Medication Assistance Coordinator WMCG
- Wellstar Health System
- Augusta, GA, USA
Job Description
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)About the Facility
Learn more about Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center, including our teams, culture, and campus environment:
Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center | Wellstar Health System
Hours: Full Time Days, 40 Hours per week
Job Summary:
The Medication Assistance Coordinator serves as the hub for prior authorizations, patient assistance programs, co-pay
assistance program, foundation programs, and additional programs allowing patients to access medications associated
with key service lines within the medical center as well as health system clinics. This position is responsible for providing
front line, direct contact with patients, families, providers, nurses, social workers and pharmacies. The Medication
Assistance Coordinator performs all the essential functions of the Pharmacy Technician.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Screens, processes and completes prior authorization, patient assistance, co-pay assistance, foundation
assistance and other medication programs.
Follows up with patients and providers on refill and reauthorizations as required by payers or assistance
programs.
Processes prescriptions through AU Health IT platforms in an accurate manner.
Coordinates shipping and delivery activities associated with common carrier and courier services to assure
accurate and timely medication delivery.
Cross trains to provide staffing as a Pharmacy Technician.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
Required Minimum Education:
- High School Diploma General or GED General or Associates Other-Preferred
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
- CPHT - Cert Pharmacy Tech or CPHT-ADV - Advanced Cert Pharmacy Tech
- PHT - Registered Pharmacy Tech
Additional License(s) and Certification(s):
Required Minimum Experience:
Minimum 2 years pharmacy as a technician Required or
Minimum 3 years Medication assistance or similar role in a physician's office, medical center or
pharmacy Preferred and
Required Minimum Skills:
Strong communication
Organization
Prioritization
Time management
Integrity
Microsoft office
Medical terminology
Experience with prior authorizations, patient assistance programs, co-pay assistance programs and foundation programs
Experience with insurance, claim adjudication, and claim appeals
Experience with Pioneer & Cerner
Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.
About Wellstar
At Wellstar, people are at the center of everything we do and every decision we make. As a not-for-profit organization, we have made a generational commitment to transform healthcare for all. We work to ensure every person has access to personalized care that helps them spend more time being a person, rather than a patient. That’s what we mean when we say we’re more than healthcare–we’re PeopleCare.
Wellstar is nationally recognized for our inclusive culture, exceptional doctors and team members, and personal, high-quality care. We thoughtfully reinvest in prevention, wellness programs and charity care, and provide access to compassionate, world-class care through our expansive system of 11 hospitals, 329 medical office locations, 11 cancer centers, 91 rehabilitation centers, 35 imaging centers, 20 urgent care locations, five health parks, three hospice facilities and two retirement villages. To learn more about how we care for the communities we serve, visit wellstar.org.
Mission, Vision and Values
- Our Mission is to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.
- Our Vision is to deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time.
- Our Values are to serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice.
Coverage at a Glance
When we say we serve the community, we mean it. Wellstar medical centers, health parks, medical offices and other facilities are conveniently located across the state of Georgia.
- 11 hospitals
- 2,729 licensed beds
- 5 health parks
- 20 urgent care locations
- 329+ medical offices
- 11 cancer centers
- 91 rehabilitation centers
- 35 imaging centers
- 3 hospice facilities
- 2 retirement villages
- 9 pediatric centers
- 11 sleep labs
- 7 wound care centers
- 10 counties offering home health services
With more than 1 million patient visits in 2023, the Wellstar Health Parks in East Cobb, Acworth, Avalon, Cherokee and Vinings provided patients with seamless care and convenient access to primary care, specialists, outpatient procedures, pharmacy, urgent care, physical therapy and imaging—all at a single location. It’s part of our commitment to offer access to quality healthcare at the right time and place for our patients.