Job Description
Position Title: Clinical Review Clinician – Appeals
Work Location: Remote – Ohio (Columbus area preferred)
Assignment Duration: 6 months
Work Schedule: 8a–5p (NO OT required)
Work Arrangement: Remote
Position Summary:
• Perform appeal review for medical necessity, complete appeal cases (making determination, documenting outcome, sending out letter, and closing out appeal in system).
• Behavior and accountability and ability to pivot when new priorities come up.
• Emails and Team chats to ensure communication is reached and assistance is available, if needed.
Candidate Requirements:
Education/Certification
• Required: LPN Minimum
• Preferred: RN – Not required
Licensure
• Required: LPN minimum
Nice to Haves:
• Direct patient care experience
• Longevity at positions
• Writing appeal or authorization outcome letters
• Experience with Trucare and/or Amisys systems is greatly valued
• Utilization review nurse, appeal review nurse and direct patient care experience
Disqualifiers:
• Not possessing the must haves
Performance Indicators (Metrics):
• 10 to 15 appeals a day after training
• Not letting any items in work queues go over compliance Turn Around Time
Candidate Requirements | ||||
Education/Certification | Required: LPN Minimum | Preferred: RN-Not required | ||
Licensure | Required: LPN minimum | Preferred: | ||
| Must haves: (SEE NUMBERED SECTION BELOW) Nice to haves: Direct patient care experience Longevity at positions Writing appeal or authorization outcome letters. experience with Trucare and/or Amisys systems is greatly valued. • Utilization review nurse, appeal review nurse and direct patient care experience. Disqualifiers: Not possessing the must haves Performance indicators: (Metrics: •10 to 15 appeals a day after training. Not letting any items in work queues go over compliance Turn Around Time.) Best vs. average: | |||
| 1 | Experience with Utilization Review/Management--2 yrs | ||
2 | Reviews relevant information within denied authorization/prior authorization case to ensure a complete case summary is provided to the Medical Director for review of the appeal case. | |||
3 | Review medical code data and records to determine whether a denial is warranted. | |||
| 4 | Utilizing multiple appeals/claims systems to conduct medical reviews. | ||
| 5 | Comfortable with Microsoft office programs and utilizing systems to input medical criteria. |
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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: $ 33.33/hr.