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Utilization Management Nurse
Location: Remote
About The RoleBHPS provides Utilization Management services to its clients. The Utilization Management Nurse performs medical necessity and benefit review requests in accordance with national standards, contractual requirements, and a member’s benefit coverage while working remotely.
Primary Responsibilities
• Performs clinical utilization reviews using evidenced based guidelines, policies and nationally recognized clinical criteria and internal policies/procedures.
• Identifies potential Third-Party Liability and Coordination of Benefit Cases and notifies appropriate parties/departments.
• Collaborates with healthcare partners to ensure timely review of services and care.
• Provides referrals to Case management, Disease Management, Appeals & Grievances, and Quality Departments as needed.
• Develop and review member centered documentation and correspondence reflecting determinations in compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards
• Identifies potential quality of care issues, service or treatment delays and intervenes as clinically appropriate.
• Triages and prioritizes cases and other assigned duties to meet required turnaround times.
• Prepares and presents cases to Medical Director (MD) for medical director oversight and necessity determinations.
• Communicates determinations to providers and/or members in compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Duties as assigned.
Essential Qualifications
• Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with state licensure. Must retain active and unrestricted licensure throughout employment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Must be able to work independently.
• Must be detail oriented and have strong organizational and time management skills.
• Adaptive to a high pace and changing environment- flexibility in assignment.
• Proficient in Utilization Review process including benefit interpretation, contract language, medical and policy review.
• Proficient in MCG and CMS criteria sets
• Experience with both inpatient and outpatient reviews including Behavioral Health, DME, Genetic Testing, Clinical Trials, Oncology, and/or elective surgical cases preferred.
• Working knowledge of URAC and NCQA.
• 2+ years’ experience in a UM team within managed care setting.
• 3+ years’ experience in clinical nurse setting preferred.
• TPA Experience preferred.
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