Specialty Pharmacy Technician

Job Duties

• Provide "legendary" care to hospital patients by providing a full suite of custom medication management services
• Work seamlessly alongside hospital clinicians to serve patients both face-to-face and over the phone
• Educate prospective pharmacy patients on how the hospital serves patients and improve their overall care
• Support outpatient retail and specialty prescription medication needs
• Grow the specialty pharmacies patient population
• Ensure that patients remain on track with medication regimens
• - Outbound therapy/medication adherence check-ups; secures refill prescriptions
• Communicate effectively with the centralized Patient Service Center with respect to such communications as: the refill report, the zero-fill report, the monthly outstanding report and the appointment list
• Help develop new processes to ensure smooth operations and patient care
• Identify medications requiring special storage and/or handling such as hazardous medications and/or refrigerated medication
• Identify supplies necessary for select medications such as sharps containers, needles/syringes, alcohol swabs, Band-Aids
• Answer, resolve and triage inbound inquiries
• Perform refill reminder calls under the supervision of a pharmacist
• Resolve insurance related issues, including prior authorizations (PAs), and assist patients with various forms of financial assistance
• Ensure appropriate documentation in all required systems/tracking mechanisms
• Manage, organize, and update relevant data using database applications
• Apply observations and recommendations to operational issues, increased productivity, quality, and customer-service standards
• Identify trends, resolve problems; recommend improvements; implement change
• Actively participate in process improvement initiatives
• Act as a value-added business partner to stakeholders throughout the organization
• Protect organization's value by keeping information confidential

Qualifications

• Required Licensure/Certification: State registered as a pharmacy technician. Nationally certified as a CPhT or equivalent is required.
• Continued employment is contingent upon meeting these requirements.
• Years of Experience: 2 years, Preferred 3-5 years’ experience as a Pharmacy Technician
• Education: High School Diploma or GED required