Pharmacy PA Technician: Drive Approvals & Patient Care

CVS Health; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 38,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is hiring a Pharmacy Technician for Prior Authorization in Arizona. You will review and process PA requests, communicate decisions to providers and pharmacies, and maintain accurate documentation.

The role requires a National Pharmacy Technician certification and an Arizona license, 1–5+ years of PA experience, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment. Full-time schedule with potential weekends; benefits included.

Qualifications

• National Pharmacy Technician certification and Arizona State Pharmacy Technician license, current and in good standing, are required.
• Between 1-5+ years of Pharmacy Prior Authorization processing experience.
• Ability to Multi-task and prioritize work.
• Ability to adjust based on business or department needs.
• Good organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Processes prior authorization requests received by phone, fax, or electronically and uses guidelines to perform clinical research for reviews.
• Proactively completes prior authorization approvals and denials that are due to expire and maintains documentation.
• Reviews potential denial language to ensure NCQA requirements are met.
• Follows prior authorization workflow, policies, and procedures.
• Answers high volume inquiries from provider offices, pharmacies, and internal partners and communicates status or decisions.
• Maintains a balance of productivity, quality and timeliness of work.
• Participates in training and continuing education as required.
• Rotating weekend schedule may be required.

Skills

Prior Authorization processing

Multi-tasking

Organization

Communication

PC navigation

Education

National Pharmacy Technician certification

Arizona State Pharmacy Technician license

Tools

AS400

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Job description

CVS Health is hiring a Pharmacy Technician for Prior Authorization in Arizona. You will review and process PA requests, communicate decisions to providers and pharmacies, and maintain accurate documentation.

The role requires a National Pharmacy Technician certification and an Arizona license, 1–5+ years of PA experience, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment. Full-time schedule with potential weekends; benefits included.