Pharmacy Prior Authorization Specialist l Onsite - Pittsburgh

Blink Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision coverage

Well-being Support

Vacation (2 weeks/year)

Paid Sick Time

Holidays + floating holidays

Parental Leave

401(k) plan

Life & Disability Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Snack & Drink Stipend

Free onsite parking

Free shuttle service

Job summary

Blink Health in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Pharmacy Prior Authorization Specialist to join our onsite team. You will assist providers, identify the correct forms, coordinate with prescribers, and track the status of requests to ensure timely approvals for patients.

Ideal candidates have strong customer service and communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced health-tech environment focused on making medications affordable for Americans.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; bachelor’s preferred.
• Customer service or inbound call center experience required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and good judgment.
• Patient-focused mindset and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in initiating new prior authorization requests to providers.
• Identify the correct prior authorization form for the patient’s insurer.
• Coordinate with prescribers and medical offices to translate information onto forms.
• Follow up with offices to track status of requests.
• Communicate authorization statuses to patients and providers.
• Coordinate with offices to handle Appeals.
• Respond to internal questions about prior authorization requests.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Technical skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Patient-focused care

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Prior Authorization systems

Insurance verification workflows

Job description

Pharmacy Prior Authorization Specialist l Onsite - Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Company Overview: Blink Health is the fastest growing healthcare technology company that builds products to make prescriptions accessible and affordable to everybody. Our two primary products – BlinkRx and Quick Save – remove traditional roadblocks within the current prescription supply chain, resulting in better access to critical medications and improved health outcomes for patients.
BlinkRx is the world’s first pharma-to-patient cloud that offers a digital concierge service for patients who are prescribed branded medications. Patients benefit from transparent low prices, free home delivery, and world-class support on this first-of-its-kind centralized platform. With BlinkRx, never again will a patient show up at the pharmacy only to discover that they can’t afford their medication, their doctor needs to fill out a form for them, or the pharmacy doesn’t have the medication in stock.
We are a highly collaborative team of builders and operators who invent new ways of working in an industry that historically has resisted innovation. Join us!

We are looking for you to join our Prior Authorization team to raise the bar on our customer service we provide to our patients and partners. This is your opportunity to join a health-tech enterprise focused on making medications more affordable for all Americans.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the initiation of new prior authorization requests to providers


• Identify the correct prior authorization form required for the patient’s insurance provider


• Coordinate with prescribers and medical offices to ensure applicable information is translated onto prior authorization forms


• Follow up with medical offices to check the status of prior authorization requests


• Assist with communicating the status of prior authorizations to both patients and providers


• Coordinate with medical offices to handle Appeals


• Respond to internal questions from other departments related to prior authorization requests

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required, Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred


• Customer service or inbound call center experience required


• Strong verbal and written communication skills


• Sound technical skills, analytical ability, attention to detail, good judgment, and strong operational focus


• A passion for providing top-notch patient care


• Ability to work with peers in a team effort and cross-functionally

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ year(s) working with prior authorizations or insurance verification in a pharmacy


• Knowledge of pharmacy benefits and pharmacy claims

Hours/Location:

• Shift: Weekly rotation between 12-8pm and 1-9pm


• Health, Dental & Vision – Multiple plan options from day 1


• Well-being Support – Employee Assistance Program with counseling, wellness coaching, legal/financial advice, and more


• Vacation – Accrue up to 80 hours (2 weeks) in year one


• Paid Sick Time – 40 hours per year


• Holidays – 9 paid holidays + 2 floating holidays per year


• Parental Leave – 12 weeks paid (birthing) / 4 weeks paid (non-birthing), including adoption and foster placement


• 401(k) – Traditional and Roth options


• Life & Disability Insurance – Provided at no cost


• Commuter Benefits – Free onsite parking + pre-tax commuter FSA+ Free shuttle service (Pittsburgh, PA only)


• Snack & Drink Stipend – Daily at all pharmacy locations

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Why Join Us: It is rare to have a company that both deeply impacts its customers and is able to provide its services across a massive population. At Blink, we have a huge impact on people when they are most vulnerable: at the intersection of their healthcare and finances. We are also the fastest growing healthcare company in the country and are driving that impact across millions of new patients every year. Our business model not only helps people, but drives economics that allow us to build a generational company. We are a relentlessly learning, constantly curious, and aggressively collaborative cross-functional team dedicated to inventing new ways to improve the lives of our customers. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity of all kinds. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Blink Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.

No legally protected characteristic will be a factor in decisions regarding recruiting or hiring.