Role is work from home with work done out in the field as well.

This role requires full vaccination against COVID 19

JOB SUMMARY:

Acts as liaison between PAH centers, pulmonary physician practices, hospitals, AHG branch and sales team. Serves as primary resource for high volume regional PAH referral sources. Provides educational support and training to personnel and outside agencies, and institutions to ensure staff competency. Provides therapy specific training to patients as needed. Attends clinical support meetings with the Pulmonary Hypertension Support Group. Attends and represents company in national cardiopulmonary meetings.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Coordinates and provides patient, caregiver, and staff training and continuous clinical support for institutions and related clinical disciplines, including PAH disease process, treatment modalities, related drug administration education and pump operation. Act as regional PAH resource for branches.

Act as primary liaison and clinical sales support between Cardiac, Rheumatology and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) centers, physician practices, hospitals and division to facilitate communication between supplier and distributor. Attends and represents division at meetings for PAH product lines.

Visits physician(s) and PAH treatment centers to facilitate referral process and support communications locally and regionally between division and center. Perform case management for caseload of patients at major treatment center(s). Facilitates regular patient case conference meetings between physician groups and branches.

Supports product implementation and launch of new PAH product lines.

Assists with PAH presentations. Accountable for coordinating and working with cardiopulmonary sales, Regional Team and branch clinical team in facilitating new cardiopulmonary business.

Obtains clinical documentation from referral sources to obtain financial and clinical clearance from payor for PAH therapies, including new and existing clients.

Participates in conference calls reporting on referrals and updating Cardiopulmonary Team on area information/data relative to PAH. Attends regional/national sales and clinical meetings as requested.

Identifies and reports contract issues, threats, and opportunities to management.

Provide quantitative data reflecting the scope and impact of the job – such as budget managed, sales/revenues, profit, clients served, adjusted scripts, etc.

Solves complex problems and takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions. Works independently with guidance in only the most complex situations. Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on projects. Interacts with senior external personnel on significant matters often require coordination between organizations. Guides the successful completion of major programs and may function in a prone leadership role. Erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in failure to achieve major organizational objectives.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse license required

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or equivalent; Master’s degree in nursing preferred

Minimum of 3 years’ experience in clinical nursing

Proficiency with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint; proficiency in Access preferred.

Strong technical aptitude.

Collegial work style; team-oriented.

Ability to align efforts effectively with other work groups.

Energetic, self-motivated, engaging individual; ability to impact and influence employees at all organizational levels.

Effective conflict management skills. Professional, positive demeanor. Problem solving and project management skills.

Strong leadership ability

Understanding of legal and regulatory issues

Ability to train others; ability to maintain confidentiality; Analyze information, target trends; Compile data and statistics; Conduct meetings; Customer service focus; Counsel patients; Develop/maintain a cross section of networks; internal and external customer intermediary; Negotiation skills; Organize people and systems to achieve goals; Strong oral, written communication and organizational skills; Well-developed interpersonal skills

This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.

About Cigna

Cigna Corporation exists to improve lives. We are a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. Together, with colleagues around the world, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions. Through our unmatched expertise, bold action, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, we are a force of health services innovation. When you work with us, or one of our subsidiaries, you’ll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich people’s lives. What difference will you make?

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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