Initial Review Pharmacy Technician - Remote

Prime Therapeutics; Carson City (NV); Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy management company is looking for an Initial Review Pharmacy Technician to support clinical management initiatives. Responsibilities include reviewing medication appropriateness, making recommendations, and consulting with healthcare professionals. The ideal candidate should have a pharmacy technician license, at least 2 years of pharmacy experience, and strong analytical and communication skills. This remote position offers competitive compensation between $23.08 - $37.02 per hour based on experience.

Benefits

Health insurance

Flexible work hours

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years pharmacy experience required.
• Must possess pharmacy technician licensure or registration.
• Strong team orientation and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review patient information and clinical appropriateness.
• Conduct Program Integrity Audits.
• Consult with physicians regarding clinical information.

Skills

Pharmacy Experience

Analytic skills

Communication skills

Team orientation

Computer skills

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Pharmacy Technician Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Initial Review Pharmacy Technician - Remote

The Initial Review Pharmacy Technician plays a key role in medical and pharmacy management initiatives critical to the company achieving revenue goals and operational objectives. Responsible for executing utilization management programs on behalf of health plan/payor customers, while utilizing additional clinical knowledge pertaining to a set list of managed medications across all health plans, with additional training for each medication and therapeutic class. Primary activities center on reviewing both prospective and retrospective requests for therapeutic appropriateness using sound clinical criteria. Responsible for making and receiving calls to and from physicians, patients, and pharmacies to gather additional clinical information to determine medication reimbursement. Recommendations will be based on an in-depth understanding of specific specialty medications and industry guidelines, on both pre- and post-service requests. Coordinates with operations, clinical, medical, reporting and other internal departments as needed.

Responsibilities

• Reviews pertinent patient information and checks appropriateness using clinical criteria. Makes approval recommendations on all services that meet clinical review criteria. Refers all cases not meeting clinical criteria to pharmacist clinical reviewer.
• Practices and maintains the principles of utilization management by adhering to the company policies and procedures. Upholds clinical integrity of pharmaceutical solutions by participating in on-going training programs to ensure quality performance in compliance with applicable standards and regulations. Expert within the organization.
• Conducts Program Integrity Audits including outreach and review of medical records to audit authenticity of provider response during Prior Authorization and reporting results to client.
• Assists with the documentation and implementation of both written and verbal communications to physicians/prescribers and assists in the maintenance of the edits and data elements that support the edits.
• Available for consultation in pharmacy related questions to resolve claims submission related to medication edits.
• Contacts physicians/prescribers to obtain pertinent clinical history/information. Provides optimum customer service through professional/accurate communication while maintaining NCQA and health plan requirements.
• Regularly reviews and monitors information on pended claims identified as outliers by internal and/or external analysis of pharmacy claims data.
• Supports Intake call volume and order entry if necessary.
• Determines eligibility for medication reimbursement based upon established clinical criteria and clinical knowledge and enters approvals or denials in the system.
• Electronically documents both written and verbal communications with physicians, their staff, cardholders, and pharmacies.
• Escalates medical exception requests to nurse, pharmacist or physician on the utilization review clinical team when further review is necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience in related field; high school diploma or GED is required
• 2+ years of Pharmacy Experience
• CPT/ExCPT/LPT/PTCB/RPT, Pharmacy Technician, State Requirements - Pharmacy

Must be eligible to work in the United States without the need for work visa or residency sponsorship

Additional Qualifications

• Active pharmacy technician licensure or registration in accordance with state requirements.
• If state does not require an exam for licensure/registration, must possess both active pharmacy technician licensure or registration in accordance with state requirements AND an active national certification (e.g., PTCB or ExCPT).
• In states that do not require licensure or registration, must have an active national certification (e.g., PTCB or ExCPT).
• Minimum of 2 years of pharmacy experience with or without a Bachelor's degree in Science, Health, Medical or related field.
• Comfortable with using computers and the internet; basic skills with Microsoft Office and ability to quickly learn proprietary systems, typing.
• Strong team orientation and respect for all members.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• People skills essential for consultation with physicians, prescribers and pharmacists and for collaboration with company employees and external vendors.
• Analytic skills with the ability to translate into practical recommendations.
• In-depth knowledge of specialty injectable prescription drugs, disease states, health plan formulary management techniques and medical terminology.

Preferred Qualifications

• Oncology pharmacy or other clinical pharmacy experience.
• Bachelor's Degree
• 4 years of pharmacy experience
• Specialty or retail pharmacy experience, prior reimbursement experience, and/or work in a health plan/health care setting.
• Experience as Pharmacy Technician, Utilization Management or Customer Service in a high-volume, multi-functional call center environment.

Every employee must understand, comply with and attest to the security responsibilities and security controls unique to their job, and comply with all applicable legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements and internal policies and procedures.

Every employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship. Prime retains the right to change or assign other duties to this job.

Potential pay for this position ranges from $23.08 - $37.02 based on experience and skills.

To review our Benefits, Incentives and Additional Compensation, visit our Benefits Page and click on the Benefits at a glance button for more detail.

Prime Therapeutics LLC is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We encourage diverse candidates to apply, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected class under federal, state, or local law.

We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives including qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and any qualified applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in accordance with the law.

Prime Therapeutics LLC is a Tobacco-Free Workplace employer.

Positions will be posted for a minimum of five consecutive workdays.

If you are an applicant with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at 1.866.469.1257 or email [e-mail].