Pharmacist 3

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Pharmacist 3

Salary

$7,682.00 - $13,825.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

MVA/SP/198896

Department

LDH-Medical Vendor Administration

Opening Date

08/19/2024

Closing Date

9/18/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.

LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.

This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Medical Vendor Administration / Director's Office/Executive Management Team / East Baton Rouge Parish

Announcement Number: MVA/SP/198896

Cost Center: 3052010100

Position Number: 50560114

This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Probationary appointment, Promotional appointment, Detail to Special Duty or WAE Appointment.

Please note Part-time WAE appointments are temporary and may last up to a year. Employees can only work a total of 1,245 hours within a 12-month period.

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Occupational Summary

The Louisiana Department of Health's Pharmacy Section is responsible for the development, implementation and administration of the Medicaid pharmacy operations within the Bureau of Health Services Financing (BHSF). The Pharmacy staff are charged with the responsibility of assuring access to quality pharmacy services while maintain efficiencies in operation, service and cost. Multiple initiatives are in place in the pharmacy program to achieve recipient access to appropriate medications, administrative simplification, provider collaboration and savings.

The pharmacy program staff monitors the Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee process, Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Board process, the Single Preferred Drug List (PDL) process, the pharmacy rebate program, pharmacy provider enrollment process, provider portal enrollment process, pharmacy vendor contracts, implements federal and state regulations with rule making and State Plan Amendments and review and approve Managed Care Organizations (MCO) and Magellan Medicaid Management (MMA) policies, procedures and clinical medical drug policy.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

Participates in the daily operations of the Pharmacy Program.

Assist pharmacy staff in managing and ensuring compliance with multiple contractors, state and federal regulations, and provider and recipient assistance with claims, coordinate legislative requests/proposed legislation and implement P&T and DUR program changes.

Support pharmacy staff in developing, implementing and maintaining pharmacy policies and procedures.

Provide support to pharmacy staff in communicating and collaborating with federal officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), state and federal legislators and legislative auditors, professional experts, and clinicians.

Assist pharmacy staff with pharmacy provider enrollment and the provider portal enrollment process with the recent rebaseline initiative. The rebaseline initiative includes pharmacy providers and medical providers. The MCOs and MMA will be required to adhere to provider rebaseline requirements to allow pharmacy claims to be paid.

Support pharmacy staff in managing the MCO single PBM for accurate PDL & DUR program changes, pharmacy reimbursement, and claims processing.

Provide support to pharmacy staff in monitoring contract compliance, the single PBM timely response to recipient and provider issues and review and approve the single PBM policy and procedures.

Assist the single PBM and MCO staff with beneficiary eligibility issues such as third party liability (TPL) and accurate enrollment segments to assure Medicaid beneficiaries have access to appropriate life-saving medications.

Performs other pharmacy related program activities as requested by Pharmacy staff.

Registered pharmacist with a Louisiana state license in good standing is required.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

A resume upload willNOTpopulate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Shambrielle Pooler

Shambrielle.Pooler@la.gov

LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES

BATON ROUGE, LA 70821

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice pharmacy plus two years of experience as a licensed pharmacist.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

A master's degree in pharmacy will substitute for one year of the required experience.

A doctorate in pharmacy will substitute for the two years of required experience.

Completion of an accredited pharmacy residency program will substitute for the two years of required experience.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To perform professional level pharmacy tasks.

Level of Work:

Advanced.

Supervision Received:

General from a Pharmacist 4 or other high-level health care personnel.

Supervision Exercised:

May exercise functional supervision over pharmacist interns and lower-level pharmacy support personnel.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from the Pharmacist 2 by the presence of advanced duties and/or lead-worker responsibilities.

Differs from Pharmacist 4 by the absence of supervisory duties.

Differs from Pharmacist 5-A by the absence of serving as a pharmacist-in-charge.

Examples of Work

Dispense drugs to wards, clinics, and clients using proper pharmacy procedure.

Assure the monitoring and evaluation, with medical staff input, of the quality and appropriateness of patient services provided by the pharmaceutical department or service.

Prepare IV piggybacks, large volume parental, chemotherapy solutions, and parental nutrition hyperalimentation solutions.

Participate in patient care rounds to provide drug information regarding therapeutics and medical problems or questions.

Assist in instructing and training staff Pharmacists, residents, and medical and other health care students in therapeutics and clinical pharmacy functions.

Participate in aspects of hospital quality assurance program relating to drug utilization and effectiveness.

Provide drug monitoring services which may include monitoring pharmacokinetic drug levels.

Instruct patient or appropriate nursing staff personnel who advise patient, verbally or in writing, on importance, correct use, and possible side effects of medication to be taken following discharge, in accordance with physician's instructions or written medical staff policy.

Reviews patient's drug regimen for potential interaction, interferences, or incompatibilities prior to dispensing drugs to patient, resolves irregularities with prescribing physician, and notifies nursing service and hospital administration when appropriate.

Collect information in the pharmaceutical department/service, or through hospital quality assurance program, concerning aspects of pharmaceutical services.

Assess data to identify problems in patient care and opportunities to improve care.

Determine usage patterns for drugs according to clinical department or individual prescribers and assists in setting drug use criteria.

Communicate new product information to nursing service and other hospital personnel, as required.

Participate in meetings of the pharmacy and therapeutics committee and implements decisions of that committee.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

• Mardi Gras,

• Good Friday,

• Memorial Day,

• Independence Day,

• Labor Day,

• Veteran's Day,

• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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  Do you possess a current Louisiana license to practice pharmacy?

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  If yes, please list the license number, original issue date, and expiration date of your license. If no, please type "N/A".

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State of Louisiana

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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