Shieldshealthsolutions
Specialty Pharmacy Technician - $5,000 Sign On Bonus!
New York, NY. Posted 21 months ago
The role
The Specialty Pharmacy Technician provides integrated support to patients and pharmacists through medication management services. This person works within medical center clinics to deliver medication adherence support and coordinate with clinical teams.
What you will do
- Provide custom medication management services to hospital patients.
- Work alongside hospital clinicians to serve patients face-to-face and over the phone.
- Educate prospective pharmacy patients on hospital services.
- Support outpatient retail and specialty prescription medication needs.
- Grow the specialty pharmacies patient population.
- Ensure patients remain on track with medication regimens through outbound check-ups.
- Communicate with the centralized Patient Service Center regarding reports and appointment lists.
- Identify medications requiring special storage or handling.
- Identify necessary supplies such as sharps containers and needles.
- Resolve insurance related issues including prior authorizations and financial assistance.
Required qualifications
- State registered as a pharmacy technician.
- 2 years of experience.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and demonstrate good judgement.
- Strong verbal and written communication.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office particularly Excel and Word.
- Able to quickly learn other software programs.
- Strong organizational and administrative skills.
- Solid computer skills including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to navigate the internet and web-based platforms.
Nice to have
- Nationally certified as a CPhT or equivalent.
- 3-5 years experience as a Pharmacy Technician.
- Knowledge of transplant, hepatitis C, infectious disease (including HIV), and/or oncology.
Before you apply
- Data entry and computer skills will be evaluated through an assessment as part of the pre-employment process.
- If additional licensure is needed, the applicant must commit to obtaining it within a mutually agreed upon timeframe.
About the company
Shields Health Solutions is a fast-growing company in the specialty pharmacy management services.