Pharmacy Technician - Prior Authorization Specialist

About Us:

Arizona Liver Health (ALH) is dedicated to driving high standards of care and advancing medical innovation through leading clinical trials, ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance, and generating high-quality clinical data. Our network of multiphase, multitherapeutic research, standard of care, and VEN Centers sites is staffed by skilled providers, research, clinic, pharmacy, and patient outreach professionals. ALH operates state-of-the-art facilities and programs to meet the evolving needs of clinical research and overall patient treatment.

Job Summary:

The Pharmacy Technician - Prior Authorization Specialist II or III is a crucial part of the healthcare team to assist patients in providing specialized, complex medications for their liver disease and/or condition. This includes obtaining authorizations, navigating financial assistance options, and working with patients, payors, and pharmacies. The prior authorization specialist takes care of the prescription from the time it is ordered to ensuring the patient receives the medication(s). 

Location: Onsite in Mesa, AZ

Schedule: Full-Time, 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday

Compensation: $23 - $32 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications

Essential job functions/duties 

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.  

• Assure all prior authorizations (PA) requirements are complete. 
• Facilitate labs/immunization completion for patient payor compliance.
• Interact professionally with patients, peers, and other outside vendors as required. 
• Assists in training new pharmacy staff along with level III PA Specialists on organizational processes and compliance procedures
• Manage pharmacy software for patient compliance with treatment.
• Supports comprehensive coordination of commercial, Medicaid and/or Medicare pharmacy services including intake and processing of pharmacy authorization requests. 
• Promotes and supports quality effectiveness of healthcare and Pharmacy Services within clinical setting
• Evaluates, aids in authorizing approval, and communicates decisions for pharmacy requests according to clinic process
• Evaluates and aids in authorizing approval of pharmacy requests received by telephone, facsimile, and/or other means using client clinical criteria
• Maintains accurate and complete documentation of required information that meets risk management, regulatory, and accreditation requirements with minimal supervision