Patient Assistance Counselor
3-month contract - to hire position

If hired, there will be a one-week training in Overland Park, KS and then the rest of the time you would be working remotely.

The purpose of the Patient Assistance Program Counselor is to meet or exceed the customer's expectations by assessing our customer's needs, assigning priorities, and triaging the information to the appropriate resources. (Customers may include patients, medical professionals, and family members. Patients may require additional support due to challenges associated with their medical condition.) The Counselor will be able to function in a multidisciplinary team to provide information about the services that are offered by the client. In addition to their regular duties, they will also be expected to assist with other ad-hoc projects and cross-train within the call center environment.

Must have experience with insurance/benefit verification

• Answer high-volume calls to carefully assess their purpose, prioritize their handling, and triage the calls if needed
• Initiate outbound calls as required
• Perform insurance/benefit verification (BV) and income verification to ensure patient eligibility for the supported program
• Enroll new patients into the program through data entry

Required Experience
Experience working in a high volume call center environment
Must have experience with insurance/benefit verification
Proficiency in MS office products

Preferred Experience
Experience working with Patient Assistance Programs
Pharmaceutical/Healthcare
Understanding of challenges associated with patients' and their medical condition