Medication Access Coordinator - Medical Billing

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Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Medication Access Coordinator - Medical Billing

Home Infusion (Reimbursement Specialist)

 

Position Highlights:

Nebraska Medicine is now taking applications for a talented individual to join us as an Experienced Medication Access Coordinator in our Retail/Specialty Pharmacy department and will focus on medical billing. This position works at our Central Fill location for Nebraska Medicine and the office is located at approx. 114th and Dodge in Omaha, NE as well as having the opportunity to work remotely.

***Home infusion experience is preferred***

The Medication Access Coordinator role is designed for an individual with a minimum of 3 years retail and/or specialty pharmacy insurance experience or a Medicaid/Medicare/Private Pay Insurance professional. The MAC will support the new home infusion location by completing prior authorizations, insurance appeals, and removing any medication access barriers for patients. The skills the MACs have are a hybrid between pharmacy knowledge and clinical support. This is an ideal role for someone with a passion for pharmacy but also one with problem solving skill to advocate solutions for our Nebraska Medicine patients.  This is a desk position but a high paced environment where documentation and follow-up skills are imperative.

(Also known as: Medical Billing, Reimbursement Specialist, Pharmacy Advocate, Pharmacy Insurance Tech, Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy Financial counselor)

 

Shift: 

• Full Time -- 1.0 FTE (80 hours in a pay period)

• Working 8-hour days, Monday – Friday with start times between 7:00 AM to 11:00am

• This position will work a hybrid schedule of in the office and working from home

If you have questions about applying for the Medication Access Coordinator role you can contact the recruiter, Rohit Shinde, at rshinde@nebraskamed.com.

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Medication Access Coordinator -  Medical Billing:

Determine, support, and assist patients, provider teams, and the pharmacy department to overcome barriers to medication access, with focused expertise in third party prior authorization and billing processes for pharmacy benefits. Assist  patients within enrollment into grants, assistance programs, and communicate any financial responsibilities. Provide a Face-to Face/virtual beside oriented service that delivers comprehensive fiscal options to patients. Gather and effectively communicate medical and medication histories including diagnosis, test results, lab values, and previous medications to third party. Verify eligibility, pharmacy benefit provisions and support the appeals process.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of three years healthcare and/or insurance/third party reimbursement experience.

• High school education or equivalent required.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to successfully interact with a variety of internal and external customers at all levels required.

• Ability to solve problems independently and must be strongly vested in team management required.

• Ability to multi-task and excel in a dynamic environment required.

• Experience with various computer mainframe, network, web based and payer applications required.

• Must register with the State of NE as a pharmacy technician required.

• Must complete Pharmacy Technician Certification within one year required.

Preferred Qualifications: