Pharmacy Services Coordinator - VIVO Health (Norwalk, CT)

Northwell Health; Norwalk (CT); Vor Ort; USD 28.000 - 39.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Northwell Health in Connecticut seeks a Pharmacy Benefits Coordinator to help patients access medications by coordinating with payers, providers, and the pharmacy team. The role involves investigating benefits, arranging financial assistance, and facilitating prior authorizations when required.

You will work across two CT sites (Norwalk and Danbury) to ensure smooth dispensing and timely access. Ideal candidates have 1-3 years of relevant experience and a high school diploma, with a focus on

Qualifikationen

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience is required.

Aufgaben

• Collaborates with inter-professional team to improve communication and patient satisfaction.
• Acts as frontline expert on outpatient pharmacy services, insurance benefits, and financial assistance.
• Coordinates with stakeholders to ensure timely access to medications.
• Guides patients to appropriate programs and resources for medication needs.
• Reviews prescriptions with outpatient pharmacies and timelines for dispensing.
• Resolves insurance issues and coordinates prior authorization requirements.
• Identifies financial assistance programs to reduce patient out-of-pocket costs.
• Delivers exceptional customer service to patients, caregivers, and health professionals.
• Provides feedback on program impact and improvement to site and leadership.
• Performs related duties as required; essential functions per ADA.

Kenntnisse

Pharmacy benefits

Prior authorizations

Customer service

Communication

Ausbildung

High School diploma or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

Collaborates with members of inter-professional team, payers, patients, and families to promote timely access to medications. Provides pharmacy benefits investigation, coordination of financial assistance and facilitation of prior authorizations, as required.

Job Responsibility

• Collaborates with inter-professional team to enhance communication, coordinate care, and improve patient satisfaction.
• Serves as front line subject matter expert on outpatient pharmacy services, prescription insurance benefits, and financial assistance.
• Coordinates with stakeholders to ensure timely access to medications.
• Partners with patients to determine most appropriate sources for their medication needs and refers patients to appropriate programs and resources.
• Reviews prescriptions with outpatient pharmacies to confirm which medications need to be dispensed and provides necessary timeline for dispensing.
• Resolves insurance related issues and coordinates prior authorization requirements.
• Identifies financial assistance (e.g., manufacturers' assistance, copay assistance, vouchers) programs to reduce out of pocket expenses for patients.
• Exhibits exceptional customer service during interactions with patients, caregivers, and other health care professionals.
• Provides routine feedback with respect to program impact and areas for improvement to site and organizational leadership.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

This role will be supporting 2 sites in CT (Norwalk and Danbury)

Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).