Pharmacy Technician

  • Contract

Company Description

IRI believes in commitment, integrity and strategic workforce solutions.

Integrated Resources, Inc., is led by a seasoned team with combined decades in the industry. We deliver strategic workforce solutions that help you manage your talent and business more efficiently and effectively. Since launching in 1996, IRI has attracted, assembled and retained key employees who are experts in their fields. This has helped us expand into new sectors and steadily grow.

We’ve stayed true to our focus of finding qualified and experienced professionals in our specialty areas. Our partner-employers know that they can rely on us to find the right match between their needs and the abilities of our top-tier candidates. By continually exceeding their expectations, we have built successful ongoing partnerships that help us stay true to our commitments of performance and integrity.

Our team works hard to deliver a tailored approach for each and every client, critical in matching the right employers with the right candidates. We forge partnerships that are meant for the long term and align skills and cultures. At IRI, we know that our success is directly tied to our clients’ success.

Job Description

· Evaluates and authorizes approval of prior authorization pharmacy requests from prescribers received by telephone and/or facsimile using client clinical criteria.

· ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:-

· Determines appropriateness for medications.

· Communicates decision to physicians, physician’s office staff, medical management staff and/or pharmacists.

· Researches, resolves and documents prior authorization outcomes in pharmacy system.

· Communicates selected prior authorization criteria, pharmacy benefit coverage and formulary alternatives to physicians, physician’s office staff, medical management staff and/or pharmacists.

· Escalates requests to Pharmacist when request requires extensive clinical review or denial.

· Monitors telephone system to ensure adequate staffing to maintain client services levels.

· Assesses training needs within the team. Serves as a training resource, mentor and coach to others. Identifies and shares best practices.

· Demonstrates, advocates and reinforces a positive team environment.

Qualifications

Requirements/Certifications:

- Required: Registration with FL State Board of Pharmacy

- Ideal: PTCB (must obtain within a year to convert to FTE)

- Call centre experience a plus

- Minimum two years dispensing or retail experience required, or equivalent internal training will be substituted

· Education:

· High School Graduate/GED

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.