Pharmacy Technician ($21/Hour) REMOTE, MUST LIVE IN GEORGIA

Equity Staffing is searching for Several Remote Pharmacy Technicians in Georgia. This position is with a Fortune 100 organization. Our client serves more than 85 million people and has a reputation for bold ideas. If you enjoy working with energetic people in a collaborative environment, we want to speak with you!

*** Position is 100% Remote/WFH ***

APPLICANTS MUST LIVE IN GEORGIA AND HOLD A GEORGIA PT LICENSE

The essential functions of a pharmacy technician in Prior Authorization are providing expertise and customer service support to members, customers, and/or providers. This position exists to take incoming requests for prior authorizations, for formulary and non formulary medications, while ensuring a high level of customer service and maximizing productivity. Request can be received via fax or telephone, from providers' offices and pharmacists. The position provides clinical review for authorizations in keeping with legal and contractual requirements, including but not limited to turn around times (TATs) and service level agreements (SLAs). The technician must provide the information clearly, accurately and in a professional manner. Interactions with callers must be documented per contractual and various regulatory / legal requirements.

Responsibilities --

• Using established criteria and guidelines, the pharmacy technician receives and processes prior authorization requests made by providers and members for medications not inherently covered on a member's prescription drug plan.
• Answer prior authorization inquiry calls or/and faxes as well as research and resolve formulary and benefit issues using the appropriate reference material.

• Resolve issues and complaints in a timely manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

• Handles inbound phone requests and gathers member data to provide information for Pharmacist consultations.

Training and Requirements --

• Training is for 4 weeks. Training time is 8:00am-5:00pm. Monday- Friday. This training time is subject to change
• Shift after training is an 8 hour shift with an hour lunch. Candidate must be available as early as 5am and as late as midnight.
• Candidate will work 5 days a week which may or may not include a weekend day(s).
• There is scheduled Overtime and working on Holidays. Dependent on business needs, candidate could work up to 4 hours a day OT.
• Candidate must have their own home internet access/VPN (internet can be hard wired with Ethernet cord)
• Candidate must also have a secure work space/office in their home
• Candidate must have level skill with working with PC (ex. using mouse and keyboard, accessing and navigating through multiple systems and screens)
• Excellent Attendance is a must

Equity Staffing Group is one of the fastest growing Native American owned staffing companies in the United States. We are a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and the Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council (RMMSDC).

Equity Staffing Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Equity Staffing Group will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

We welcome you to learn more about our company by visiting www.equitystaffing.com.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Extended hours
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)
• Medical terminology: 1 year (Preferred)
• Pharmacy technician: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Pharmacy Technician License (Preferred)
• Pharmacy Technician Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote