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Medication Access Coordinator

Trinity Health

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Compensation
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Location
DES MOINES, IA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

CPhT CertificationIowa RegistrationMandatory Reporter Training

Job overview

The Medication Access Coordinator supports patients, pharmacists, and clinicians through medication adherence and prescription assistance programs. The role works with patients, clinicians, and the specialty pharmacy business line to provide medication adherence support, and liaises among patients, pharmacies, payers, and providers. It also supports pharmacy business operations and requires independent judgment and follow-through on assigned tasks.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Pharmacy-Related TasksHealth Benefit InvestigationsPrior Authorization SupportPatient Financial AssistanceMedical TerminologyDiagnosesProceduresMicrosoft OfficeElectronic Medical RecordsCross-Functional CollaborationCommunicationHealth Care PayersSpecialty Pharmacy Operations

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDMust Be 18+3+ Years Pharmacy-Related ExperienceCPhT CertificationIowa RegistrationMandatory Reporter Training

Full job description

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Posting

Join the MercyOne Family! We are looking to hire a Medication Access Coordinator!

As a Medication Access Coordinator at MercyOne, you will:

  • Provide integrated support to patients, pharmacists, and other clinicians by facilitating our medication adherence and prescription assistance programs and is related to the growth and maintenance of Pharmacy business operations

  • Work closely with patients, clinicians, and our specialty pharmacy business line to deliver a full continuum of medication adherence support utilizing various tools and applications

  • Be responsible for performing assigned tasks that require ability for independent judgment and increased competency skills relating to patient medication therapy

  • Be responsible for liaising between patients, pharmacies, payers, and providers with high accountability for follow through and task management

Schedule :

  • 40 hours a week

  • Day shift

General Requirements :

  • High School diploma or GED required

  • Must be at least 18 years of age

  • At least 3 years of experience in pharmacy-related tasks, including health benefit investigations, prior authorization support, patient financial assistance, medical terminology, diagnoses, and procedures

  • CPhT (Certified Pharmacy Technician) and State of Iowa Registration prior to employment

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office products

  • Knowledge of Electronic Medical Records systems highly preferred

  • Ability to work across business lines effectively and communicate clearly with colleagues and patients/customers

  • Knowledge of health care payers and specialty pharmacy operations highly preferred

  • Completion of Mandatory Reporter training within 3 months of hire, with competency assessments in patient care, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance completed annually

Colleagues of MercyOne Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout the system!

Visit MercyOne Careers (https://www.mercyone.org/careers) to learn more about the benefits, culture, and career development opportunities available to you at MercyOne Health System circle of care.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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 any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran

How this job compares

Set against the 13,783 open Pharmacy Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$45–72K/yr223 salary ranges
  • Iowa median$18–28/hr99 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 233 open Pharmacy Technician jobs in Iowa and 13,783 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Iowa
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — more than three in four Pharmacy Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 2,700 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 4,989 of the 13,783 open Pharmacy Technician jobs (36%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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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