Location:Lee Memorial Hospital -2776 Cleveland AveFort Myers FL 33901
Department: Pharmacy
Work Type: Full Time
Shift: Shift 1 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM / No Weekends or Holidays
Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$17.84 - $23.19 / hour
**Sign on bonus for eligible candidates**
Summary
Prior Authorization Department Technician Job Description Summary:
Exciting opportunity with Lee Health! We are now hiring Pharmacy Technicians for LPG Prior Authorization Center to assist pharmacists with submission of prior authorization requests to help facilitate medication approval through insurance.
This will be done through communication with lee physician clinics and insurance companies.
Technicians will manage work queues Monday through Friday, to ensure prior authorizations are submitted within the company policy and timeline.
Submission of prior authorization will involve reviewing patients chart for disease states and labs associated with medication prescribed, drafting appeal letters, recommending covered alternatives, pending prescriptions for prescribers, and creating telephone encounters for documentation in patients charts.
This position has limited direct patient contact and no dispensing or preparation of any medications.
The goal of this department is to be a patient advocate to ensure medication approval in a timely manner to avoid any delay in patient treatment.
Requirements
Education:
High School diploma or equivalent required.
Experience:
One year of hospital pharmacy experience is preferred. One year of Pharmacy Technician experience preferred.
License:
Registered Pharmacy Technician with Florida Department of Health required.
Certification:
CPhT (Certified Pharmacy Technician) with national Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) preferred.
Other:
Data entry and knowledge of pharmaceutical terminology. Ability to cope with
confrontation.
US: FL: Fort Myers
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