Specialty Pharmacy Technician (Hybrid) - Oncology

Mass General Brigham•Burlington, MA

1d•$26 - $36•Hybrid

About The Position

Work directly with patients, Specialty Pharmacy staff, and clinic staff to manage the specialty medication needs of Mass General Brigham patients. Understand the complex medication needs of patients and coordinate with pharmacy and medical/nursing staff to meet those needs while providing extraordinary service. Assist patients with benefit coordination and financial assistance, manage prior authorizations, and ensure patients receive their medications at the appropriate time. Acts as the subject matter expert (SME) in one particular business function such as fulfillment, patient outreach, prior authorization, financial assistance, training or similar core function.

Requirements

Registered with State Board of Pharmacy or willingness to become registered upon hire.
CPhT-Certified Pharmacy Technician License in the State of Massachusetts.
High School diploma/GED

Nice To Haves

Four-year degree in healthcare-related field or four-year degree and experience in a healthcare setting.
Experience working with patients receiving Specialty Medications.
Proficiency on other languages a plus

Responsibilities

Work with physicians, nurses and pharmacists to ensure that each patient receives the medications he/she needs at the appropriate time: Review medication regime with patient to determine which medications need to be dispensed
Process medication orders confirming that they are billed to all third parties correctly
Monitor patient concerns, charts and profiles to meet their medication therapy needs
Act as a core business SME: Supports technicians, pharmacists and administrators with their extensive knowledge of a core function
Stays current on their area of expertise and communicates to the team any changes new information as needed.
Provides training in their area of expertise
Support MGBSP patient needs: Answer patient questions about the service, insurance issues, financial assistance needs, etc
Ensure all questions are answered timely and accurately
Ensure clinical questions are appropriately escalated to a pharmacist
Report any Patient Safety Events according to MGBSP guidelines
Commit to building relationships: Quickly forge and sustain (or develop and maintain) strong relationships with pharmacists, co-workers, prescribers, nurses and patients to build/support the services we provide
Provide caring service, adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served
Improve processes to facilitate communication and service between patient, and clinic, infusion center and discharge pharmacy teams to ensure accurate and timely delivery of medications
Participates in MGB SP Clinical Subcommittees
Act as the insurance specialist: Understand Medicare/Medicaid regulations and billing guidelines as they pertain patient pharmacy benefits
Understand billing primary, secondary and tertiary insurance claims
Resolve any billing issues and obtain Prior Authorizations for medications.
Obtain benefit information and verify patient insurance eligibility and level of coverage
Cross train within PCC roles as directed to support emergent and ongoing business needs.
Demonstrates commitment to customers: Seeks to understand and value differences between employees
Treats other employees with dignity and respect
Demonstrates open, honest communication and behavior
Resolves conflict in a positive manner
Contributes to the productivity of the workgroup
Use/s the Mass General Brigham values to govern decisions, actions and behaviors. These values guide how we get our work done: Patients, Affordability, Accountability & Service Commitment, Decisiveness, Innovation & Thoughtful Risk; and how we treat each other: Diversity & Inclusion, Integrity & Respect, Learning, Continuous Improvement & Personal Growth, Teamwork & Collaboration
Provide immediate call support to patients, caregivers, and clinics as needed.
Other duties as assigned
Demonstrates commitment to fellow employees: Seeks to understand and value differences between employees
Treats other employees with dignity and respect
Demonstrates open, honest communication and behavior
Resolves conflict in a positive manner
Contributes to the productivity of the workgroup
Demonstrates commitment to the Health System: Lives the values of dignity, integrity, service and compassion
Supports the mission/vision
Speaks positively about the Health System
Chooses to make the HealthSystem a better place