SHONFONYA DIONNE HARRELL
shonfonyadharrell@gmail
SUMMARY: Pharmacy/ HealthCare Professional with over twenty (20) years of experience in Outpatient/Inpatient Pharmacy Services, HMO, Medicare medical and pharmacy claims processing and review, Coverage Determinations, Appeals and Grievances, CMS Medicaid/ Medicare Guidelines, NCQA Accreditation processes, Plan Audits looking to continue to grow in healthcare knowledge and serve people. SKILLS:
● Experienced facilitator of training, meetings and recording meeting minutes
● Knowledge of reporting drug risk analysis, poly pharmacy, medication therapy management
● Skilled in Commercial and Medicaid/Medicare processes
● Project Management and ability to prioritize /multi-task
● Ability to lead, plan, organize, direct, and manage projects.
● Ability to develop, lead and contribute to process improvement projects.
● Excellent communication skills with the ability to understand, interpret, and communicate ideas.
● Strong familiarity and use of existing software packages (Access, Adobe Pro, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.).
● Critical thinking, problem solving
● Ability to effectively interface with employees at all levels. PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
04/2023 to 9/2023 Landmark Health (w United Healthcare) Associate Pharmacy Coordinator
● Responsible for maintaining and restocking medications and supplies for providers in assigned territory
● Organize and maintains a consistent stock of inventory by ordering and receiving stock
● Ensures accuracy of the digital vs the physical inventory on hand
● Ensure provider compliance by tracking medication and supply usage and documentation
● Maintain a medical refrigerator, document daily temperatures, and download temperature reports. Provide support to the market during annual flu campaign
● Provide support to the pharmacist and market pharmacy team for clinical pharmacy programs by completing phone calls, faxing patients, providers, pharmacies and/or health plans
● Call and follow up with patients as directed by the pharmacist and will relay findings to pharmacist
● Contact and follow-up with community providers and prescribers via fax and phone regarding pharmacist recommendations, track status, triage pharmacy fax inbox for responses
● Contact community pharmacies to verify co-pays and/or to investigate medication access issues on behalf of patients
● Educates patients on pharmacy-based rules related to medication resources or assistance program
● Provide support and guidance to patients and the market on medication adherence by actively communicating pill packaging, home delivery, and mail order solutions
● Executes and maintains reports and mail patient education to patients
● Triage incoming Landmark Pharmacy tasks and referrals and track status
● Perform other duties and projects as assigned
09/2021 to 1/2023 Zing Healthcare
Pharmacy Coordinator
● Develops and maintains subject matter related to Medicare Part D topics as it relates to the content in the annual beneficiary materials.
● Responds to inquiries from Customer Service, Care Management and UM to assist in servicing member needs
● Maintains annual required Medicare Part D beneficiary materials for all plans.
● Provides operational support for various processes, including fulfillment of ad hoc member material requests, general member materials support, Star Ratings reporting support, weekly HPMS memo support, and other processes.
● Develops, modifies, and improves business processes and policies.
● Employs a “hands on” approach to issue identification and resolution. Utilizes various tools to proactively monitor data quality.
03/2020 to 10/2021 BCBSM/Blue Care Network Medicare Advantage Clinical Helpdesk Quality Analyst/Trainer
● Create and Train department SOPs
● New hire Training (in person classroom/virtual)
● Helpdesk Team Call monitoring QA
● System case data entry QA
● Coaching and development
● IRE submissions
● Part D Benefits review and counseling
● Overall Member/Provider Team support for Part D Helpdesk Techs 10/2013 to 3/2020 BCBSM/Blue Care Network Medicare Advantage Clinical Helpdesk
● Intake, review and complete all requests for pharmacy coverage determinations.
● Medicare Case preparation for independent review entity related to aged Coverage determination cases (Cases not meeting CMS timeframes).
● Respond to inquiries from Customer Service, Grievance and Appeal and Provider Affairs related to the coverage determinations.
● Grievance and Appeals
● Research best practices and emerging trends in employee education and training
● Maintains strict confidentiality
● Works with minimal supervision
● Measures and evaluates training outcomes and effectiveness of training 12/10 to 12/13 United Healthcare Community Plan
Professional Provider Representative
● Completed Primary Care Physician updates and changes
● Answered telephone customer service for provider offices, hospitals and nursing facilities,
Retrieve and enter faxed, telephoned, and e-mailed medication requests
● Detailed claim status for medical providers
● Complete data entry of authorizations requests for Pharmacy insurance claims
● Act as telephone customer service assistance for patient, pharmacy and physician related to medication rejections in claims systems 01/06 to 12/10 Health Plan of Michigan
Pharmacy Technician II
● Lead Pharmacy Technician
● Facilitate and Coordinate meetings and training
● Maintain departmental meeting minutes, Desk Levels and Policy and Procedure
● Clinical and Administrative Support for Director of Pharmacy
● Daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting on drug risk analysis, poly pharmacy and ER use
● Data entry of authorization requests for Pharmacy/Medical insurance claims,
● Maintain health plan Medication Formulary updates, ensuring all changes relayed in a timely manner to PBM, Physicians and Members
● Training of new staff on all Pharmacy systems
● Maintain contact with interdepartmental management and clinical staff to determine needs, resolve problems, improve processes, and promote effective drug therapy
● Create and maintain pharmacy/medical reports necessary for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee meetings
● Maintain health plan Controlled Substance Lock-In program
● Educate and assist patients in securing routine and preventive appointments with their primary care physician (PCP) and/or specialist as well as the proper use of network services, proper use of ER services, prenatal care, immunizations, and other services 01/02 to 01/06 Great Lakes Health Plan
Pharmacy/ ER Care Coordinator
● Monitoring of appropriate coverage determinations within the Pharmacy Specialty Injectable and Infusion program delegated to the contracted PBM
● Daily, monthly, quarterly reporting for patient drug risk analysis
● Maintain health plan Pharmacy Formulary updates through on-line services, ensuring all changes relayed in a timely manner to PBM, Physicians and Members
● Managed High-Risk Patient ER/MTM Program
● Facilitate appropriate dis-enrollments due to noncompliance with medical and pharmacy services
● Maintain relationships with management and clinical staff to determine needs, resolve member issues, improve processes, and promote effective drug therapy
● Weekly analysis of Help Desk Telephone Statistics and Patient/Provider Claims Reimbursements, and adhoc reports
● Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee member
● Resolution of Pharmacy related complaints and grievances in support of the Medical Director/Physician Reviewer
● Training of physicians and pharmacist on procedures and formulary updates
● Assist with telephone customer service for patient, pharmacy and physician related to medication rejections in claims system
● Enter non-formulary medication requests and new patient enrollment data 01/97 to 01/02 CVS Pharmacy
Lead Pharmacy Technician
● Completed payroll and scheduling for pharmacy techs
● Ordered medication stock for various CVS locations
● Processed prescriptions, counting and labeling
● Completed customer service/drop off and cashiering