Out-Patient UM Clinician
2 weeks ago
Summary
Reporting to the Outpatient Lead Clinician, the Outpatient UM Clinician is responsible for assuring a thorough review of outpatient precertification/preauthorization referrals for those members identified as having the need for outpatient services. The OP UM Clinician works closely with Medical Director to determine and ensure high-quality medical outcomes.
Duties and Responsibilities
· Review and process precertification requests for medical necessity, escalating referral to the Medical Director when additional expertise is required
· Use effective relationship management, coordination of services, resource management, education, member advocacy, and related interventions to:
o Promote improved quality of care and/or life
o Prevent hospitalization when possible and appropriate
o Provide for continuity of care
o Ensure appropriate levels of care are received by members
· Maintain knowledge of UM Decision Criteria Hierarchy by health plan and line of business
· Maintain accurate documentation and records of all communications and interventions with members, member representatives, and providers
· Identify complex authorization requests and appropriately refer to Case Management personnel
· Communicate and collaborate with Outpatient UM Coordinators to collect member information/medical records that supports and justifies decisions regarding preauthorization requests
· Work effectively with all other sub team members within Outpatient UM
· Maintain prompt and open communication with Denial team to meet tight turnaround time (usually with 24hours of initial request)
· Communicate with Health Plan Liaisons in the event that a precertification requests requires health plan review, ensuring review is completed in compliance with timeliness standards
· Outreach to Provider Network Operations team to address provider related referral insufficiencies
· Identify appropriate alternative and non-traditional resources and creatively manage each case to fully utilize all available resources
· Comply with accuracy and timeliness standards in accordance with CMS, DHCS, & Health Plan regulations.
· Maintain knowledge of UM policy and procedures
· Establish effective rapport during phone calls with other employees, professional support service staff, customers, clients, members, families, and physicians
Minimum Job Requirements
· Current California RN or LVN license
· 2+ years of experience in utilization management preferred
· Proficiency with Microsoft Office Programs; primarily Word and Excel
· EZ-CAP® knowledge a plus
Skill and Abilities
· Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders
· Strong organizational, task prioritization, and delegation skills
· Ability to collaborate successfully with all levels of the organization
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