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Personal Care Specialist - 12 Month Contract

Role overview

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience required
  • 3+ years of experience in pharmacy support, prior authorization processing, insurance verification, or healthcare administrative roles required
  • Associate's degree in healthcare administration, life sciences, pharmacy technology, or a related field or equivalent experience preferred
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or applicable compliance training required

Responsibilities

  • Supports documentation compliance by recording patient interactions, updating case notes in pharmacy systems, and maintaining privacy requirements
  • Processes prior authorization requests by collecting clinical documentation, completing payer-specific forms using templates, submitting requests, and tracking status
  • Verifies insurance coverage by reviewing patient insurance cards, checking formulary information, and documenting coverage details
  • Supports financial assistance enrollment by collecting patient eligibility information, completing manufacturer copay applications, and submitting paperwork to program administrators

Key facts

  • Remote from: Canada
  • Full time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • 43 - 77K yearly
  • English

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Problem Solving
  • Customer Service

About the company

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Cencora

Pharmaceutical Wholesale & Distribution

Cencora, a company building on the legacy of AmerisourceBergen, is a leading global pharmaceutical solutions organization centered on improving the lives of people and animals around the world. We connect manufacturers, providers, and patients to ensure that anyone can get the therapies they need, where and when they need them. We also help our partners bring their innovations to patients more efficiently to accelerate positive outcomes. Becoming Cencora has allowed us to combine all the companies and services of AmerisourceBergen. Now, as a unified and internationally inclusive brand, we’re continuing to invest in and focus on our core pharmaceutical distribution business, while also growing our platform of pharma and biopharma services to support pharmaceutical innovation and access. Our 46,000+ worldwide team members are shaping the future of healthcare through the power of our purpose: We are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures. AmerisourceBergen, now Cencora, is ranked #11 on the Fortune 500 and #24 on the Global Fortune 500 with more than $230 billion in annual revenue.

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryPharmaceutical Wholesale & Distribution
Company size10001

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Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

This role is in support of Cencora’s patient and provider support and pharma commercialization services in Canada marketed through our Innomar Strategies business.

Actual duties and responsibilities may vary based on business needs, local requirements, and operational practices. Where a team member's role is governed by an employment agreement, local terms and conditions, prior job description or collective bargaining agreement, those documents shall prevail in case of any inconsistency. Mandatory local laws shall also prevail.

  • Supports documentation compliance by recording patient interactions, updating case notes in pharmacy systems, and maintaining privacy requirements.

  • Processes prior authorization requests by collecting clinical documentation, completing payer-specific forms using templates, submitting requests, and tracking status.

  • Verifies insurance coverage by reviewing patient insurance cards, checking formulary information, and documenting coverage details.

  • Supports financial assistance enrollment by collecting patient eligibility information, completing manufacturer copay applications, and submitting paperwork to program administrators.

  • Coordinates specialty pharmacy referrals by processing forms, verifying insurance benefits, scheduling patient calls, and liaising with specialty pharmacy teams.

  • Responds to routine patient inquiries by providing status updates, answering basic questions using provided scripts, and escalating complex issues.

  • Tracks pending prior authorizations by monitoring submission dates, following up with payers on status, and notifying senior staff of delays or denials.

Education:

  • High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience required.

  • Associate's degree in healthcare administration, life sciences, pharmacy technology, or a related field or equivalent experience preferred.

Work Experience:

  • 3+ years of experience in pharmacy support, prior authorization processing, insurance verification, or healthcare administrative roles required.

  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or applicable compliance training required.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Accessibility Policy

AmerisourceBergen is committed to fair and accessible employment practices. When requested, AmerisourceBergen will accommodate people with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and hiring processes and during employment.

Salary Range*

$43,466 CAD - 77,044 CAD

This posting is intended to fill an existing vacancy for our Personal Care Specialist - 12 Month Contract role.

Affiliated Companies:

Affiliated Companies: Innomar Strategies

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