Case Manager Utilization Review RN

1 month ago


Dallas, Texas, United States Steward Health Care Full time
Job Title: Case Management Utilization Review RN

The Care Manager assumes primary responsibility for ensuring the medical necessity of inpatient status or placement in observation. They communicate effectively with physicians and clinicians, ensuring timely documentation and authorization of patient stays. Collaborating with other healthcare professionals, they coordinate quality care and desired outcomes in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Utilize a systematic methodology to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and provide patient care coordination from pre-hospital through post-hospital care.
  • Assist in developing physician profiles to identify over/under utilization patterns.
  • Support Steward Health Care's and hospital goals and objectives, working within regulatory compliance guidelines.
  • Collaborate with healthcare disciplines to ensure appropriate and timely services.
  • Assess the medical appropriateness, quality, and cost-effectiveness of proposed hospital, medical, and surgical services.
  • Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to assist patients with benefits management.
  • Communicate with payers to obtain authorization.
  • Identify and plan strategies to optimize inpatient length of stay and resource utilization.
Required Knowledge & Skills:
  • Ability to work competently with computer-based charting and other clinical and non-clinical software programs.
  • Adaptability to change and good organizational skills required. Ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
  • Can be expected to do presentations as directed. Working knowledge of criteria for Medicare, Medicaid, HMO, and private insurance carrier's coverage details.
  • Ability to advocate for patients. Ability to operate office equipment. Possess critical thinking skills.
  • Leadership skills required for role include effective mentoring, coaching, counseling, time management, problem solving, and strategic planning.
  • Demonstrates initiative and proactive approach to problem resolution.
  • Ability to effectively interact with insurance companies and community healthcare resources.
  • Ability to work in a stressful, fast-paced environment.
  • Must master Microsoft Office Products, i.e. Excel, Word, etc.
  • Understand CMI, patient status, InterQual Criteria, Milliman Criteria, and Transfer DRGs.
  • Has the maturity to work independently and remotely.
Education/Experience/Licensure/Technical/Other:
  • Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
  • Experience (Type & Length): Three to five years of acute medical/surgical experience plus three to five years of Case Management experience.
  • Certification/Licensure: RN license required; Certification in Case Management (CCM) strongly preferred.
  • Software/Hardware: Strong knowledge in Microsoft Office applications – Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint.
  • Other: Understanding of the healthcare delivery setting.

  • Registered Nurse

    4 weeks ago


    Dallas, Texas, United States Children's Health Full time

    Job Title: Utilization Review NurseWe are seeking a skilled Utilization Review Nurse to join our team at Children's Health. As a Utilization Review Nurse, you will play a critical role in ensuring that our patients receive the most appropriate and effective care possible.Responsibilities:Conduct thorough reviews of patient records to determine medical...


  • Dallas, Texas, United States Children's Health Full time

    Job Title: Utilization Review RNChildren's Health is seeking a skilled Utilization Review Registered Nurse to join our team. As a Utilization Review RN, you will play a critical role in ensuring that our patients receive the highest quality care while minimizing unnecessary costs.Key Responsibilities:Conduct thorough reviews of patient records to determine...


  • Dallas, Texas, United States University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Full time

    Job SummaryAs a Clinical Utilization Review Specialist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the highest quality of care for our patients. Your primary responsibility will be to conduct medical certification reviews for medical necessity for acute care facilities and services.You will use nationally...


  • Dallas, Texas, United States University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Full time

    Job SummaryAs a Clinical Utilization Review Nurse at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, you will play a critical role in ensuring the highest quality of care for our patients. Your primary responsibility will be to conduct medical certification reviews for medical necessity for acute care facilities and services. You will use nationally...


  • Dallas, Texas, United States University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Full time

    Job SummaryAs a Clinical Utilization Review Nurse at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, you will play a critical role in ensuring the appropriate level of care for patients. You will conduct medical certification reviews for medical necessity, using nationally recognized guidelines to recommend the level of care to physicians. Your...


  • Dallas, Texas, United States Kris Anderson Consulting, LLC Full time

    About the JobThis position is responsible for implementing and coordinating all utilization management functions relating to pre-certification of outpatient services. The LVN Case Manager in this capacity is responsible for coordinating authorizations and workflow, direction, organization, and monitoring of authorizations/utilization management. Coordinates...


  • Dallas, Texas, United States UT Southwestern Medical Center Full time

    Job SummaryAs a Utilization Review Registered Nurse at UT Southwestern Medical Center, you will play a critical role in ensuring the highest quality of care for our patients. Conduct medical certification reviews for medical necessity, utilizing nationally recognized guidelines to recommend the appropriate level of care. Collaborate with physicians and other...

