Associate Rx Customer Service Specialist

Abarca Health; United States; Remote; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services company is seeking an Associate Rx Customer Service Specialist to manage communications with pharmacies, beneficiaries, and prescribers. Candidates must hold an Associate's Degree in Pharmacy Technician or equivalent experience, and possess strong bilingual communication skills. This role offers the ability to work remotely and requires flexibility in scheduling, which includes working some weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in a Pharmacy or Member Services Call Center.
• Familiarity with PBM, Medicare Part D, or healthcare settings is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage all incoming calls, emails, and faxes from various stakeholders.
• Maintain service levels and provide coverage determination status.
• Document inquiries and issues according to policies.

Skills

Bilingual in Spanish and English

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Education

Associate's Degree in Pharmacy Technician or equivalent experience

Job description

What you\'ll do

As the Associate Rx Customer Service Specialist, you will serve at the front line of all incoming and outgoing communication (calls, emails, and faxes) with pharmacies, beneficiaries, and prescribers. You will use Rx Platform and other resources as necessary to resolve caller\'s needs.

The fundamentals for the job...

• Manage all incoming calls, emails, faxes and web-generated requests from pharmacies, beneficiaries, and prescribers.
• Provide service-level standards set by CMS or by client; 80% of calls should fall within service level, less than 5% abandon rate and speed to answer should be less than 30 seconds.
• Rejection support, including overrides.
• Provide Coverage Determination status to clients including exceptions and appeals.
• Administrative PAs- Document PA request inquiries, issues, status, and resolution in accordance with federal and department and company policies and guidelines.
• Answer questions and recommend corrective services to address customer complaints, payment status, manual reversal requests, benefit and eligibility support, provider portal support and response to price appeals.
• Report identified issues to the appropriate department, for investigation and correction, following the established procedure.

What we expect of you

The bold requirements...

All listed requirements are essential for the role.

• Associate\'s Degree in Pharmacy Technician (in lieu of a degree, equivalent, relevant work experience may be considered).
• 1+ years of experience working in a Pharmacy or Member Services Call Center, Retail or Hospital Pharmacy Setting.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, bilingual fluency in Spanish and English is required.
• We are proud to offer remote work; must have a stable, secure, and efficient internet connection. Dedicated workspace observing HIPAA and PHI protocols.
• Must be available to work 40 hours per week, Monday through Sunday—inclusive of holidays—with flexibility to work any 8-hour shift within our standard business hours of 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM AST.

Nice to have

• Active Pharmacy Technician License is preferred.
• Experience in PBM, Medicare Part D, Commercial/Employer Plans, Insurance, Pharmacy, and / or healthcare.

Physical requirements

• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization\'s facilities.
• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

At Abarca we value and celebrate diversity. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are guiding principles of Abarca and ensure Abarca\'s workforce reflects the communities it serves. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Abarca Health LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. "Applicant must be a United States\' citizen. Abarca Health LLC does not sponsor employment visas at this time"

The above description is not intended to limit the scope of the job or to exclude other duties not mentioned. It is not a final set of specifications for the position. It\'s simply meant to give readers an idea of what the role entails.

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