Pharmacy Technician and Medication Coordinator

UnitedHealth Group • Oak Ridge, TN • 2h ago

Requisition number: 2349761

Job category: Pharmacy

Opportunities with Genoa Healthcare. 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 pharmacy care services company that is part of Optum and UnitedHealth Group's family of businesses. We are part of a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to making the health system work better for everyone. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Pharmacy Technician and Medication Coordinator position is an essential role that impacts the lives of an underserved population that needs a voice. This onsite position is a liaison between a partner clinic and a Genoa mental health specialty pharmacy.

Primary responsibilities include building 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.

Check out one of our pharmacies: Genoa Healthcare On-site Pharmacy Tour - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR5bzhHlT7k)

Position will work 3 days in Harriman, TN as a Medication Coordinator and 2 days in Oak Ridge, TN as a Pharmacy Technician

Position Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00am-5:00pm with lunch from 12:00pm-1:00pm. No weekends or Holidays - 35 hours/week

Coordinator Location: 307 Devonia St, Harriman, TN

Pharmacy Tech Location: 240 West Tyrone Rd, Oak Ridge, TN

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

Medication delivery when needed and appropriate {Only applicable in states that are allowed}

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.)

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:

Tennessee Pharmacy Technician License

6+ months of Pharmacy Technician experience

Reliable transportation and valid driver's license is required

Preferred Qualifications:

National Pharmacy Technician Certification

Willing to complete the employee training of the Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine

Willing to become CPR Certified as soon as possible

Behavioral/Mental Health Experience

Sales & Marketing Experience

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $20.38 to $36.44 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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