Description
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
The Pharmacy Navigator Tech, Ambulatory role is a clinically based partnership with the outpatient pharmacy team that integrates with a nursing team on hospital inpatient units to identify which patients are being discharged and to assist in providing patients with medication at bedside. Responsibilities include clinically collaborating with patients, nursing, physicians, and case management to enroll patients in the pharmacy software, filling out all the required fields in the application, collecting all scripts, delivering the medications to the bedside, providing all the required documents to the bedside and obtaining payment information. The navigator will obtain patients allergies, health conditions, prescription insurance information, bill all required medications to the appropriate third party, and provide patient with a copayment summary. They are required to partner with necessary parties to assess/coordinate patient's financial responsibilities and obtain all necessary signatures as required by regulatory governing bodies. They are also required to work with various drug representative from different pharmaceutical companies to assist with helping patients with prescription affordability and any financial hardship that may occur. The navigator is responsible for working with the patient and educating patient on the appropriate counseling points and providing options for the patient at the bedside.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
- Ambulatory experience with knowledge of medications.
- Customer service experience.
Licenses and Certifications Required.
- Valid New Jersey Pharmacy Technician Registration.
- Valid Certification from PTCB or must be obtained within 180 days of hire.
Licenses and Certifications Preferred:
- PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician.
Contacts:
- Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients and visitors.
Working Conditions:
- Lifts a minimum of 10 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 40 lbs. and stands a minimum of 4 hours a day.
If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!
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