Jose R Soto Jr Email & Phone Number

Itasca, Illinois, United States

Fostering business development and innovative solutions in vaccines, 340B, clinical services, managed care, discount cards, central fill, specialty pharmacy

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Fostering business development and innovative solutions in vaccines, 340B, clinical services, managed care, discount cards, secondary sourcing

Pharmacy Technology

• Consulted on new team objectives and lead business process improvements
• Generated financial and compliance reporting for internal and external clients
• Guided vendor to ensure performance guarantees and other metrics are met
• Developed job aids for complex processes
• Served as a subject matter expert on several key department initiatives
• Earned one recognition based on department contributions

• Reviewed and amended pharmacy audit reports to determine and recover overpayments
• Tracked the performance of a new fax audit program
• Monitored pharmacies for potential fraud, waste, and abuse, and referred opportunities to Investigations team
• Assisted facilitation of a post-audit reconsideration committee
• Earned three awards and recognitions based on business process improvements and department contributions

Mount Prospect, Illinois

• Reviewed clinical documentation and criteria for specialty medication-prior authorization requests
• Coordinated with provider offices, benefit verification department, and in-house specialty pharmacy to ensure the patients receive the correct and covered medication on time

Wheaton, IL

Healthcare Position: Community PharmacyAssisted the pharmacist-on-duty with customer service, filled prescriptions, and coordinated health tests and adherence programs.Verified insurance coverage for patients and solved third-party rejections.Placed orders for medications and managed inventory.Responsible for receivables and claims (SIMS, AS/400).

Bolingbrook, IL And Arlington Heights, IL

Store Leadership PositionHandled cash management functions such as balancing the safe, working fund, and register drawers.Delegated tasks to team members and assisted on major projects such as merchandising and employee engagement.Recorded and adjusted inventory, price changes, store claims, and tracked store performance.

Dexter, MO

Participated in a two week project converting a USA Drug retail store to a Walgreens store.Coached new self-service employees on the daily operations of a Walgreens store.Worked closely with store leadership to enforce company policies and procedures across the store.

Processed received non-covered medication letters into the OmniDX systemGenerated patient-specific therapeutic interchange (PSTI) recommendations for reviewSimplified sig language in medication therapy management (MTM) handoutsFollowed up with facilities and prescribers on timely response of interchange requests using the C2W-CIC clinical management system

Dekalb, IL

I helped the professor manage a 160+ student Principles of Macroeconomics class by proctoring exams, holding office hours, administrating homework and grades, guest lecturing, and conducting review sessions. I also assisted with other extra curriculum activities with the Center for Economics Education and other courses.

Collected preliminary information on modeling the domestic economy of 19th century Brazil.Transcribed national censuses from 1872 to 1940 onto Microsoft Excel.Found literature pertaining to real wage convergence, fertility and mortality, laws establishing the national census, and ballots and collection methods. Began creating price indices for commodities.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Economics

Activities and Societies: Center for Economic Education (Student Member), Economic Student Association (Student Member)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Economics

Activities and Societies: University Student Conduct Board (Student Board Member), Center for Economic Education (Student Board Member).