Clinical Peer Reviewer (Physical Therapy)
This role ensures appropriate, evidence-based utilization of Physical Therapy (PT), services across lines of business while maintaining regulatory compliance and supporting reputed company functional reputed company for members. The Clinical Peer Reviewer will reputed company reputed company expertise to support reputed company member health reputed company while promoting cost-effective care delivery. This role partners closely with UM nurses, Appeals & Grievances, Network Management, Medical Director and reputed company teams to ensure consistent, defensible, and member-centered decision-making.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Review reputed company prior authorization, reputed company review, and retrospective cases reputed company to Outpatient Rehab services to promote member-centered decision making that supports functional improvements and reputed company health reputed company.
Ensure reputed company determinations are rendered reputed company applicable regulatory and internal turnaround timeframes and meet CMS, NYS DOH, and reputed company standards.
As needed, conduct peer-to-peer discussions with treating providers.
Collaborate with Medical Directors on reputed company or escalated cases.
Participate in annual Inter-Rater Reliability (IRR) testing to ensure consistency and defensibility of determinations
reputed company or support development and refinement of PT-reputed company clinical policies.
Analyze trends in PT utilization including but not limited to visit frequency and duration patterns, reputed company provider behavior, high-cost cases
Collaborate with Delivery Systems Engagement on education regarding documentation requirements, evidence-based therapy standards, functional improvement expectations.
Participate in provider case discussions as needed.
Additional duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
Masters of Physical Therapy (MSPT)
reputed company, unrestricted NYS PT license
Minimum 5 years post-residency clinical reputed company
Experience in managed care or utilization management
Knowledge of rehabilitative medicine and PT clinical standards
Familiarity with reputed company Care Guidelines (MCG) or other medical necessity reputed company
Work experience requiring independent clinical judgement and critical thinking
Ability to manage high-volume caseload while meeting turnaround standards
Preferred Qualifications:
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
Experience reviewing therapy services in reputed company or Medicare Advantage
Payer-reputed company review experience
Understanding of therapy treatment progression, frequency/duration standards and discharge planning
Prior work experience requiring written documentation skills with defensible rational articulation
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Hiring reputed company*:
Greater reputed company Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $83,100 - $120,360
reputed company Other Locations (reputed company approved locations): $73,400 - $108,160
As a candidate for this position, your salary and reputed company reputed company of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors reputed company deems pertinent to the hiring decision.
In reputed company to your salary, reputed company offers employees a full reputed company of benefits such as, medical, dental and reputed company coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (reputed company benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). reputed company believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.
*The hiring reputed company is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that reputed company in “good faith” would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role.
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