Job Description
Position Title: Clinical Review Nurse - Concurrent Review
Work Location: Remote – Texas
Assignment Duration: 6 months – Contract to Hire
Work Schedule: 8AM–5PM CST, Tuesday–Saturday
Work Arrangement: Remote
Position Summary:
Performs concurrent reviews, including determining member's overall health, reviewing the type of care being delivered, evaluating medical necessity, and contributing to discharge planning according to care policies and guidelines.
Assists evaluating inpatient services to validate the necessity and setting of care being delivered to the member.
Background & Context:
High volume, business needs to be compliant.
Key Responsibilities:
• Performs concurrent reviews of member for appropriate care and setting to determine overall health and appropriate level of care
• Reviews quality and continuity of care by reviewing acuity level, resource consumption, length of stay, and discharge planning of member
• Works with Medical Affairs and/or Medical Directors as needed to discuss member care being delivered
• Collects, documents, and maintains concurrent review findings, discharge plans, and actions taken on member medical records in health management systems according to utilization management policies and guidelines
• Works with healthcare providers to approve medical determinations or provide recommendations based on requested services and concurrent review findings
• Assists with providing education to providers on utilization processes to ensure high quality appropriate care to members
• Provides feedback to leadership on opportunities to improve appropriate level of care and medically necessity based on clinical policies and guidelines
• Reviews member’s transfer or discharge plans to ensure a timely discharge between levels of care and facilities
• Collaborates with care management on referral of members as appropriate
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards
| Candidate Requirements | ||||
| Education/Certification | Required: Graduate from an Accredited School of Nursing or bachelor’s degree in nursing - 2-4 years of related experience (clinical exp as a Nurse) | Preferred: 2-4 years of related experience | ||
| Licensure | Required: Texas RN | Preferred: Post-Acute and/or NICU experience | ||
| Must haves: Multitasking, fast learner, positive, and be computer savvy. Nice to haves: Flexible, Ambetter knowledge Disqualifiers: Less than 2 years of nursing experience, no LPNs Performance indicators: Quality work and meet productivity expectations | |||
| 1 | Multitasking | ||
| 2 | Fast learner | |||
| 3 | Computer savvy | |||
| | 4 | |||
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 39.00/hr.