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Overview

Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, Colorado's largest and most comprehensive provider of cancer care has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Medically Integrated Dispensing Tech in our Denver Rose Oral Pharmacy.

Come join this busy oncology practice and work with a dynamic team that is passionate about providing stellar care to our patients.

Responsibilities

• Ensures all insurance, demographic, and eligibility information is obtained and entered into the system in an accurate manner.
• Performs insurance verification process on all third-party payers. Obtains initial and subsequent pre-authorization for services. Re-verifies benefits and obtains authorization and / or referral as necessary.
• Performs and documents financial counseling process on all patients prior to treatment, which includes patient financial obligations, billing practices and establishing payment arrangements. Serves as a resource for other financial counselors regarding issues with patient accounts and calculates and documents payment arrangement agreements.
• Reviews and processes adjustments and refund requests. Assists with review of financial disclosures and negotiated agreement adjustments.
• May assist with resolving large dollar amounts.
• May assist with daily and monthly business office functions, including reporting, file maintenance and special projects.
• Assists patients in obtaining financial assistance (i.e. Medicaid, drug replacement), outside assistance (i.e. transportation or other community services), and ensures appropriate forms completion.
• Assists in maintaining manuals, logs and other required documentation as required. -Follows policies and procedures to contribute to the efficiency of the business and front office. Covers for and assists with other functions as requested.
• Prepare medication orders under supervision of a registered pharmacist.
• Checks all orders for completeness of information.
• Verifies patient information and proper physician authorization.
• Checks all orders for insurance approval. -Under a professional's supervision, admixes drugs as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner as per department guidelines, and preparing all drugs within OSHA guidelines and interoffice guidelines.
• Calculates correct dosage volumes, converting between metric and apothecary equivalents. Maintains indigent patient drug program as needed.
• Maintains current drug information and MSDS sheets. Properly disposes all materials used when mixing chemo or non-chemo IVs. -Checks drugs monthly for outdates. Keeps accurate temperature logs. Keeps accurate logs on all protocol drugs and patient assistance drugs.
• Maintains proper control documentation of medications, including lot numbers and all other quality assurance activities.
• Complete inventory control of medications. Orders supplies and medications. Receives and shelves medications. Ensures that standard drug supplies are in adequate supply in all departments.
• Prepares labels. Files and prepares billing. Thorough understanding of department automation, data entry and report generation.

Salary Range : $21.00- $27.50

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certification, etc. As of the date of this posting, in addition to your salary, RMCC offer the following benefits for this position, subject to eligibility requirements : Health, dental, and vision plans; wellness program; health savings account; flexible spending accounts; 401(k) retirement plan; life insurance, short-term disability insurance; long-term disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program; PTO, holiday pay, tuition reimbursement, and employee paid critical illness and accident insurance.

Qualifications

High School diploma or equivalent. Minimum 1 year experience in a pharmacy with direct patient interaction. Oncology background preferred. Certified Pharmacy Technician certificate or State Pharmacy Board requirement recommended.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical demands of this job typically require full range of body motion including manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, calculator, telephone, copier and other office equipment. Work may require sitting for long periods of time; also stooping, bending and stretching for files and supplies. Occasionally lifting files or paper weighing up to 40 pounds. Vision must be correctable to 20 / 20 and hearing must be in the normal range for telephone contacts. It is necessary to view and type on computer screens for prolonged periods of time.

All qualified candidates are required to pass a background check and non-federal drug test (which excludes marijuana) post offer of employment and prior to hire.

Candidates will be required to show proof of being vaccinated against influenza upon commencing employment. Reasonable accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis for exemptions to this requirement in accordance with applicable law.

This job posting will remain open until we have identified an adequate applicant pool. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early.