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ID
#43812706 -
Job type
Permanent -
Salary
TBD -
Source
Apex Systems -
Date
2022-07-03 -
Deadline
2022-09-01
UTILIZATION REVIEW RN
Virginia, Glenallen, 23059 Glenallen USAPermanent
Vacancy expired!
- Perform prospective, concurrent, and retrospective reviews of inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory and ancillary services to ensure medical necessity, appropriate length of stay, the intensity of service, and level of care, including appeal requests initiated by providers, facilities, and members.
- May establish care plans and coordinate care through the health care continuum including member outreach assessments.
- Responsibilities Review, research and authorize requests for authorization of elective, direct, ancillary, urgent, emergency, etc. services.
- Contact appropriate medical and support personnel to identify and recommend an alternative treatment, service levels, length of stays, etc. using approved clinical protocols.
- Analyze, research, respond to and prepare documentation related to retrospective review requests and appeals in accordance with local, state, and federal regulatory and designated accreditation (e.g. NCQA) standards.
- Establish, coordinate and communicate discharge planning needs with appropriate internal and external entities.
- Analyze patterns of care associated with disease progression; identify contractual services and organize delivery through appropriate channels. Research and resolve issues related to benefits, member eligibility, non-elective and non-authorized services, coordination of benefits, care coordination, etc.
- Identify and document quality of care issues; resolve or route to appropriate area for resolution.
- Follow out-of-area/out-of-network services and make recommendations on patient transfer to in-network services and/or alternative plans of care.
- Develop and deliver targeted education for provider community related to policies, procedures, benefits, etc.
- As needed and in conjunction with Provider Services, may identify and negotiate reimbursement rates for non-contracted providers for services.
- Other duties may be assigned based on designated department assignments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
- Working knowledge of current industry Microsoft Office Suite PC applications. Ability to apply clinical criteria/guidelines for medical necessity, setting/level of care and concurrent patient management.
- Knowledge of current standard medical procedures/practices and their application as well as current trends and developments in medicine and nursing, alternative care settings and levels of service.
- Knowledge of policies and procedures, member benefits and community resources.
- Knowledge of applicable accreditation standards, local, state and federal regulations.
- Other related skills and/or abilities may be required to perform this job based upon designated department assignment.
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