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General Summary of Position
MedStar Health is actively recruiting for a few Revenue Integrity Pharmacists to join our team.
Collaborates with providers and revenue cycle team to ensure safe and effective use of specialty medications at infusion centers by reviewing the order and evaluating clinical guidelines, formulary protocols, payor preference, and appropriate clinical documentation aligning to the medical necessity to obtain authorizations promptly. With clinical knowledge, serves as a liaison between healthcare providers and the revenue cycle team in improving efficiencies and reducing denials.
Primary Responsibilities
-Validates the appropriate clinical documentation against the medical necessity and develops initiatives with providers to align the documentation with the payor requirements.
- Identifies, analyzes, and researches frequent root causes of denials and develops corrective action plans in collaboration with the revenue cycle team and providers
- Serves as a liaison between the central revenue cycle authorization team and clinical departments to enhance providers' awareness of improving efficiencies and reducing denials.
- Collaborates with the central revenue cycle team in quality improvement initiatives.
- Develops and sustains routine communication channels with the revenue cycle, billing, and information systems departments and ensures clarity, consistency, and accuracy around the pharmacy reimbursement and revenue cycle.
- Maintains current knowledge of payor and regulatory guidelines for medical insurance claims processing, medical terminology, CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10 codes in obtaining insurance authorization and reimbursement.
Qualifications
Doctoral degree in Pharmacy Required
3-4 years Pharmacist experience in a hospital setting required
3-4 years Ambulatory infusion pharmacy experience is highly preferred
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to exercise independent judgment
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work with individuals from multiple departments
Knowledge of medical billing and revenue cycle activities
Clinical knowledge in oncology and other specialty diseases
Active Maryland or District of Columbia pharmacist license required
Eligibility for reciprocity to surrounding states, as required for practice
BPS-approved certification in one or more specialty areas preferred
Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency or equivalent preferred
This position has a hiring range of $118,331 - $218,171
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