Patient Care Advocate Remote (IDAHO)
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Job overview
Walgreens is hiring a Patient Care Advocate Remote (IDAHO). The Patient Care Advocate provides new and existing patients with the best possible experience regarding prescriptions, clinical services, billing inquiries, feedback, and suggestions, serving as the first point of contact and setting the tone for how Walgreens’ services are experienced.
Key focus areas include Receives inbound and makes outbound calls to patients or physicians regarding medication orders, Adds or updates insurance and pharma information in patient records, and Creates patient activity reminders for follow‑up calls and service discharge.
Successful candidates bring High School/GED, Customer Service Experience, and Communication Ability. Important skills include MS Windows, MS Office Suite, Communicate Clearly And Effectively, Communication, Interpersonal Skills, and Diplomatic Communication. Preferred (not required): Customer Service, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Word, and Proficient Computer Skills.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
1848921BR
Title:
Patient Care Advocate Remote (IDAHO)
Job Description:
Job Summary:
The Patient Care Advocate provides new and existing patients with the best possible patient experience in relation to their prescriptions, clinical services, billing inquiries, feedback and suggestions. As the first line of contact to patients and stakeholders, the patient care advocate will set the tone for how our company and services are experienced.
Job Responsibilities:
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Receives inbound calls and performs outbound calls to patients or physician's offices regarding orders for medications, pharmacy services and any other non-clinical inquiries.
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Adds or updates insurance and pharma information in patient's record, or collect insurance information and alert appropriate teams to update the patient's account.
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Creates patient activities as a reminder for the following tasks including but not limited to follow-up calls for patients, to initiate discharge of services, to contact a patient's doctor office, to mail a letter to a patient.
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Completes client and/or pharma-specific duties to satisfy the needs and expectations of customers.
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Works collaboratively on disease-focused teams to provide best-in-class customer service.
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Connects patients with pharmacists for counseling and clinical inquiries as required.
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Completes all additional special handling duties as assigned including but not limited to drug shipment notifications and Adverse Drug Event Reports.
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Escalates calls to clinicians, insurance verification teams, specialized teams as required.
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May work on special projects and/or programs, provide bi-lingual support and be cross-trained in other departments including but not limited to specialized, support, and new patient/enrollment teams as required.
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Provides expertise in specialized pharma programs and subject matter expertise with complex disease states and patient care.
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Coordinates all activities related to Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategies (REMS) compliance.
About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
Auto req ID:
1848921BR
External Basic Qualifications:
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High School/GED
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Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
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Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (written and verbal). Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate in a diplomatic and confidential manner.
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Basic level PC skills, MS Windows, MS Office Suite and/or other similar operating/software programs (for example: start up and shut down computer, use mouse to point and click, start and close programs, switch between programs, save files, print documents and/or access information on-line).
Work Location Address:
108 WILMOT ROAD,DEERFIELD,IL 60015
Job Function:
Customer Contact Center
Preferred Qualifications:
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Experience providing customer service in a healthcare, specialty pharmacy, PBM, call center setting or other related industry including but not limited to adherence, quality, After Call Work (ACW), etc.
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Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (such as MS Word, MS Excel, etc.)
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Proficient computer skills with ability to learn proprietary company software; experience working with multiple systems.
We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits
Company Indicator:
Walgreens
Common Location:
8100 W FAIRVIEW AVE,BOISE,ID,83704-08425-04942-S
Max Rate:
20
Start Rate:
15
Pay Grade ID:
SPECRX-GR1
Pay Type:
Hourly
Remote_Posting:
Yes
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