Job Description
Job Description Your Role The UMRx Prior Authorization Technician team is primarily responsible for ensuring accurate and timely review of IV and injectable medications under the medical benefit, using Blue Shield of California Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee medication polices. The Pharmacy Technician, Intermediate, will report to the Operations Supervisor. In this role you will provide support for staff pharmacists using operational expertise to prepare medication cases for clinical review outside of technician EOA. Ensure compliance with various regulatory and quality accreditation requirements around drug utilization management.
Responsibilities Your Work In this role, you will: - Utilize medication policy and operational principles to make authorization determination on drug case reviews within technician extension of authority.
- Research and collect pertinent patient and drug information to assist the pharmacists in case specific reviews and drug evaluations.
- Ensure coverage determinations are completed within regulatory turnaround times for all lines of business.
- Work in team environment to manage technician queues.
- Ability to maintain individual work queue.
- Communicates with the physicians, physician's office staff, and pharmacies to assist with case resolution.
- Ability to communicate well with other team members and help to create team synergies.
- Participates in, evaluates and maintains efficient workflow procedures.
- Additional activities as assigned and discussed with manager, including participation in all workstreams within UMRx, including but not limited to, intake, system testing, Peer to Peer.
- Work weekend and holiday rotation schedule.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Management Team.
Qualifications Your Knowledge and Experience - Requires a Certified Pharmacy Technician license
- Requires at least 2 years of pharmacy related experience and training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Requires basic job knowledge of systems and procedures obtained through prior work experience or education.
About the Team Blue Shield of California's mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.
To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our continued commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion upholds our values and advances our goal of creating a healthcare system that is worthy of our family and friends while addressing health disparities, promoting social justice, and integrating health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.
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Our Values: - Honest . We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
- Human . We strive to be our authentic selves, listening and communicating effectively, and showing empathy towards others by walking in their shoes.
- Courageous . We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.
Our Workplace Model: At Blue Shield of California, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose - whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach - by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.
Two Ways of Working:
- Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above).Exceptions:
- Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.
- Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office visits.
- For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
- On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.
Physical Requirements: Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.
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Equal Employment Opportunity: External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws. Blue Shield of California
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