• Job Description

  Req#: 00598846

  Employment Type:

  Full time

  Shift:

  Description:

  JOB SUMMARY

  Monday-Friday alternating shifts: 8:00am-4:30pm, 9:00am-5:30pm, 10:00am-6:30pm, rotating Saturday 8:00am-12:00noon. Infrequent rotating holidays

  The Medication Access Technician is dedicated to improving patient access to medications at hospital discharge. The Medication Access Technician is responsible for ensuring that patients are offered and understand the option to participate in the Meds to Bed program. They are an important part of the discharge process, working with other health care professionals, including but not limited to prescribers, nursing, social work, and pharmacy to eliminate barriers to patient access to medications. The Medication Access Technician will work to solve problems involving insurance, prior authorization, access, and patient payment to ensure patients are able to be successfully compliant with their prescription regimen at home.

  POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

  Education [formal], License & Certification

  1. Required

  a. High School Diploma

  b. Registration with Iowa Board of Pharmacy. Following accepting position, registration with Iowa Board of Pharmacy as a Technician Trainee or Certified Pharmacy Technician.

  c. Pharmacy Technician Certification. National certification must be acquired and maintained from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), or the National Healthcareer Association prior to the expiration date of a Pharmacy Technician in Training registration.

  2. Preferred :

  a. Two year degree in healthcare or related field

  b. Completion of formal technician training program

  B. Experience:

  1. Required:

  a. Two years' experience as pharmacy technician or in patient care (ie: LPN, CNA, MA, Social Work, population health, community benefit or related field.)

  2. Preferred:

  a. Customer Service

  b. Experience with pharmacy benefit billing, financial assistance processing, or medication

  access.

  C. Special Skills and Competencies:

  Annual assessment of competency is completed every year. Must be able to read, write and/or speak English.

  Our Commitment

  Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

• About the company

  Trinity Health employs about 129,000 colleagues, including 7,500 employed physicians and clinicians. Committed to those who are poor and underserved in its communities, Trinity Health is known for its focus on the country's aging population. As a single, unified ministry, the organization is the innovator of Senior Emergency Departments, the largest not-for-profit provider of home health care services — ranked by number of visits — in the nation, as well as the nation’s leading provider of PACE (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly) based on the number of available programs.

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