Medication Access Coordinator - Hybrid Pharmacy Tech

Nebraska Medicine; United States; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance up to $5,000/year

35% Clarkson College discount

Career advancement opportunities with/

Job summary

Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, NE seeks a Medication Access Coordinator (Full-time, First Shift) to determine and support patients' access to medications, focusing on third-party prior authorization and billing processes.

The role includes enrollment in grants and assistance programs, face-to-face/virtual bedside service, and communication of medical histories to payers; remote work is allowed with residency in Nebraska or Iowa after in-office training. 8-hour days, Monday–Friday.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years healthcare and/or insurance/third party reimbursement experience required.
• High school education or equivalent required.
• Demonstrated ability to independently assess clinical situations and make evidence-based medication decisions affecting patient care required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to successfully interact with a variety of internal and external customers at all levels required.
• Ability to solve problems independently and must be strongly vested in team management required.
• Ability to multi-task and excel in a dynamic environment required.
• Experience with various computer mainframe, network, web based and payer applications required.
• Must register with the State of NE as a pharmacy technician required.
• Must complete Pharmacy Technician Certification within one year required.

Responsibilities

• Medication Access Coordinator determine, support, and assist patients, provider teams, and the pharmacy department to overcome barriers to medication access, with focused expertise in third party prior authorization and billing processes for pharmacy benefits.
• Assist patients within enrollment into grants, assistance programs, and communicate any financial responsibilities.
• Provide a Face-to-Face/virtual bedside oriented service that delivers comprehensive fiscal options to patients.
• Gather and effectively communicate medical and medication histories including diagnosis, test results, lab values, and previous medications to third party.
• Verify eligibility, pharmacy benefit provisions and support the appeals process.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Multi-tasking

Team management

Problem solving

Healthcare experience

Pharmacy knowledge

Education

High school education or equivalent

Associate's degree preferred

Job description

Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, NE seeks a Medication Access Coordinator (Full-time, First Shift) to determine and support patients' access to medications, focusing on third-party prior authorization and billing processes.

The role includes enrollment in grants and assistance programs, face-to-face/virtual bedside service, and communication of medical histories to payers; remote work is allowed with residency in Nebraska or Iowa after in-office training. 8-hour days, Monday–Friday.