Intake Pharmacy Technician

POSITION SUMMARY

The Intake Pharmacy Technician works as part of the infusion pharmacy team and assists with patient care. The Intake Pharmacy Technician will provide the infusion pharmacy team with intake coordination for patients to the home setting and perform tasks relating to intake, insurance verification, authorization, and billing. As part of this position, employee will serve as a backup to compounding Pharmacy Technicians. Will report to Pharmacist-In-Charge.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSReasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Coordinate referrals between hospitals, clinics, home health agencies and patient transition to home care.
• Verify coverage for home infusion therapy and obtain
• Educate patients/caregivers of insurance information and verify agreement for
• Complete billing tasks assigned regarding order, documentation, coding issues,
• Maintain active SWOs to ensure all billing codes have active orders for insurance
• Ensure all documentation required for services is scanned into
• Assist in coordinating seamless transitions of patient care across multiple care
• Use health information systems efficiently to manage charts have appropriate information to ensure the delivery timely and accurate.
• Monitor billing practices and therapies are
• Compound intravenous medications according to USP 797
• Clean, and help maintain, equipment and work areas, and sterilize glassware according to prescribed methods.
• Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, and supplies, and enter inventory data into EMR.
• Inspect medical areas and maintains storage standards set by health regulation
• Keep competencies and skills up to
• All other duties as assigned.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.

• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a

• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.

• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers' needs while following company procedures.

• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.

• Deductive Reasoning - Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.

• Delegating Responsibility - Ability to allocate authority and/or task responsibility to appropriate people.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Ethical- ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
• Goal Oriented - Ability to focus on a goal and obtain a pre-determined result.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.

• Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.

• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.

• Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.

• Motivation - Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Self-Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one's ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks in stressful situations.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).

Experience: Home infusion experience is preferred.

Computer Skills: Microsoft Word and Excel; and customized software. Ability to learn and adapt to changing technologies as the organization changes.

Certifications & Licenses:Pharmacy Technician preferred

Other Requirements

Must be a self-started, highly organized, and able to work well with staff at all levels in the organization, and interpersonal skills. Must possess excellent speaking and oral communication skills.