Pharmacy Technician (Must be Nationally Certified and State Licensed)

<strong>JOB DESCRIPTION Job Summary<br><br></strong>Provides support for pharmacy technician activities. Contributes to overarching pharmacy strategy for optimization of medication related health care outcomes, and quality cost-effective member care.<br><br><strong>Shift(s) Available: 8-4:30 PM EST or 9-5:30 PM EST<br><br></strong><strong>Essential Job Duties<br><br></strong><ul><li> Performs initial receipt and review of non-formulary or prior authorization requests against pharmacy plan approved criteria; requests additional information from providers as needed to properly evaluate requests.</li><li> Accurately enters approvals or denials of requests.</li><li> Facilitates prior authorization requests within established pharmacy policies and procedures.</li><li> Participates in the development/administration of pharmacy programs designed to enhance the utilization of targeted drugs and identification of cost-saving pharmacy practices.</li><li> Identifies and reports pharmacy departmental operational issues and resource needs to appropriate leadership.</li><li> Assists Molina member services, pharmacies, and health plan providers in resolving member prescription claims, prior authorizations, and pharmacy service access issues.</li><li> Articulates pharmacy management policies and procedures to pharmacy/health plan providers, Molina staff and others as needed.<br><br></li></ul><strong>Required Qualifications<br><br></strong><ul><li> At least 2 years pharmacy technician experience, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.</li><li> Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) and/or state pharmacy technician license (state specific if state required). If licensed, license must be active and unrestricted in state of practice.</li><li> Ability to abide by Molina policies.</li><li> Ability to maintain attendance to support required quality and quantity of work.</li><li> Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).</li><li> Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective work relationships with coworkers, clients, members, providers and customers.</li><li> Excellent verbal and written communication skills.</li><li> Microsoft Office suite (including Excel), and applicable software program(s) proficiency.<br><br></li></ul>To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board.<br><br>Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V<br><br>Pay Range: $21.16 - $31.71 / HOURLY<br><br><ul><li>Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.</li></ul>

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