[Hiring] Certified Pharmacy Technician @AnewHealth

Role Description

Pharmacy Technicians in our Patient Care Center of Excellence may hold multiple duties to ensure ExactCare’s patients receive quality care out of their pharmacy services. They will work in a closed-door pharmacy environment, spending their time speaking with patients, doctors, and facilities on the phone in addition to the outlined job duties and responsibilities.

Job duties will vary from phone work and navigating multiple pharmacy software systems to supporting the various stages of patient care/contact. These areas of responsibility will fluctuate based on organizational needs, allowing the Pharmacy Technician to develop multiple skillsets.

This is an office (or remote) based, cubicle environment, allowing the Pharmacy Technician to provide an exceptional patient experience. ExactCare Pharmacy provides a fast-paced, high energy environment, allowing Pharmacy Technicians to excel in many areas with a focus on phone-based pharmacy work.

Responsibilities

• Providing an exceptional customer service experience each day in a phone-based environment.
• Enter a high volume of data; processing prescription information with speed and accuracy.
• Utilizing sound drug knowledge to effectively receive prescription authorizations, clarifications, or transfers.
• Perform claim adjudication and auditing duties such as prior authorizations, billing, and eligibility checks, requiring outbound calls to patients.
• Working through current case queues to problem solve for patient care issues.
• Serving as a liaison between the clinical pharmacists and other medical professionals on patients’ behalf.
• Partner with technicians and pharmacists to ensure that new patients are successfully on-boarded to ExactCare.
• Maintaining patient records with strong attention to detail and confidentiality.
• Accurate retrieval of all prescription information and verifying through doctor calls.
• Placing welcome calls to newly on-boarded patients and establishing a trusted point of contact.
• Placing outbound calls to patients to create, maintain, or update their medication profiles.
• Serve as backup support for times of higher patient call volume.
• Effectively assist with patient questions over the phone.
• Performing in a high volume, fast-paced environment to support ExactCare’s nationwide patient base.
• Embody AnewHealth’s Core Values in all communications and interactions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED
• Certified with the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or the National Health Association (NHA) and maintain a current certificate
• Must maintain a pharmacy technician registration with Ohio Board of Pharmacy
• Must be 18+ years of age
• Prior experience in a pharmacy setting
• Ability to perform in an office-based (or remote) setting that requires sitting at a desk 90% of the time

Skills & Abilities

• Comfortable working in a phone-based environment.
• Ability to work independently.
• Self-motivated and goal oriented.
• Ability to utilize computer equipment, technology, and work within multiple software programs to receive medication authorizations, clarifications, and/or transfers.
• Exceptional customer service skills; servicing doctor’s office, pharmacist, and patient needs over the phone.
• Thorough drug knowledge.
• Pharmacy billing knowledge.
• Knowledge of appropriate processes in taking prescriptions, clarifications, and transfers including clear written and verbal communication.
• Strong prioritization and organizational skills.
• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Passion to help people and enrich their lives.
• Ability to think critically and document pertinent details in a world-class manner that is compliant with state and federal regulations.

Physical/Mental Demands

This position is administrative in nature and will present physical demands requisite to a position requiring: hearing, seeing, sitting, standing, talking, and walking. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Must be able to commute to multiple site locations within assigned territory. May be necessary to work extended hours as needed.

Schedule

This is a full-time position with an expectation to work an average of 40 hours per week and be available outside of normal business hours to meet customer expectations on an ad-hoc basis. Schedules are set to accommodate the requirements of the position and the needs of the organization and may be adjusted as needed. This is a remote position.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision coverage effective 1st of the month following date of hire
• Flexible spending
• Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability
• Voluntary benefits
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays