Pharmacy Medication Coordinator - Pine Bluff, AR
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Pine Bluff
Posted on: June 20, 2022
Job Description:
$3K Sign On Bonus for Externanl Candidates!A career with Genoa
Healthcare means you're part of a collaborative effort to serve
behavioral health and addiction treatment communities. We do more
than just provide medicine: we change lives for the better. People
with serious mental or chronic illness - -and those who care for
them - have moving stories, and at Genoa we become their voice,
their partner. Working as part of a coordinated care team, we
partner with community-based providers and others to ensure that
people with complex health conditions get the right medications and
are able to follow their treatment plans. Our personalized services
- in-clinic pharmacies, medication management and more - are
leading the way to a new level of care. - -Genoa is a part of
OptumRx (and UnitedHealth Group), which is a leading information
and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to making
the health system work better for everyone. Take a closer look to
learn why a career with Genoa Healthcare might be the path to
discovering your life's best work.(sm) -The Pharmacy -Medication
Coordinator position at Genoa is an essential role that impacts the
lives of an underserved population that needs a voice. This
position is a liaison between a partner clinic and a Genoa mental
health specialty pharmacy. - -Primary responsibilities include
building strong relationships with the clinic partners and
communicating with consumers to assist them with their medication
plan, insurance and the full services of the Genoa pharmacy. A key
function will be promoting Genoa services to obtain new consumers
and increasing the number of consumers Genoa serves. -Primary
Responsibilities:
- Communicates with all consumers of the mental health center
regarding the medication services Genoa provides
- Recruits and enrolls consumers utilizing enrollment forms and
copy the consumer's insurance card
- Facilitates the collection of prescriptions to be faxed to the
pharmacy for dispensing
- Ensures all consumer insurance information is up to date in the
Pharmacy system and is properly charged for the medications
dispensed
- Assists consumers in contacting the pharmacist regarding all
their medication questions and ensure a prompt response to their
questions
- Assists clinic staff and pharmacy with prior authorizations and
Patient Assistance programs as needed
- Monitors compliance by contacting the consumer at least monthly
to ensure compliance and determine refill needs as applicable
- Prescription refill management by utilizing the no refill
report and contacting the appropriate prescriber to ensure timely
refills are completed and dispensed to the consumer. -
- Checks for expiration dates (both on consumer's medications as
well as house account products/standing order meds.) -
- Ensures that medications are stored properly (refrigerated
drugs are kept in the refrigerator, pen-tips are not stored on
insulin pens, etc) -
- Checks for discrepancies (dose changes, discontinued
medications, etc)
- All areas of the job description are subject to state
regulations and allowances (CMC will receive a state specific
document that shares state specific regulations and
allowances.)You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance
in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear
direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as
provide development for other roles you may be interested
in.Required Qualifications:
- 1 year of Pharmcy Operation Experience -
- Reliable transportation and valid driver's license
- Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this
role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster
doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth
Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as
well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of
vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to
ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential
job functions with or without reasonable accommodationPreferred
Qualification:
- National Pharmacy Technician Certification
- Pharmacy Tech License for the state in which you are applying
-Benefits: -
- Full benefits (medical, dental, vision) -
- 8 paid holidays and generous PTO -
- Tuition Reimbursement -
- 401K Retirement Benefits -'To protect the health and safety of
our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth
Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose
COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In
addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19
vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function.
UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19
vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination
requirements and will obtain the necessary information from
candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates
must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without
reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination
requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or
termination of employmentCareers with OptumRx. We're one of the
largest and most innovative pharmacy benefits managers in the US,
serving more than 12 million people nationwide. Here you'll fill
far more than prescriptions. As a member of one of our pharmacy
teams, you're empowered to be your best and do whatever it takes to
help each customer. You'll find unrivaled support and training as
well as a wealth of growth and development opportunities driven by
your performance and limited only by your imagination. Join us.
There's no better place to help people live healthier lives while
doing your life's best work.(sm)Diversity creates a healthier
atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected
veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any
other characteristic protected by law.UnitedHealth Group is a
drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test
before beginning employment.
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