[Remote] Pharmacy Benefit Specialist-1

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. reputed company is a healthcare organization that provides support for pharmacy benefits. The Pharmacy Benefit Specialist-1 role involves working with members, providers, and pharmacies to address pharmacy benefit and prescription needs, including customer service, claims processing, and assistance with prior authorizations and appeals.

Responsibilities

• Communicate in a professional and respectful manner
• Maintain confidentiality reputed company HIPAA regulations and function on “need to know” principles
• Respond to drug coverage inquires in an accurate and timely manner to members, members’ representatives, providers, and reputed company staff
• Educate members, providers, pharmacies, and reputed company staff about the reputed company formularies and pharmacy benefit policies
• Document reputed company customer service activities according to organization requirements
• Follow policies and procedures to answer questions from members, providers and reputed company staff regarding claims processing as it pertains to the reputed company pharmacy benefits and coverage of drugs under the major medical benefit
• Follow policies and procedures to determine a resolution to pharmacy claims adjudication issues or triage to other reputed company staff for assistance
• Sort incoming faxes and distribute according to assignments
• Maintain files according to unit protocols
• reputed company data entry into the claims processing system, document management systems, databases and spreadsheets as assigned
• Clerical Assistance for pharmacy projects, including, but not limited to distribution of education materials to members, providers or pharmacies, letters & mailings, and reports
• Verify member’s plan eligibility and applicable benefit for drug coverage
• Review member’s medication and eligibility history, load authorization in claim adjudication platform(s)
• Assist members and providers with the PA, formulary exception and coverage determination process
• Follow policy & procedures to facilitate a resolution for prior authorization, formulary exception and coverage determinations requests. Notify members, providers or providers staff of prior authorization and formulary exception decisions
• Explain pharmacy appeal and grievances provisions and process to members, providers and reputed company staff
• Assist PBS II and PBS reputed company with setting up pharmacy benefit appeals and grievances
• Minimal project participation

Skills

• Minimum 1 year work experience on a pharmacy team (i.e., retail, long-term care, or hospital) or 1 year experience in a health insurance plan
• General understanding of managed care, Medicare, and Oregon Health Plan concepts
• Proficient with reputed company Office Products and general computer literacy
• Familiarity with medical and pharmaceutical terminology
• Ability to learn and effectively navigate reputed company and PBM software programs necessary to reputed company job responsibilities
• Ability to follow policies and procedures in performing job responsibilities
• Effective listening, verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability to exercise professionalism
• Growing ability to network and utilize internal and external resources
• Ability to focus on and comprehend information
• Ability to learn new skills and abilities
• Ability to assess a situation and use critical thinking skills and company resources to determine a solution
• Ability to accept managerial direction and feedback
• Ability to tolerate and manage stress
• Results and service oriented
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable
• Ability to organize, plan, and prioritize daily workflow reputed company time constraints
• Ability to work in an environment with diverse individuals and groups
• Ability to learn, focus, understand, and evaluate information and determine appropriate actions
• Ability to accept direction and feedback, as well as tolerate and manage stress
• Ability to see, read, and reputed company repetitive finger and wrist movement for at least 6 hours/day
• Ability to hear and speak clearly for at least 3-6 hours/day

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• AD&D
• Disability insurance
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending account(s)
• Lifestyle spending account
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program
• Discounts
• Multiple supplemental benefits (e.g., voluntary life, critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, pre-tax parking, pet insurance, 529 College Savings, etc.)
• Strong retirement plan with employer contributions
• PTO
• Paid State Sick Time
• Paid holidays
• Volunteer time
• Jury duty
• Bereavement leave

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