Utilization Management Nurse

The primary role of the Utilization Management Nurse is to review and monitor members' utilization of health care services with the goal of maintaining high quality cost-effective care. The role includes providing the medical and utilization expertise necessary to evaluate the appropriateness and efficiency of medical services and procedures. This includes providing prior authorizations, concurrent review, proactive discharge/transition planning, and high dollar claims review. There is a heavy emphasis on concurrent review and proactive transition planning, and high dollar claims review. There is a heavy emphasis on concurrent review and proactive transition planning for members in the hospital and skilled nursing facility. This is primarily a remote telephonic position with normal...