Pharmacy Technician - Tss

Pharmacy Technician

Guaynabo, PR

ABOUT US

At Grupo Triple S, we are committed to provide meaningful job experiences for Valuable People (Gente Valiosa). We encourage an environment of very high ethical standards, always excelling in service, collaboration among the company, agility to deliver timely, and embracing accountability for results.

When you join Grupo Triple S, you will be key to our efforts on delivering high-quality and affordable healthcare as well as contribute to our purpose to enable healthier lives. We serve more than 1 million consumers in Puerto Rico through our Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Commercial, Life and Property & Casualty Businesses.

Let's build healthier communities together, join now!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Accountable for receiving, referring and responding all requests received in the Pharmacy Department related to Coverage Determination for all line of business applying the criteria & guidelines approved by CMS, ASES, URAC, “Comisionado de Seguros”, federal requirements and other regulatory state laws.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Responsible for ensuring the clinical accuracy of plan decision-making, including adherence to Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial and/or Federal and plan coverage criteria. This includes ensuring all Coverage Determination and Appeals involving medical necessity are made by an appropriate physician and/or pharmacist.
• Identify and refer to the management any trends in complaints categories, area of opportunity and assist in the development of any action plan for immediate and effective reduction of complaints.
• Evaluate requests received for Coverage Determination, properly classifies the request and handle it through the process distinguishing between coverage determination, grievances and appeals processes in accordance to the regulations and following Triple-S policies and procedures.
• Deliver the information to Pharmacist so she or he can make a timely decision using the clinical criteria approved.
• Prepare letter to request information or to inform the final decision to pharmacy, physician and enrollee or authorized representative.
• Determination and Appeals processes.
• Make calls to notify the status of the request to pharmacy, physician and/or enrollee or authorized representative.
• Gathers the necessary clinical information required to complete the evaluation of the case according HUM1 established criteria.
• Offer orientation to pharmacy, physician and enrollee or authorized representative related to the Coverage
• Documents all efforts for investigating, resolving and responding the cases in the system according the line of business.
• Receive calls and inquiries from pharmacies and customer services department.
• Collaborates with the operational metrics when required.
• Contact physician, pharmacy and/or enrollee if further information is required to complete the evaluation and/or to obtain information necessary to make an appropriate clinical decision.
• Make outbound calls to enrollee or authorized representative for adherence drugs to comply with CMS Stars Measures.
• Perform any additional duties assigned by management.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

Pharmacy Technician Course with one (1) year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician. Hold an active, unrestricted professional license to practice as a Pharmacy Technician in Puerto Rico state law of Puerto Rico Board of Pharmacy. The Register Pharmacy Technician works in Triple-S Salud facilities in Puerto Rico or remotely when conducting any preauthorization.

CLOSING DATE: 4/21/2023

It is company policy to seek for the qualified applicants for positions throughout the company without distinction of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, real or perceived sexual orientation, civil status, social condition, political ideologies, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Drug-free company.

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