  • Physician Reviewer

    1 month ago


    Dallas, Texas, United States Dane Street, LLC Full time

    Job OpportunityWe are seeking a skilled Physician Reviewer to join our team at Dane Street, LLC.About the Role:This telework opportunity provides the flexibility to customize your schedule and caseload within the week while maintaining client-mandated turnaround times. Our reviewers are compensated on a per-case basis as a 1099 independent contractor.Key...

  • Case Manager

    4 weeks ago


    Dallas, Texas, United States United Surgical Partners Full time

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Uptown is a joint venture surgical hospital between Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH), United Surgical Partners International (USPI), and local physicians.The hospital provides a wide range of medical and surgical services to the greater North Texas area.The Case Manager will be the leader in navigating the patient...

  • Clinical Review Nurse

    4 weeks ago


    Dallas, Texas, United States Elite PC Services Full time

    Job Title: Clinical Review NurseJob Summary:Elite PC Services is seeking a skilled Clinical Review Nurse to join our team. As a Clinical Review Nurse, you will play a critical role in reviewing Workers Compensation requests to determine medical necessity. Your expertise will be utilized to analyze medical data, apply evidence-based guidelines, and make...


  • Dallas, Texas, United States Concentra Full time

    Job Title: Neurologist Medical Review SpecialistConcentra is seeking a skilled Neurologist Medical Review Specialist to join our team. As a Medical Review Specialist, you will be responsible for reviewing medical files and providing recommendations for utilization review, chart reviews, medical necessity, and appropriateness of care.Responsibilities:Reviews...

  • LVN Case Manager

    4 weeks ago


    Dallas, Texas, United States Kris Anderson Consulting, LLC Full time

    About the Job:This position is responsible for implementing and coordinating all utilization management functions relating to pre-certification of outpatient services. The LVN Case Manager in this capacity is responsible for coordinating authorizations and workflow, direction, organization, and monitoring of authorizations/utilization management. Coordinates...

  • Case Manager II

    4 weeks ago


    Dallas, Texas, United States HealthSouth Full time

    Case Manager IIAt Encompass Health, we're seeking a skilled Case Manager II to join our team. As a Case Manager II, you'll play a vital role in coordinating patient care from admission to post-discharge, ensuring seamless transitions and optimal outcomes.Key Responsibilities:Coordinate patient care with interdisciplinary teams to establish tentative...

  • Medical Case Manager

    4 weeks ago


    Dallas, Texas, United States Eberstein Witherite LLP Full time

    Job SummaryAs a Medical Case Manager at Eberstein Witherite LLP, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the highest quality of care for our clients. Your primary responsibility will be to assist in the implementation of clinical models and systems throughout treatment modalities. This will involve advising on cases, assisting team members and clients...


  • Dallas, Texas, United States Rightway Inc Full time

    About the RoleRightway Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Clinical Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) team. As a key member of our Clinical Operations team, you will play a critical role in delivering our PBM strategy and actively working on utilization management cases.Key ResponsibilitiesSupport all lines of business by reviewing...


  • Dallas, Texas, United States Medix Full time

    Job DescriptionWe're a fully licensed health insurer dedicated to making healthcare simple, transparent, and human. Our goal is to create a healthcare experience that's intuitive and puts people first.We're changing how health insurance works by using a consumer-focused and tech-driven approach. This positions us uniquely in the space and creates one of the...


  • Dallas, Texas, United States Affinity Executive Search Full time

    Job Description:The Director of Hospital Operations is responsible for managing and coordinating department activities. This role ensures staff compliance with organizational policies and external regulatory agencies, taking leadership responsibility to coordinate the integration of the department's patient care and discharge planning processes with related...


  • Dallas, Texas, United States Rightway Inc Full time

    About the RoleAt Rightway Inc, we are seeking a highly skilled Clinical Pharmacist to join our Utilization Management team. As a key member of our Clinical Operations team, you will play a critical role in delivering our Utilization Management strategy and actively working UM cases.Key ResponsibilitiesSupport all lines of business by reviewing utilization...


  • Dallas, Texas, United States RightWorks Inc Full time

    Job SummaryThe Director of Case Management Leadership at RightWorks Inc is responsible for overseeing the overall management and coordination of department activities. This includes ensuring staff compliance with organizational policies and external regulatory agencies, as well as taking leadership responsibility to coordinate the integration of the...


  • Dallas, Texas, United States United Surgical Partners Full time

    Case Manager PRN Job DescriptionBaylor Scott & White Medical Center – Uptown is a joint venture surgical hospital between Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH), United Surgical Partners International (USPI), and local physicians.The hospital specializes in both inpatient and outpatient procedures in Orthopedics, Joint Replacement, Spine, General, Bariatrics,...