Confident Therapy Access Manager promoting effective communication, relationship building and time management skills. Offering over 10 years of expertise in patient support roles and navigating the everchanging payer landscape. Driven and talented leader with aptitude for teamwork.
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
11.2019 - Current
Equip HCPs and their staff, through education, to navigate the access and payer approval process, identify access barriers that the HCP must act to overcome, and highlight HCP actions that support access to therapy
Develop and execute an education plan consisting of prioritized activities to best educate the HCPs in territory
Monitor, analyze, and triage situations which may adversely impact patient access to therapy
Liaise with entire Market Access department, other internal groups including sales, and medical groups, and HCPs to identify and resolve trending issues regarding patient access to therapies
Serve as a member of the Training Liaison and Marketing Liaison Team
Educate HCPs regarding the access and payer approval process for Actelion therapies
Serve as subject matter expert for internal stakeholders and external HCPs regarding education on Medicare treatment guidelines, Medicaid Managed Care, commercial plans, PBM designs, policy changes, formulary status and the impact of healthcare reform on PAH coverage
Maintain and share relevant information regarding account contacts, prior authorization requirements, trends, competitive intelligence, etc
With the Market Access Department
Educate peers in the Customer Care Area about various elements of Market Access, including reimbursement, medical coverage policies and medical versus pharmacy benefit designs
Execute business in accordance with the highest ethical, legal, and compliance standards, including timely and successful completion of all required training
Pulmonary Disease Navigator/Pulmonary Hypertension Program Coordinator
AnMed Health
07.2016 - 11.2019
Responsible for development and maintenance of Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Received accreditation from PHA (Pulmonary Hypertension Association) for Regional Clinical Program
1 of 8 in United States
Reimbursement expertise by understanding coverage policy of the insured; navigating prior authorization and appeal process for all PAH related drugs
Serve as the Outpatient Respiratory Disease Transitional Care Coordinator, includes development and implementation of patient centered discharge pathway to support self-management of COPD to prevent readmissions
Clinical Liaison
Regency Hospital Company
06.2015 - 07.2016
Work with physicians, discharge planners, and patient families to plan the best continuum of care for post-ICU patients
Perform clinical assessments of referred patients, then counsel with patient families to assist them in making the best care decisions for their loved-one
Partner with hospital case managers to create smooth patient transfer processes and to help remove payer-related and operational barriers to getting appropriate patients into this highly effective level of care
Clinical Manager - Respiratory Care
AnMed Health
05.2009 - 06.2015
Managing a staff of up to 15 respiratory therapists, including hiring, orienting, educating, mentoring, scheduling, team building, competency reviews, continuing education, and performance evaluations
Coordinating with physicians to develop protocols, arrange for care plans, and maximize quality care
Delivering all modes of respiratory therapy to patients in all patient care areas per hospital protocol
Evaluating customer service through daily rounding, anticipating and acting to prevent potential customer service problems, and providing service recovery as necessary
Representing the respiratory department on multidisciplinary project teams
Acquiring and analyzing data including charting audits, clinical indicators, and regulatory compliance audits and implementing tools to maximize performance
Respiratory Care Practitioner
AnMed Health
01.2007 - 05.2009
Delivering all modes of respiratory therapy to patients in all patient care areas per hospital protocol
Serving as charge therapist in absence of clinical manager
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Piedmont Technical College
01.2009 - 01.2009
Instructed students on the basics of Respiratory Care and communication skills in the hospital setting
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