Position Status: Full-time, Day Shift
Standard Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM to 5:00PM (EST)
Remote opportunities available in the following states: Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington (state), West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
For those located in Washington State and Maryland, the following salary range applies: $77,903.28 - $116,865.84
Job Requirements:
RN Licensure Compact/Virginia Required
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Preferred
Acute Care - 3 years Required
Previous experience in Accreditation and Regulatory Preferred
Previous experience in Medicare Utilization Management Highly Preferred
Job Description Summary
RN Clinician responsible for utilization management services within the scope of licensure. Conducts primary functions of prior authorization, inpatient review, concurrent review, retrospective review, medical director referrals and execution of member/provider approval and/or denial letter. Reviews provider requests for services requiring authorization. Conducts pre-certification, continued stay review, care coordination, or discharge planning for appropriateness of treatment setting reviews to ensure compliance with applicable criteria, medical policy, and member eligibility, benefits, and contracts. May manage appeals for services denied. Responsible for written and/or verbal notification to members and providers. Demonstrates proactive anticipatory discharge planning; serves as joint transition of care coordinator with case management and facilitates member care transition. Ensures medical director written decision is consistent with criteria (CMS, state, medical policy, clinical criteria). Facilitates accreditation by knowing, understanding, correctly interpreting, and accurately applying accrediting and regulatory requirements and standards.
RN required; BSN preferred. Must possess 2-3 years of acute care clinical experience. Previous Utilization Review experience a plus. InterQual or Milliman experience preferred. Knowledge of NCQA preferred. Requires strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, problem-solving skills, facilitation skills, and analytical skills.
Sentara Benefits:
Sentara employees strive to make our communities healthier places to live. We’re setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. For more information about our employee benefits, https://www.sentaracareers.com/explore-sentara/benefits/
Join our team, where we are committed to quality healthcare, improving health every day, and provide the opportunity for training, development, growth!
