Pharmacy Customer Associate I

Elevance Health; Virginia (MN); Remote; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevance Health is seeking a Pharmacy Customer Associate I to support pharmacy retail and mail order prescriptions. The role is primarily virtual with required in-person training sessions and occasional on-site requirements.

You will respond to customer questions by phone and written correspondence, handling claims and membership support with a focus on timely resolution. The position emphasizes strong communication, problem-solving, and ability to guide customers in using available technology

Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in an automated customer service environment.
• Experience in healthcare or pharmacy is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains positive customer relations and coordinates with internal teams to ensure requests are handled promptly.
• Interacts with internal and external customers to provide claims, customer service, and membership support.
• Performs necessary research to provide proactive, thorough solutions.
• Shows ownership of service requests and ensures high-quality resolution and follow-through.
• Guides customers with their options and helps them use technology, tools and resources available.

Skills

Customer service

Call center

Healthcare knowledge

Oral communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Education

HS diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Pharmacy Customer Associate I

Location

This role enables associates to work virtually full-time, except for required in-person training sessions, providing maximum flexibility and autonomy. This approach promotes productivity, supports work-life integration, and ensures essential face-to-face onboarding and skill development. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless accommodation is granted as required by law.

Hours

You will be assigned a shift between 5:50 AM and 9 PM Central time. Shifts may include one or both weekend days. Please adjust for your time zone. Training hours may vary.

The Pharmacy Customer Associate I is responsible for responding to basic customer questions via telephone and written correspondence regarding pharmacy retail and mail order prescriptions.

How you will make an impact

• Develops and maintains positive customer relations and coordinates with functions within the company to ensure customer requests are handled and resolved appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Interacts with internal and external customers (could include subscribers, providers, group or benefit administrators, physician offices, third party representatives, and other Blue Cross Plans) to provide claims, customer service, and/or membership support.
• Completes necessary research to provide proactive, thorough solutions.
• Displays ownership of service requests ensuring high quality resolution and follow-thru.
• Supports and guides the customer with their personal options and decisions and helps the customer become knowledgeable and confident about using technology, tools and resources available to them.

Minimum Requirements

• Requires a HS diploma or equivalent and previous experience in an automated customer service environment; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences

• Knowledge in healthcare, health insurance, or pharmacy strongly preferred.
• Experience in a call center environment strongly preferred.
• For URAC accredited areas, the following professional competencies apply: Associates in this role are expected to have strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, problem-solving skills, facilitation skills, and analytical skills.

Job Level

Non-Management Non-Exempt

Job Family

CUS > Care Reps

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the following form: Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

NOTE

Workday keeps job postings active through 11:59:59 PM on the day before the listed end date. Example: If the end date is 3/13, the posting will automatically come down on 3/12 at 11:59:59 PM. In other words — the job is posted until 3/13, not through 3/13.