Specialty Pharmacy Technician Call Center Hybrid Westwood Ma at Beth Israel Lahey Health

Westwood, Massachusetts, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 Sep, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Customer Service, Data Entry, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Team Work, Written Communications, Oral Communications, Knowledge of Pharmacy Practices, HIPAA Compliance, Insurance Verification, Patient Interaction, Medication Scheduling, Technical Skills, Microsoft Office, Pharmacy Systems, Claim Resolution

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Hybrid requires 2 days on-site per week M-F Job Summary: Accurately inputs patient, insurance, and prescription information into the pharmacy system. Answers incoming calls and assists callers with non-clinical inquiries. Resolves and ensures proper adjudication of claims. Confirm patient benefits with insurance and determine required authorizations to assist the patient with coverage of therapy prescribed. Job Description: Essential Responsibilities: Responsible for answering in-bound calls and assisting customers with pharmacy related services. Obtain client information by answering telephone calls; interviewing clients; verifying information. Contact patients to schedule medication deliveries and verify correct address information. Maintains new and existing patient profiles and enters new prescriptions into patient profiles. Escalates calls to pharmacist for clinical inquiries and escalates grievances to supervisor. Ensures patient health information is preserved per HIPAA & PHI guidelines. Contact insurance companies for benefit investigation and coverage eligibility. Required Qualifications: High School diploma or GED required. License Mass Registered Pharmacy Tech required. 1-3 years related work experience required. Previous data entry experience (minimum three months). Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access. Preferred Qualifications: PTCB certification. Specialty Pharmacy experience. Pharmacy data entry and PBM Billing experience. Competencies: Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are based on specific instructions, standard practices and established procedures which generally require little or no supervision. Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures and by identifying opportunities for process improvements. Independence of Action: Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines. Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations. Work progress is monitored by supervisor/manager. Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers. Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers. Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations. Team Work: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members. Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations. Physical Nature of the Job: Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Some elements of the job are sedentary, but the employee will be required to stand for periods of time or move through out the hospital campus As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement. More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled At Beth Israel Lahey Health, we are driving the change in health care that Massachusetts wants and needs. Our culture promotes continuous learning, growth, innovation and a sense of belonging. We make it a priority to offer comprehensive compensation and benefits and help you achieve a healthy and balanced life. While you're busy caring for and supporting our patients, we take care of you.

Responsibilities

The Specialty Pharmacy Technician is responsible for accurately inputting patient, insurance, and prescription information into the pharmacy system while assisting callers with non-clinical inquiries. They also resolve claims and confirm patient benefits with insurance to assist with therapy coverage.