Bilingual (French/English), Patient Service Specialist / Spécialiste des services aux patients bilingue (français/anglais)
Canada, Canada Job ID JR0143066 Category Patient Services, Medical & Medical Research Post Date Feb. 12, 2026McKesson, l’une des 10 premières entreprises du classement Fortune Global 500, touche à pratiquement tous les aspects des soins de santé et s’emploie à faire une réelle différence. Nous sommes reconnus pour notre capacité à offrir un savoir, des produits et des services qui rendent les soins de qualité plus accessibles et plus abordables. Chez nous, la santé, le bonheur et le bien-être de nos gens et des personnes que nous desservons sont prioritaires—et nous tiennent à cœur.
Ce que tu fais chez McKesson a de l’importance. Nous favorisons une culture où tu peux t’épanouir et avoir un impact, et où tu es encouragé à proposer de nouvelles idées. Ensemble, nous façonnons l’avenir de la santé pour nos patients, nos communautés et nos équipes. Si tu souhaites dès aujourd’hui contribuer à la santé de demain, nous aimerions avoir de tes nouvelles.
McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.
What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.
Job Summary
The Patient Services Specialist is an integral part of the Patient Services team, responsible for providing administrative & patient counseling support to physician offices primarily to assist with the completion of paperwork and follow up on the submissions pertaining to obtaining drug reimbursement through private and provincial drug plans, relating to the patient support programs offered by McKesson Specialty. The focus of this position is to shorten the approval time for patients who are waiting to start therapy as well as providing value-added services in terms of time and resources to prescribing physicians on an as-needed basis. The role involves interactions with patients, insurance companies, pharmacies, physicians and other health care professionals (HCPs) to explore and obtain coverage for the prescribed medication as well as management of the patient cases.
This position operates on a 37.5‑hour work week, with flexibility to schedule a 7.5‑hour shift anytime within the program’s operating hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST.
Specific Responsibilities
Liaise with the patient, insurer and physician regarding the documentation required for maximum reimbursement coverage, including the exploration of all public and private insurers and providing employer escalations as required.
Responsible for escalation management in cases where assistance beyond program scope is required.
Gather all pertinent and appropriate information from the patient chart and complete necessary documents in a concise, organized and professional manner and submit physician signed forms to the private and/or provincial drug benefit insurer/agency.
Follow up with applicable insurers until a decision is received, with the intent of expediting a decision where possible. If the submission has been denied, the Senior Patient Services Specialist will discuss this with the physician and resubmit if agreed upon.
Updates with respect to the reimbursement submissions, confirmation of coverage and re-submissions will be entered into the patient database.
Complete follow ups with patients on behalf of the physician offices, as required, to ensure adherence to treatment regimens.
Provides information and updates to physicians and staff in their offices regarding the medication in terms of new criteria and indications as received from McKesson Canada or the Client.
The Senior PSS may be asked to do stretch assignments for the client.
Assist with client escalations for the program as needed.
Provide support to the team by answering any questions, problem solving and assigning tasks.
Provide support to PM/APM by assisting in tasks such as; authoring deviations, call reviews privacy incidents and AE reconciliations as requested.
Act as a SME for the program, assists in the development of training material for the team if needed.
Continuously provide best practice guidance to the team.
Receive, record and report Adverse Events as per the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer requirements.
Participate and assist in departmental continuous improvement activities related to process, quality, training etc.
Maintain service levels in case management, including Adverse Events reported within twenty-four hours of receipt and any other Key Performance Indicators established at the Program level.
Perform data-entry, answer inbound calls, make outbound calls, manage e-mail and fax software, general administrative functions including faxing, filing, scanning.
Minimum Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent required.
A minimum of 1 year of related experience in a healthcare, clinical, or administrative setting.
Excellent verbal and written skills in English and French.
Key Competencies
Previous experience with Patient Support Programs (PSPs) is highly preferred.
Strong customer service, communication, problem solving skills required.
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word/Excel).
Team Player and comfortable working independently.
Thorough knowledge of adult learning principles and training.
Organized with a high attention to detail.
Understands and applies techniques to manage multiple priorities.
Possesses a high level of motivation to achieve necessary involvement within a team.
Stress can be a factor of the position because of the variety of duties and prospects of peak periods in certain situations due to the reality of medical management. Work is often performed in emotional situations.
May operate a vehicle usually locally.
The incumbent will support internal and/or external clients outside of Quebec and/or in the United States on a daily basis. Therefore, this position requires proficiency in English, both written and spoken. Please note that the number of positions requiring English language proficiency has been limited as much as possible.
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Sommaire du poste
Le ou laSpécialiste des services aux patientsest un membre essentiel de l’équipe des Services aux patients. Cette personne est responsable d’offrir un soutien administratif et en accompagnement des patients aux cabinets médicaux, principalement afin d’aider à compléter la documentation et à assurer le suivi des soumissions liées à l’obtention du remboursement des médicaments par les régimes privés et provinciaux d’assurance médicaments, dans le cadre des programmes de soutien aux patients offerts parMcKesson Spécialité.
