Certified Pharmacy Technician

Job Title: Certified Pharmacy Technician

Location: Harrisburg, PA 17120

Duration: Long Term Contract

Shift Timing: 1st Shift - 8:00AM-4:00PM

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Pay Rate: $25-$28/hr on W2

Job Description:

• Process prior authorization requests. Issue prior authorizations as appropriate through established protocols, policies and procedures. Communicate with the physicians' and pharmacies' approvals and denials by phone and/or letter as needed. 
• Answer questions/requests and resolve issues from providers, pharmacists and staff. 
• The resource will field questions regarding pharmacy benefit issues and communicate details of service through telephonic responses to physicians, pharmacists and Commonwealth staff. 
• Issues addressed include prescription benefits, formulary issues, prescription claim processing, and prior authorizations. 
• The resource ensures documentation of actions. 
• Resolve routine provider pharmacy concerns. 
• This includes answering questions from various sources (a member, physician, staff, etc.) regarding specific provider issues and as appropriate deciding on plans of action to resolve routine issues. 
• Provide administrative support to the pharmacy team. 
• This involves preparation and distribution of Policies & Procedures, committee agendas and minutes, and other correspondence as required. Document all communications appropriately. 
• This includes documentation through the telephone call tracking system.

Required Qualifications:

• Possess an Associate's Degree in a health-related field (i.e., Medical Assistant) or a certification as a Pharmacy Technician Have experience working for a Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) company or health plan in a managed care pharmacy department; working knowledge of retail pharmacy third party prescription processing. 
• Have knowledge of drug categories, brand and generic names including pronunciation and spelling; knowledge of utilization management tools used for controlling pharmacy costs – i.e. quantity limits, prior authorization, step therapy, generic programs, etc. 
• Ability to have a professional dialogue with a physician or a physician's staff. Basic computer skills to include, but not limited to, Microsoft Office Products.

About our Company: -

22nd Century Technologies Inc., (TSCTI) is one the fastest growing healthcare staffing companies in the United States. With presence in all 50 States and 6000+ employees nationwide, we have been providing unparallel healthcare and technology staffing services to Public and Private sectors for over 26 years.

Started as a technology staffing company in 1997, we have significantly expanded our healthcare practice to both Clinical and Non-Clinical staffing, serving various facilities, healthcare organizations and government agencies. Our ISO certified staffing practices and technology driven staffing procedures – from recruitment to onboarding, along with an internal pre-vetted resume database of healthcare professionals, enable us to serve our customers with their immediate staffing needs.
TSCTI has extensive experience providing Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists and other Allied Health professionals to various states – California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Vermont, Virginia to name a few, and Our valued relationships with employees as well as commitment to meet and exceed clients’ expectations through our exemplary employees proves our competency in today’s healthcare staffing industry.

Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.