Pharmacy Technician

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Summary 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. **Shift Available: M-F 8-4:30 PM EST** Essential Job Duties • 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. • Accurately enters approvals or denials of requests. • Facilitates prior authorization requests within established pharmacy policies and procedures. • Participates in the development/administration of pharmacy programs designed to enhance the utilization of targeted drugs and identification of cost-saving pharmacy practices. • Identifies and reports pharmacy departmental operational issues and resource needs to appropriate leadership. • Assists Molina member services, pharmacies, and health plan providers in resolving member prescription claims, prior authorizations, and pharmacy service access issues. • Articulates pharmacy management policies and procedures to pharmacy/health plan providers, Molina staff and others as needed. Required Qualifications • At least 2 years pharmacy technician experience, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. • 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. • Ability to abide by Molina policies. • Ability to maintain attendance to support required quality and quantity of work. • Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). • Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective work relationships with coworkers, clients, members, providers and customers. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Microsoft Office suite (including Excel), and applicable software program(s) proficiency. To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board. Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V