Pharmacy Technician I (Prior Authorization)
Remote · USFull-time$15.87–27.25/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Pharmacy Technician I performs pharmacy services and prescription-benefit functions for internal customers, members, physicians, and pharmacies. This fully remote role supports prior authorization coverage determinations by triaging requests, checking forms, researching issues, and contacting providers for additional information. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Full job description
Business Area: Clinical & Care Management
Job Type: Full time
Position Purpose: Perform necessary pharmacy services and prescription benefit related functions for internal customers, members, physicians and pharmacies.
Key Details: This is a fully remote Pharmacy Technician I role working Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
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Triage coverage determination requests submitted from providers through prior authorization system.
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Review coverage determinations forms submitted by providers for accuracy and completeness.
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Assist team in researching and resolving problems involving coverage determinations.
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Contact providers for additional information to facilitate the coverage determination review.
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Perform other duties as assigned.
Education/Experience: High school diploma or equivalent. 1+ years of pharmacy experience.
License/Certification: Current state’s Pharmacy Technician license.
For Fidelis Care Only: National Pharmacy Technician Certification Required within 90 daysPay Range: $15.87 - $27.25 per hour
At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.
Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.
Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act
How this job compares
Set against the 13,480 open Pharmacy Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$15.87–27.25/hr
- New York median$19–28/hr686 hourly ranges
- US median$18–28/hr10,755 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $21.56/hr, is 6% below the New York median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the middle half of Pharmacy Technician hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 728 open Pharmacy Technician jobs in New York and 13,480 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- CVS Health234 open
- Walgreens218 open
- Walmart60 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Pharmacy Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (2,656 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 4,693 of the 13,480 open Pharmacy Technician jobs (35%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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