Pharmacy Technician II | Specialty Pharmacy | Hybrid Position

ChristianaCare • Newark, DE

6d • $21 - $32 • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a hybrid position and may work from home up to two days per week. The position will work Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 4:30 and will support the Neurology Practices. ChristianaCare has earned national recognition for excellence. Our amazing Pharmacy Team dispenses approximately 8,000,000 individualized patient doses per year, as well as 262,000 retail/mail order prescriptions. We provide medications that are safe and efficacious. The Pharmacy Technician II supports ChristianaCare’s accredited specialty pharmacy services through advanced medication access coordination activities. This role is responsible for facilitating patient access to therapy, including benefits investigation, prior authorization, appeals coordination, and financial assistance navigation. Working collaboratively with pharmacists, technicians, and office support staff, the Pharmacy Technician II ensures timely therapy initiation and continuation by managing access-related workflows, resolving barriers to care, and maintaining accurate, audit-ready documentation. This position contributes to program performance, regulatory compliance, and improved patient outcomes by executing standardized processes aligned with specialty pharmacy accreditation standards.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification required
• At least 3 years of experience in retail pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, ambulatory care, medication access, or managed care required

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing complex prior authorization and appeals cases
• Experience in a clinic setting or team-based care model with pharmacists
• Experience with financial assistance programs
• Experience working with high-cost or limited distribution medications

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive benefits investigations to determine coverage, restrictions, and patient financial responsibility
• Prepare and submit prior authorizations and reauthorizations with complete and accurate clinical documentation
• Coordinate and track appeals in collaboration with pharmacists, providers, and payers to support timely access to therapy
• Facilitate patient enrollment in financial assistance programs (copay cards, manufacturer programs, foundations), including application completion and renewals
• Maintain ownership of assigned access cases from initiation through resolution, ensuring timely follow-up and progression
• Identify and resolve access-related barriers such as coverage denials, payer requirements, and affordability challenges; escalate complex or clinical issues as appropriate
• Collaborate with providers, payers, manufacturers, and internal team members to expedite therapy access and prevent delays
• Manage assigned worklists and tracking systems, ensuring adherence to turnaround time expectations
• Track and document case status across the access lifecycle, including authorization, approval, denial, appeal, and financial assistance outcomes
• Accurately document all activities in the EHR and/or designated systems in accordance with audit and accreditation standards
• Support monitoring of operational and quality metrics such as turnaround times, approval rates, and time to therapy
• Identify workflow inefficiencies and participate in process improvement initiatives
• Provide operational support to Clinical Pharmacists and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists, ensuring efficient communication and handoffs
• Maintain compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, accreditation standards (e.g., URAC, ACHC), and technician scope of practice

Benefits

• medical/dental/ vision insurance coverage on your first day of employment
• paid PTO
• retirement plans
• twelve weeks of paid parental leave
• annual membership to care.com
• access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work
• retirement planning services
• financial coaching
• fitness and wellness reimbursement
• great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more
• health insurance
• paid time off
• retirement
• an employee assistance program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED