Sr Care Manager - Short Term Contract (Home-Based)

Sr Care Manager

As the only global provider of commercial solutions, IQVIA understands what it takes to deliver nationally and internationally. Our teams help biopharma get their medicines to the people who need them. We help customers gain insight and access to their markets and ultimately demonstrate their product’s value to payers, physicians and patients. A significant part of our business is acting as the biopharma’s sales force to physicians or providing nurses to educate patients or prescribers. With the right experience, you can help deliver medical breakthroughs in the real world.

Position Summary:

AllCare Plus Pharmacy, an IQVIA company, is seeking a Sr Care Manager  Responsibilities will vary by program and its lifecycle.  Sr Care Manager’s may be responsible for contacting insurance companies to obtain correct eligibility information, perform benefit investigations, copay assistance and check prior authorization and/or appeal status.  Sr Care managers may also be responsible for directly contacting patients and/or providers to evaluate eligibility for assistance programs and/or varied adherence support.  This is a remote position. This role will be a short-term contract role with IQVIA managed by an external agency, with the opportunity to be converted to an IQVIA full-time employee.

Hours: Ability to work 40 hours per week.

Shifts based on availability: 8:30 am EST – 5:00 pm EST or 9:00 am - 6:00 pm EST or 10:00 am - 7:00 pm EST or 11:00 am EST – 8:00pm EST under moderate supervision

Salary: $22/hr

The information contained herein is intended to be an accurate reflection of the duties and responsibilities of the individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. AllCare Plus Pharmacy reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform outbound calls to obtain appropriate information and document accurately
• Responsible for answering in-bound calls and assisting customers with pharmacy related services
• Maintain strict professionalism in all communication methods while providing efficient, courteous, and friendly service
• Contact insurance companies for benefit investigation and coverage eligibility
• Provide prior authorizations and appeals support
• Assist patients with the enrollment process for manufacturer and non-profit organization copay assistance programs
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and training activities. Work efficiently both individually and within a team to accomplish required tasks
• Maintain and improve quality results by adhering to standards and guidelines by meeting quality standards set forth by program KPI’s
• Report ADE’s according to program policy and guidelines Adhere to all HIPAA guidelines May assist with onboarding new employees

Qualifications: Sr Care Manager

• High School diploma required, associate degree or higher preferred.
• Minimum of 2+ years’ experience in customer service in a call center or health care environment required (Examples: Hospital, insurance, health care or retail industries)
• Experience using person-centered thinking/planning or motivational interviewing a plus.
• Ability to apply emotional intelligence and empathetic listening with all interactions.
• Demonstrated time management skills; planning and prioritization skills; ability to multi-task and maintain prioritization of key projects and deadlines.
• Demonstrated effective presentation skills; ability to motivate others; excellent interpersonal (written and verbal) communication skills.
• Demonstrated effectiveness to work cross-functionally within a team.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in an independent environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with customers and third parties.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to a fast-paced, changing work environment and responsibilities.
• Fully competent in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent documentation accuracy
• Drive and enthusiasm for supporting customers.
• Excellent listening and problem-solving skills
• Experience using a CRM and integrated telephony platform a plus.
• Capable to serve as ACSS SME
• Ability to participate in the development of programmatic materials including being consulted on new hire training.
• Ability to facilitate special administrative projects as assigned by Program Manager, coverage for Program Manager when Program Manager is out or leading conference call.
• Ability to serve as an “ACSS Delegate” during assigned functions both internal and external.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in Patient Support Services (Hub)
• Previous Customer Service experience in the healthcare field
• Bilingual

Professional Competencies:

Business Skills and Knowledge

• General Management – Demonstrate analytic and problem solving skills, and understand the impact of individual decisions on other parts of the organization and the environment.
• Quality improvement – Application of techniques that continually improve the quality of care provided, patient safety, organizational performance, and the financial health of the organization.

Knowledge of the Health Care Environment

• Health Care Systems and Organizations – Demonstrate an understanding of how the various components of the health care system is organized and financed, and how they interact to deliver medical and health care.

• The Patient’s Perspective – Understand the patient experience, demonstrate a commitment to patients’ rights and responsibilities, and ensure that the organization provides a safe environment for patients and their families.

Communication and Relationship Management

• Relationship Management – The ability to build and maintain relationships with internal as well as external stakeholders that are anchored in trust and where decision-making is shared.
• Communication Skills – Be able to utilize verbal, written and presentation skills to communicate an organization’s mission, vision, values and priorities to diverse audiences.

• Professionalism – The ability to align personal and organizational conduct with ethical and professional standards that include a responsibility to the patient and community, a service orientation, and a commitment to lifelong learning and improvement.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all, including veterans and candidates with disabilities. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe

IQVIA’s ability to operate and provide certain services to customers and partners necessitates IQVIA and its employees meet specific requirements regarding COVID-19 vaccination status. https://jobs.iqvia.com/covid-19-vaccine-status