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McKesson is in the business of better health and we touch the lives of patients in virtually every aspect of healthcare. At McKesson Canada, we touch the lives of 12 million Canadians every day. We carry more than 35,000 products in 12 distribution centers and ultimately provide distribution to 6,300 retail pharmacies, 1,350 hospitals, long-term care centers, clinics and institutions all over Canada. But we’re so much more than a distribution company. We’ve automated 2,500 retail pharmacies and dispense over 100 million doses a year through our automation solutions. Manufacturers, healthcare providers and patients count on us for a full range of services that contribute to the quality and safety of care for us all.
At McKesson Canada, you’ll help us carry out our mission to improve lives and advance healthcare. Working here is your opportunity to shape an industry that’s vital to us all.

JOB SUMMARY

The Bilingual Sr. Patient Services Specialist is an integral part of the Patient Services team, responsible for the coordination and delivery of services related to the patient support programs offered by McKesson Specialty. The role involves interactions with patients, insurance companies, pharmacies, physicians and other health care professionals (HCPs) to introduce certain therapies in adults and explore and obtain coverage for the prescribed medication. The role involves understanding and adherence to corporate, divisional, departmental and program specific standard operating procedures.
Anticipated Contract End Date: July 31, 2025

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• RN with the College of Nurses of Québec, Canada (must be a member in good standing)
• Valid Driver’s License, current auto insurance policy and access to reliable transportation, for regional travel
• 1+ years of case/patient management experience/health service experience

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as the main point of contact for the program, doctors and the injection clinics.
• Be the subject matter expert for the prescribed medication and introduce this therapy to other clinics
• Perform HCP and patient registration activities, according to program protocols and applicable departmental procedures
• Review, analyze and validate information provided by patients and HCPs for accuracy and completeness to ensure initiation of services
• Follow the program protocols to ensure that the most appropriate next step is scheduled to ensure continuity of service delivery to HCPs and patients
• Process data entry activities of pertinent information received at different points of contact during the delivery of program services
• Provide answers to general inquiry calls submitted via telephone, web-based platforms or in person, on program services, disease state or product related questions, based on information provided as part of the program materials
• Perform surveys on patients and other program users, based on documentation provided and perform data entry activities on information received
• Liaise with physicians’ offices, infusion services providers and other parties to provide comprehensive and coordinated service to patients and physicians
• Receive, record and report Adverse Events, as per program working instructions
• Perform Pharmacovigilance surveillance activities
• Coordinate program activities and interdisciplinary interactions and work directly with clinics to provide support and ongoing collaboration for delivery of program services
• Have expertise in one or more job functions within Patient Services group, mentoring, training and monitoring that area of responsibility
• Participate in quality monitoring of services delivered, as assigned by departmental Manager
• Other duties as assigned

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adhere to professional standards as prescribed by the professional associations and McKesson as applicable
• Participate and assist in departmental continuous improvement activities related to process, quality, training
• Participate in the development of reports and tools for identifying signals that will flag misunderstanding, misconduct, fraud or other out of protocol program participant related incidents
• Assist with reviews of aggregate data to identify program trends and communicate these trends appropriately
• Maintain program data accuracy through review of program documentation for completeness and consistency