Pharmacy Technician IV, Prior Authorizations

Mountain Area Health Education Center - MAHEC • Asheville, NC

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

At all levels, Pharmacy Technicians work collaboratively as an active team member of the interdisciplinary team to provide patient centered care across the continuum. In this role, the goals include providing an excellent patient experience, high quality outcomes, and improved productivity for the team. This position will support Prior Authorizations.

Requirements

• Meets all minimum qualifications for Pharmacy Technician III
• Two years of pharmacy or clinical experience
• Advanced skillset in one of the following: Clinical care: Examples include: 340B analysis, prior authorizations, benefit investigation, procurement, centralized distribution
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database applications required.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) license required within 12 months of hire (applicable only to Pharmacy Technician I position).
• Regular attendance on-site is an essential function of this position.
• Work hours will need to be flexible in order to respond to special work assignments, or evening activities, as requested by the team leader.

Nice To Haves

• Spanish speaking skills preferred.
• Graduation from a pharmacy technician training program

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates competence in managing various pharmacy workflows and systems including dispensing, pharmacy information systems, and inventory management.
• Maintains a system for medication storage and security
• Manages medication recalls and backorders
• Connects patients to medication assistance resources which includes management of patient assistance program applications through pharmaceutical manufacturers
• Collaborates with the prior authorizations team
• Assists pharmacists and other clinicians with medication histories as requested
• Performs medication refills using a standardized protocol
• Support learners in the pharmacy department

Benefits

• full benefits available
• Total Rewards (pay + benefits) to honor their service, support their health, manage their financial security, build their career, and thrive.
• Employees who meet federal requirements may be eligible to have remaining student loan balances forgiven after 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time at MAHEC.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed