Travel Pharmacy Tech in Portland, OR

Job Title

Pharmacy Technician

Portland, OR

Contract | Full-Time | Onsite | Days (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, 5x8-Hour Shifts)

• Coordinate and process pharmacy prior authorizations independently, taking into consideration pharmacy benefits, medication utilization policies, prescriber-submitted information, and member-specific factors.
• Maintain pharmacy benefit member eligibility review processes and databases; oversee daily point-of-service claims transactions and refer unusual occurrences as appropriate.
• Triage and document incoming calls and requests, identifying those requiring immediate clinical attention and routing work to appropriate licensed caregivers based on established protocols.
• Perform intake and system data entry for authorization and referral requests, member demographics, medication therapy management, and drug utilization management using ICD-10 and CPT-4 coding systems.
• Act as a departmental liaison and resource for members, network pharmacies, prescribers, and internal health plan departments to problem-solve inquiries and facilitate workflows.
• Audit processed pharmacy claims, system call documentation, and written correspondence for quality, accuracy, and completeness; report statistical information and contribute to continuous quality improvement efforts.

• Active Oregon Pharmacy Technician License required (may submit with license pending).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required — candidates without advanced Excel proficiency will not be considered.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a pharmacy technician in a managed care environment, including prior authorization review and mandatory audits across Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial Fully Insured, Individual, and ASO lines of business; OR a Bachelor's Degree.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology, HCPCS, CPT, and ICD-10 coding applications, pharmacy billing and pricing, and pharmacy service models across various practice settings.
• Working knowledge of state and federal pharmacy law, health insurance law, and HIPAA, including awareness of fraud, waste, and abuse monitoring.
• Proficiency with pharmacy and health plan information systems, claims processing systems, and Microsoft Office applications.

• Experience with EPIC electronic health records system.
• Familiarity with medical drug benefits, channel management, and health plan pharmacy operations including prior authorization workflows across multiple lines of business.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and database maintenance skills with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Join a dynamic pharmacy services team supporting a broad patient population — from neonates to geriatrics — in a technically detailed and impactful role within a health plan operations environment.
• Reduced non-billable orientation requirement, allowing you to get started and contributing more quickly than standard assignments.