Pharmacist - Materials and Medications

Description

Job Summary: The professional will conduct studies, technical opinions, and coding of high-cost medications, advising executive management and engaging with the pharmaceutical industry and suppliers. Key Highlights: 1. Strategic involvement with high-cost medications and pharmacoeconomics 2. Collaboration with executive management and the pharmaceutical industry 3. Participation in standardization and medical audit committees Unimed Goiânia is a physician cooperative founded in 1978, inspired by cooperative principles and the appreciation of physicians. As part of the National Unimed System, it has been delivering humanized, ethical, and high-quality healthcare for over 47 years. With over 2\.900 affiliated physicians, Unimed Goiânia reaffirms its commitment to social medicine, responsibility toward the community, and excellence in patient care—promoting health with respect, cooperation, and innovation. There’s always a new opportunity to demonstrate your unique approach to caring for everyone! **\#THISISTHEPLAN** **Responsibilities and Duties** **Summary Description:** Conduct studies and technical opinions regarding the incorporation of new medications; Perform pharmacoeconomic analyses; Review Unimed Goiânia’s medication list; Advise executive management on questions related to authorization, quantities, and approved values; Address requests from the pharmaceutical industry; Clarify the medication/material coding process; Support training of other colleagues; Monitor invoices submitted for coding of special materials and high-cost medications; Perform coding of high-cost medications and/or materials; Reassess coding requests and correct them when necessary; Provide required documentation for coding; Clarify procedures to stakeholders involved in material and/or medication requests; Receive and/or prepare various documents; Interact with suppliers and representatives from pharmaceutical companies and laboratories; Monitor communication channels; Update medication/material lists; Support development of kits, packages, and/or work protocols; Assist, when needed, in supplier payment processes; Generate and analyze reports and indicators. **Detailed Description:** Monitor and track communication channels to take appropriate actions, such as: SGU \- Interactive chat, GPU, Interface, E\-mails, Teams, Corporate WhatsApp; Archive various documents according to departmental procedures; Advise executive management, management, and/or coordinations on studies of high-cost medications concerning presentation, indication, quantity, and pricing; Advise and substitute immediate leadership upon request; Support the pharmaceutical industry and provide necessary guidance regarding incorporation, supply, and billing of medications; Address diverse administrative needs of the department as assigned by coordination—including relocation between work units if required; Interact with laboratory and/or supplier representatives, requesting required documentation per Cooperative criteria to ensure collaboration with reputable suppliers; Address, resolve, and clarify diverse requests arising from interactions with providers, affiliated physicians, suppliers, and/or other Unimeds within the system; Serve as a member of the TNUMM Committee / Member of the TNUMM Subgroup – STABILITY TABLE; Support medical audit in clarifying diverse administrative process-related questions; Assist in developing protocols and work instructions; Clarify questions for less experienced colleagues; Evaluate medication prescriptions and advise physicians on possible substitutions with standardized medications; Correct and reassess the coding process for both local beneficiaries and inter-system exchanges; Develop kits, protocols, and/or packages of materials and/or medications for procedure composition; Prepare technical opinions on the incorporation of new medications; Prepare, receive, and send documents, declarations, internal notices, and various correspondence to respective departments; Generate and analyze various reports related to departmental activities; Maintain absolute confidentiality of any information accessed during job performance; Participate in committees dedicated to discussing standardizations requested by hospital representative entities; Provide required documentation and/or clarifications to affiliated physicians, providers, beneficiaries, and/or other Unimeds in inter-system exchanges—such as reports, expert opinions, images, etc.—as requested by auditing physicians or during inter-system exchange processes; Update/maintain and cross-reference medication lists/spreadsheets based on information from Unimed do Brasil and/or ANS; Perform other duties relevant to the position as directed by the department manager. **Requirements and Qualifications** **Position: 11012603 Pharmacist \- Materials and Medications** **Required Qualifications:** * Completed undergraduate degree in Pharmacy; * Active CRF\-GO registration; * Basic Microsoft Office proficiency; * Experience in pharmacoeconomics, healthcare services, health plans, medication regulation, and ANS regulations. **Desired Competencies and Knowledge:** * Familiarity with legislation: Law 9656 / RN 566\-2022 Service Response Timelines / RN 395 \- Procedure Requests and Authorizations / RN 465 \- Utilization Guidelines (and all subsequent updates and replacements); * National Interchange Manual \- MIN; * Medical and Nursing Audit Manual \- MAME; * Federal Council of Medicine Resolution No. 1\.614/2001; * Medical Ethics Code and other official regulatory documents; * Feasibility Analysis; * Writing and text composition skills; * Knowledge of TNUMM and CTNPM. **Work Location and Schedule:** * UNIMED\-GOIANIA \> CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE UNIMED \- Av. T\-7, 470 \- St. Bueno, Goiânia – GO. * Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. **Additional Information** **Benefits:** * Meal and food allowance: R$1\.276,29; * Unimed health and dental plan; * Educational incentives; * Transportation allowance; * Health and Well-being initiatives; * Unimed University; * Wellhub (well-being benefit); * Structured career development plan; * Benefits offered by the Employees’ Association; * Individual Development Plan (PDI); * Breakfast or snack. #### **Our Mission** #### **To promote health through excellence in services, generating value and satisfaction for affiliated physicians and our customers while fulfilling our socio-environmental role with respect for cooperative principles.** #### **Our Vision** #### **To be a financially sustainable cooperative, achieving customer, physician, employee, and provider satisfaction.** #### **Our Values** #### **Ethics** #### **Transparency** #### **Integrity** #### **Quality** #### **Respect for Cooperative Principles** #### **Socio-environmental Responsibility