L’objectif principal de ce poste est de réduire les délais d’approbation pour les patients en attente de débuter leur traitement, tout en offrant des services à valeur ajoutée en matière de temps et de ressources aux médecins prescripteurs, selon les besoins. Le rôle implique des interactions avec les patients, les compagnies d’assurance, les pharmacies, les médecins et d’autres professionnels de la santé afin d’explorer et d’obtenir la couverture du médicament prescrit, ainsi que d’assurer la gestion des dossiers des patients.
Responsabilités spécifiques
Assurer la liaison entre le patient, l’assureur et le médecin concernant la documentation requise pour obtenir une couverture maximale, incluant l’exploration de tous les régimes publics et privés et l’escalade auprès des employeurs au besoin.
Être responsable de la gestion des escalades lorsque l’assistance requise dépasse la portée du programme.
Recueillir toutes les informations pertinentes à partir du dossier patient, compléter les documents nécessaires de façon concise, organisée et professionnelle, et soumettre les formulaires signés par le médecin aux assureurs privés et/ou aux organismes provinciaux.
Effectuer le suivi auprès des assureurs jusqu’à réception d’une décision, dans le but d’accélérer le processus lorsque possible. En cas de refus, le ou la Spécialiste principal(e) des services aux patients discutera du dossier avec le médecin et procédera à une nouvelle soumission si convenu.
Entrer dans la base de données des patients les mises à jour concernant les soumissions de remboursement, les confirmations de couverture et les nouvelles soumissions.
Effectuer des suivis auprès des patients au nom des cabinets médicaux, selon les besoins, afin d’assurer l’adhésion aux traitements.
Fournir de l’information et des mises à jour aux médecins et à leur personnel concernant le médicament, notamment en ce qui concerne les nouveaux critères et indications transmis par McKesson Canada ou le client.
Le ou la Spécialiste principal(e) peut être appelé(e) à effectuer des mandats élargis (« stretch assignments ») pour le client.
Aider à la gestion des escalades client liées au programme, au besoin.
Soutenir l’équipe en répondant aux questions, en résolvant les problèmes et en assignant certaines tâches.
Offrir du soutien au gestionnaire de programme / gestionnaire adjoint(e) en contribuant à des tâches telles que : rédaction de déviations, révision d’appels, incidents de confidentialité et conciliations d’événements indésirables, selon les demandes.
Agir à titre d’expert(e) du programme (SME) et contribuer à l’élaboration du matériel de formation au besoin.
Fournir en continu des recommandations de meilleures pratiques à l’équipe.
Recevoir, documenter et signaler les événements indésirables conformément aux exigences des fabricants pharmaceutiques.
Participer aux activités d’amélioration continue du département (processus, qualité, formation, etc.).
Maintenir les niveaux de service en gestion de cas, incluant la déclaration des événements indésirables dans les 24 heures suivant leur réception, ainsi que tout autre indicateur de performance clé établi au niveau du programme.
Effectuer la saisie de données, répondre aux appels entrants, effectuer des appels sortants, gérer les courriels et les logiciels de télécopie, ainsi que diverses tâches administratives (télécopie, classement, numérisation, etc.).
Qualifications minimales
Diplôme d’études secondaires ou équivalent requis.
Minimum d’un (1) an d’expérience pertinente dans un milieu de soins de santé, clinique ou administratif.
Excellentes compétences verbales et écrites en anglais et en français.
Compétences clés
Expérience préalable dans des Programmes de soutien aux patients (PSP) fortement souhaitée.
Solides compétences en service à la clientèle, communication et résolution de problèmes.
Maîtrise des applications Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).
Esprit d’équipe et aisance à travailler de façon autonome.
Bonne connaissance des principes d’apprentissage des adultes et de formation.
Sens de l’organisation et grande attention aux détails.
Capacité à gérer plusieurs priorités simultanément.
Haut niveau de motivation et d’engagement au sein d’une équipe.
Le stress peut être un facteur dans ce poste en raison de la variété des tâches et des périodes de pointe possibles, compte tenu de la réalité de la gestion médicale. Le travail est souvent effectué dans des contextes émotionnels.
Peut être appelé(e) à conduire un véhicule, généralement pour des déplacements locaux.
Le/la titulaire de ce poste aura à soutenir de façon quotidienne des clients internes et/ou externes à l’extérieur du Québec et/ou aux États-Unis. Par conséquent, ce poste requiert une maîtrise de l’anglais à l’écrit et à l’oral. Veuillez noter que le nombre de postes dont les tâches requièrent une connaissance de la langue anglaise a été restreint dans la mesure du possible.
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McKesson has become aware of online recruiting-related scams in which individuals who are not affiliated with or authorized by McKesson are using McKesson’s (or affiliated entities, like CoverMyMeds or RxCrossroads) name in fraudulent emails, job postings or social media messages. In light of these scams, please bear the following in mind:
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