Strength Through Diversity
Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Under direct supervision of the Director of
Pharmacy and Clinical Coordinator, this Specialty Pharmacy Financial Access
Coordinator interacts with hospital employees on multiple levels, including
pharmacists, medical/clinical staff, fiscal personnel, department managers,
access services staff, coding staff and billing assistants. External contacts
include third party payers, prescription benefit management companies,
governmental peer review organizations, and referring physicians. This
individual is primarily responsible for receiving prescriptions, addressing and
rectifying rejected claims, conducting and completing necessary third party
(insurance) prior authorization requests (when applicable), and verifies
prescriptions to other non-institution entities in instances where the
prescription is not filled by Mount Sinai’s Outpatient Pharmacy, including
routing to MSHS entities. S/he is primarily responsible for providing
assistance to a subset of patients by completing Patient Assistance Program
(PAP) applications and co-pay assistance funds applications. Through PAP,
pharmaceutical companies provide medications to patients with limited income
and resources.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Receives prescriptions, with appropriate follow up on
rejected claims.
2. Completes third party prior authorization requests and
verifies prescriptions.
3. Provides a high level of customer service by the
completion of applications, including those for the Patient Assistance Program
(PAP) and co-pay assistance.
4. Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
Education:
HS/GED; Associates degree preferred
Experience:
1 year of retail pharmacy technician experience preferred
3 years of health care related billing and/or retail pharmacy
experience preferred
Strength Through Diversity
The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity is a driver for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. Yet we’re as diverse as the city we call home- culturally, ethically, in outlook and lifestyle. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together.
We work hard to acquire and retain the best people, and to create a welcoming, nurturing work environment where you can develop professionally. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, can make an impact on quality patient care.
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Who We Are
Over 38,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.
Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospital campuses, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We promote recognition and respect for individual and cultural differences, and we work to make our employees feel valued and appreciated, whatever their race, gender, background, or sexual orientation.
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