Bilingual Nurse Case Manager (1-Year Contract)

at  McKesson

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JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the Supervisor, the Patient Experience Navigator plays a vital role in the support for our patients within the patient assistance program. They will be responsible for managing all aspects of program support for assigned physicians or centers (hospital or clinics) in each geographical area and ensures that patients are provided easy access to the support program and access to their drug therapy. The Patient Experience Navigator will work directly within the reimbursement specialist to help secure funding as well as continuing to build a rapport with clinics and physicians.

COMMUNICATION & SOFT SKILLS

• Effective interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to build and maintain professional, yet empathetic relationships;
• Lead difficult conversations with key stakeholders and patients
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, bilingualism is preferred
• Thrives in a team-oriented environment
• Excellent presentation skills, both face to face and virtual

REQUIREMENTS

• Motivated, personable and agile personality with experience in stakeholder management and patient care
• 5-7 years of case/patient management experience/health service experience
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with a winning customer service attitude and professional phone etiquette
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) Bilingualism (E/F) is an asset
• Extensive knowledge of the MS therapeutic area is an asset
• Flexibility to travel across North America (approx. 30% travel depending on site assignment)
• Ability to flex with working hours
  We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson’s pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

• Perform HCP and patient registration activities, according to program protocols and applicable departmental procedures
• 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 or web-based platforms on program services, disease state or product related questions, based on information provided as part of the program materials
• Provide medical support to patients and health care providers, including but not limited to education on specific diseases and therapies and disease management;
• Prepare for and attend extensive, specialized training sessions for specific therapies provided by the pharmaceutical team
• Telephone support in a live inbound/outbound call center (including maintenance calls and adherence support both inbound and outbound as needed);
• Understand the patient’s healthcare plan and provide opportunity for the patient to access support beyond program medication.
• Administer and adhere to case-management protocols, including clinical monitoring, data collection, on-going patient follow-up, compliance, therapy disruption/discontinuation monitoring, adverse event reporting and liaison with primary healthcare providers;
• Work directly with the reimbursement specialist and the physician to secure funding for their patient’s therapies; assist with alternative funding searches when needed;
• Attend patient meetings, conferences as needed to increase knowledge in order to better support and educate patients
• Identify and report AE’s to health Canada, Med Info and enter source system and third-party system