Pharmacy Customer Service Representative (Remote) Must Reside in NM

Molina Healthcare; United States; Remote; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Molina Healthcare is seeking a Pharmacy Customer Service Representative to support inbound and outbound pharmacy calls. The role is remote but requires residency in New Mexico.

You will assist members, providers, and pharmacies with prior authorizations, coverage determinations, and plan benefits while maintaining high-quality service and accurate records. Strong communication, multitasking, and independent work abilities are essential, as well as proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the Office

Qualifications

• 1+ year of call center or customer service experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multitask while speaking with members.
• Ability to work independently on special projects.

Responsibilities

• Handle inbound and outbound pharmacy calls from members, providers, and pharmacies.
• Coordinate and process pharmacy prior authorization requests and/or appeals.
• Explain coverage policies and formulary information to providers, members and pharmacies.
• Assist with day-to-day call center operations and clerical tasks as needed.
• Maintain accurate call records in the pharmacy call tracking system.
• Ensure adherence to call quality and quantity standards.
• Identify ways to improve member relations and call center processes.

Skills

Customer service

Verbal communication

Written communication

Multi-tasking

Time management

Independent work

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Office suite

Job description

Molina Healthcare is Hiring a Pharmacy Customer Service Representative. This role is remote; however candidates must reside in New Mexico.

This role will provide customer service support for inbound and outbound pharmacy calls from members, providers, and pharmacies. This role contributes to overarching pharmacy strategy for optimization of medication related health care outcomes, and quality cost-effective member care.

Shift will be Monday through Friday 11am to 730pm MST.

Essential Job Duties

• Handles and records inbound/outbound pharmacy calls from members, providers and pharmacies in accordance with departmental policies, state regulations, National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA) guidelines, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) standards.
• Provides coordination and processing of pharmacy prior authorization requests and/or appeals.
• Explains point-of-sale claims adjudication, state, NCQA and CMS policies/guidelines, and any other necessary information to providers, members and pharmacies.
• Assists with clerical tasks and other day-to-day pharmacy call center operations as delegated.
• Effectively communicates plan benefit information, including but not limited to: formulary information, copay amounts, pharmacy location services and prior authorization outcomes.
• Assists members and providers with initiating verbal and written coverage determinations and appeals.
• Records calls accurately within the pharmacy call tracking system.
• Maintains established pharmacy call quality and quantity standards.
• Interacts with appropriate primary care providers to ensure member registry is current and accurate.
• Supports pharmacists with completion of comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs)through pre-work up to case preparation.
• Proactively identifies ways to improve pharmacy call center member relations.

Required Qualifications

• At least 1 year related experience, including call center or customer service experience, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently when assigned special projects, such as pill box requests, case management referrals, over the counter (OTC) requests, etc.
• Ability to multi-task applications while speaking with members.
• Ability to multi-task applications while speaking with members.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive and effective work relationships with coworkers, clients, members, providers, regulatory agencies, and vendors.
• Ability to meet established deadlines.
• Ability to function independently and manage multiple projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including excellent phone etiquette.
• Microsoft Office suite (including Excel), and applicable software program(s) proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) and/or state pharmacy technician license (state specific if state required). If licensed, license must be active and unrestricted in state of practice.
• Health care industry experience.
• Bilingual, Spanish candidate encouraged to apply.

Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package.

Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V