environment to include create, edit, save, and send documents utilizing Microsoft Word, Outlook and conduct Internet searches

  • Must be able to work the designated shift and overtime, depending on business needs

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills are required

  • Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills are required

  • Strong customer service orientation and commitment to professionalism is required

  • Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Preferred Qualifications:


  • Pharm.D. degree and completion of Pharmacy Residency

  • Experience developing or operationalizing medication clinical guidelines and/or formulary development

  • Strong drug product and clinical pharmacy knowledge, specifically, but not limited to, the area of oncology

  • Experience working with a PBM company or managed healthcare system

  • Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)


 


 


Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.


 


Job Keywords: BCOP, Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist, Oncology Pharmacist, Specialty Pharmacist, Carlsbad, CA, California, Overland Park, KS, Kansas