Patient Access & Affordability Navigator

Value Apothecaries Inc; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a Patient Services Liaison for an on-site role in California to be the primary contact for ambulatory pharmacy access and affordability services. The liaison will coordinate with clinics, providers, and payers to ensure timely access to medication therapy and will work across systems to verify benefits and process prior authorizations.

The role requires a retail pharmacy technician or medical assistant certification and involves on-site work in Lodi and Clearlake, CA, with

Qualifications

• Experience working with prior authorizations and copay assistance programs.
• Lead tech or other leadership experience a plus (not required).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
• Ability to quickly learn other systems and programs (pharmacy dispensing software, electronic health records, etc.)
• High level of organization and high quality communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide liaison services for patients requiring high-cost retail prescription therapies & infusion therapies, focused on navigation of prescription related access and affordability barriers.
• Effectively processing prior authorizations, identifying and securing patient assistance and routing prescriptions to the appropriate pharmacy.
• Coordinating the communication between patients, providers, staff, pharmacy and payers.
• Provide subject matter expertise in retail pharmacy prescription & infusion therapy access and processing.
• Routinely interfacing with office staff, providers and leadership to proactively identify an address areas for process improvement to drive improved patient access and prescription internalization.
• For the assigned clinic(s) serve as the primary contact for high cost prescription access and affordability.
• Responsible for maintaining effective and complete communication to stakeholders and appropriate documentation within electronic health records, pharmacy dispensing systems and other systems as specified.
• Responsible for providing education to providers, clinic staff and patients on the value of prescription fulfillment through the client health system pharmacy.
• Providing world class customer service and timely execution of assigned tasks to drive trust and satisfaction with patients and providers.
• Works with the internal client pharmacy to facilitate and coordinate delivery of the prescriptions to patients.
• Actively contributes to activity tracking and KPI reporting to enable continuous quality improvement and program performance assessment.
• Participates in client and clinic meetings, contributing content and leading discussions relating to prescription access as needed.
• Support the clinic during operating hours and work extended hours when needed to ensure patients receive their medication and to complete business plan objectives.
• Provide backup coverage to support clients and patients in the event of absence of other assigned resources.
• Work both in clinic (or multiple clinics as assigned) and support from an approved remote location as the client needs dictate.
• Demonstrate the ability to provide a high level of support from both settings
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Prior authorizations experience

Leadership experience

MS Office (Word & Excel)

Learn new systems quickly

Communication and organization

Education

Active pharmacy technician licensure/certification

Job description

Cencora is seeking a Patient Services Liaison for an on-site role in California to be the primary contact for ambulatory pharmacy access and affordability services. The liaison will coordinate with clinics, providers, and payers to ensure timely access to medication therapy and will work across systems to verify benefits and process prior authorizations.

The role requires a retail pharmacy technician or medical assistant certification and involves on-site work in Lodi and Clearlake, CA, with