Senior Pharmacy Technician Advocate

Your future role at a glance

Location: Remote 

Department: Ascension Pharmacy Services 

Schedule: Day shift | Full-Time | Monday to Friday

Salary: $23.14 - $32.26 (per hour) 

How you'll make an impact in this role

• Financial Clearance & Authorization Management: Execute end-to-end financial clearance by performing clinical intake, rigorous benefit verification, and insurance eligibility tracking. This includes initiating prior authorization requests through payer portals (e.g., Availity, Evicore) and maintaining oversight of expiration timelines to prevent lapses in care.
• Clinical Liaison & Documentation: Serve as the key liaison between patients, providers, and payers to validate medical necessity and secure substantiation, such as Letters of Medical Necessity, in alignment with NCCN guidelines.
• Patient Financial Advocacy: Coordinate with Patient Assistance teams to identify co-pay cards, grants, or "free drug" programs and generate "Good Faith Estimates" for patients.
• Operational Workflow Oversight: Manage electronic and paper intake work queues using "First-In, First-Out" integrity while escalating urgent requests according to national SOPs.

What minimum qualifications you'll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• One or more of the following required:
  • Pharmacy Tech credentialed from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
  • Pharmacy Tech credentialed from the National Healthcareer Association obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Technical degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

What additional requirements you'll need

• Minimum 2 years of experience in healthcare revenue cycle, patient access, pharmacy billing, or prior authorizations.

• Experience with oncology or specialty infusion authorizations, J-code billing, and Buy & Bill vs. White Bagging workflows.

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal employment opportunity employer

Equal employment opportunity employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)Various health insurance options & wellness plansRetirement benefits including employer match plansLong-term & short-term disabilityEmployee assistance programs (EAP)Parental leave & adoption assistanceTuition reimbursementWays to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.