Utilization Manager

5 days ago


SaintAubinsurGaillon, Normandie, United States UNC HEALTH Full time
Job Summary

UNC Health is seeking a highly skilled Utilization Manager to join our team. As a key member of our Clinical Care Management department, you will play a critical role in ensuring the optimal use of healthcare resources while maintaining high-quality patient care.

Key Responsibilities
  • Clinical Review Process
    • Conduct admission reviews and status change reviews within 24 hours of patient admission to ensure appropriateness of the setting and timely implementation of the plan of care.
    • Identify and obtain observation status as appropriate, partnering with physicians, nursing, and other care providers to ensure timely and accurate documentation of patient data and treatments.
    • Communicate daily with the Case Manager to manage level of care transitions and appropriate utilization of services.
  • Discharge Facilitation
    • Identify patient/families with complex psychosocial, on-going medical discharge planning issues, continuing care needs by initiating appropriate case management referrals.
    • Initiate appropriate social work referrals.
  • Utilization Management Process
    • Perform utilization management assessments and interventions, using a collaboration with interdisciplinary team approach, on assigned patients as appropriate to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
    • Conduct continued stay and quality reviews to monitor the patient's progress along the continuum of care and intervene as necessary to ensure appropriateness of setting and that the services provided are quality-driven, efficient, and effective.
    • Enter all pertinent review data into the correct computer system in a timely manner.
  • Utilization Outcomes Management
    • Monitor and guide to trend interdisciplinary documentation and guide medical staff in documentation that will assist in coding accuracy, enhance quality of care, reflect accurate severity of illness and appropriate reimbursement.
    • Facilitate patient movement to appropriate (acuity) level of care including observation status issues through collaboration with patient/family, multidisciplinary team, third party payors and resource center.
    • Provide information regarding denials and approvals to designated entities.
Requirements
  • Graduation from a state-accredited school of professional nursing.
  • Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
  • Two (2) years of clinical experience in a medical facility and/or comparable Utilization Management experience.
Work Environment

This is a full-time position with a standard work schedule of 40 hours per week. The salary range is $49.81 per hour (hiring range). UNC Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as a 401(k) plan.



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