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Stanton, MI
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Stanton, MI
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Supports medication access within a partner clinic by coordinating pharmacy, clinic, and patient workflows. Responsibilities include prescription routing, prior authorizations, status monitoring, patient enrollment, adherence outreach, refill management, medication delivery coordination, documentation, insurance verification, HIPAA compliance, and workflow improvement. The role requires relationship-building with providers and pharmacy teams and helps reduce treatment delays while improving medication adherence and patient experience.
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Requisition Number: 2390829
Opportunities with Genoa Healthcare. A career with Genoa Healthcare means you're part of a collaborative effort to serve behavioral health and addiction treatment communities. We do more than just provide medicine: we change lives for the better. People with serious mental or chronic illness - and those who care for them - have moving stories, and at Genoa we become their voice, their partner. Working as part of a coordinated care team, we partner with community-based providers and others to ensure that people with complex health conditions get the right medications and are able to follow their treatment plans. Our personalized services - in-clinic pharmacies, medication management and more - are leading the way to a new level of care.
Genoa is a pharmacy care services company that is part of Optum and UnitedHealth Group's family of businesses. We are part of a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to making the health system work better for everyone. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The Pharmacy Technician - Clinic Pharmacy Liaison (Medication Access Coordinator) is an on-site, clinic-embedded role that supports coordination between Genoa pharmacy teams, partner clinic care teams, and patients to promote timely access to medications and an excellent patient experience. This position builds strong clinic relationships, connects patients to Genoa pharmacy services, supports prescription routing and prior authorization workflows, and completes proactive outreach to reduce delays in therapy and improve adherence. Working under the guidance of pharmacy leadership, the liaison helps ensure consistent workflows between clinic and pharmacy teams, identifies routine barriers to medication access, and supports process improvements within established procedures and regulatory requirements.
Position Schedule: Monday through Friday with 8-hour shifts between 8:00am-4:30pm with a 30-minute lunch
Position Location: 1049 E Newell St, White Cloud, MI 49349
Primary Responsibilities:
  • Serve as an on-site pharmacy resource within the partner clinic to support coordination
  • Build relationships with clinic staff, providers, and pharmacy teams
  • Support prescription routing and prior authorizations
  • Monitor prescription status and resolve delays
  • Recruit and enroll patients into Genoa services
  • Conduct adherence outreach and manage refills
  • Coordinate medication delivery as needed and where permitted by state regulations
  • Maintain accurate documentation and insurance information
  • Ensure compliance with HIPAA and regulations
  • Identify workflow gaps and support process improvements

Success Measures:
  • Increased patient enrollment and engagement
  • Improved prescription turnaround time
  • Enhanced adherence and refill completion
  • Strong clinic and provider satisfaction
  • Accurate documentation and compliance

What are the reasons to consider working for UnitedHealth Group? Put it all together - competitive base pay, a full and comprehensive benefit program, performance rewards, and a management team who demonstrates their commitment to your success. Some of our offerings include:
  • Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays
  • Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
  • Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
  • 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Education Reimbursement
  • Employee Discounts
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma/GED
  • Active Pharmacy Technician License in state of Michigan
  • Ability to travel up to 10% to Stanton location
  • Access to reliable transportation with a valid US Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 3+ years of pharmacy, healthcare, or related experience
  • National Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT)
  • Experience with prior authorizations and insurance processes
  • Behavioral health or community care experience
  • Familiarity with EHR or pharmacy systems
  • Microsoft Office experience
  • Patient engagement or enrollment experience

Soft Skills:
  • Strong communication and organizational skills

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $18.00 to $32.00 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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