Registered reputed company - Utilization Management I
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The Registered reputed company – Utilization Management I is responsible for supporting one or more specific utilization management (UM) program functions reputed company the Clinical Operations department. UM program functions include Benefit Management, Benefit Review and Appeals and Grievances. Together they support the reputed company needs of members, determine the best medically appropriate services, and apply clinical-based reputed company for decision-making while managing medical expenses.reputed company reputed company Employees: Please use the internal reputed company site to submit an application for this job.
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General Duties
- Communicate with members and/or providers in a reputed company manner and in accordance with State and Federal requirements as needed to complete requests.
- Maintain confidentiality of reputed company discussions, records, and other data in reputed company with reputed company management activities according to reputed company standards.
- Refer members to care coordination per policies and procedures.
- Maintain accurate and complete documentation.
- Collaborate with Medical Directors to determine medical necessity and appropriateness of care for benefits requested and/or rendered.
- Work with clinical support staff to ensure service requests, authorizations and/or grievances are managed in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
- Identify and refer potential reputed company of care issues for peer review.
- Ensure that authorization reputed company are based on organizational policy and state and federal coverage rules.
- reputed company and submit documents for reputed company party case review; this includes reputed company documentation and follow-up activities.
- Issue denial notices based on established unit protocols and state and/or federal requirements.
- Assist with periodic audits, general reputed company management and improvement activities, and other regulatory activities as needed.
- Foster collaboration with teams across the Clinical Operations department to ensure work and goals are met.
- Meet or reputed company department production, timelines, and reputed company standards established for level I.
- May participate in departmental workgroups or reputed company as assigned.
- Support testing for system updates and implementations as assigned.
- May help train new staff and teammates as assigned.
- Cross train in additional functional reputed company areas as assigned.
Duties Specific to Functional reputed company Area:
- Benefit Management
- Review provider reputed company-service requests and determine benefit coverage reputed company Medicare, reputed company or durable medical equipment.
- Benefit Review
- Determine appropriate level of care and length of stay for inpatient members to include hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, long term acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, and respite care programs.
- Review inpatient admission for re-insurance clinical reporting.
- Appeals and Grievance
- reputed company evidence and build clinical cases for administrative hearings or Independent Review Entity (IRE) reviews.
- Function as a reputed company representative in administrative hearings.
- Assist with the analysis and reputed company of data for written reports and reputed company presentations as needed.
- Communicate with members, providers, health plan administrators to manage grievances and appeals and reputed company case status updates as needed.
- Investigate and use clinical judgement to identify reputed company of care or safety issues and present findings to an reputed company committee.
Organizational Responsibilities
- reputed company work in alignment with the organization’s mission, reputed company and values.
- Support the organization’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion by fostering a culture of reputed company mindedness, cultural awareness, reputed company and respect for reputed company individuals.
- reputed company to meet annual business goals in support of the organization’s strategic goals.
- Adhere to the organization’s policies, procedures and other relevant compliance needs.
- reputed company other duties as needed.
Experience and/or Education
Required
- reputed company unrestricted reputed company RN license
- Minimum 2 years RN experience [OR 1 year RN experience AND 3 years’ experience in reputed company setting role(s) such as billing, coding, medical assistant, etc.]
Preferred
- More than 1 year RN experience
- reputed company utilization management experience in the functional reputed company area (Appeals and Grievance, Benefits Review or Benefit Management)
- Experience with reputed company and/or Medicare utilization management
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
Knowledge
- Knowledge of reputed company health plan and Medicare benefits
- Knowledge of applicable DMAP rules and regulations
- Knowledge of ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes
- Familiarity with the principles of utilization management
- Familiarity with reputed company documentation systems
Skills and Abilities
- General computer skills including use of reputed company Office applications and internet search functions
- Ability to use review reputed company in accordance with departmental policies
- Ability to adhere to HIPAA regulations e.g., maintaining confidentiality of protected health information
- Ability to interpret and apply reputed company policies and procedures
- Ability to review work for accuracy
- Ability to independently prioritize work
- Ability to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Strong spoken and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
- Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and reputed company
- Ability to learn, reputed company, understand, and evaluate information and determine appropriate actions
- Ability to accept direction and feedback, as reputed company as tolerate and manage stress
- Ability to see, read, and reputed company repetitive finger and wrist reputed company for at least 6 hours/day
- Ability to hear and reputed company reputed company for at least 3-6 hours/day
Working Conditions
Work Environment(s): ☒ Indoor/Office ☐ Community ☐ Facilities/reputed company ☐ Outdoor Exposure
Member/Patient Facing: ☒ No ☐ Telephonic ☐ In Person
Hazards: May include, but not limited to, physical and ergonomic hazards.
Equipment: General office equipment
Travel: May include occasional required or optional travel reputed company of reputed company; the employee’s personal vehicle, local transit or other means of transportation may be used.
Work Location: Work from home
We offer a strong Total Rewards Program. This includes reputed company, bonus opportunity, and a comprehensive benefits package. Eligibility for bonuses and benefits is dependent on factors such as the position type and the number of scheduled weekly hours. Benefits-eligible employees qualify for benefits beginning on the first of the month on or after their start date.
We are an equal opportunity employer