Medical Director, Utilization Management

4 weeks ago


Rancho Cordova, California, United States Blue Shield of California Full time
Job Summary

The Medical Director, Utilization Management will serve as a key member of the Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan's utilization management review team. This role reports to the VP, Medical Management or their designee.

Key Responsibilities
  • Review and make determinations regarding all member and provider requests for service, including prior authorization, concurrent reviews, retrospective reviews, appeals, grievance resolution, and provider disputes.
  • Determine the medical necessity of requests or appeals for coverage of medications, laboratory tests, office visits, consultations, procedures, surgeries, level of care, durable medical equipment, and other services based on medical necessity or investigational status.
  • Evaluate appeals for the Blue Shield Promise Health Plan Medi-Cal lines of business.
  • Support Case Management, Population Health Management, and interdisciplinary care team rounds.
Requirements
  • Medical degree (M.D./D.O.)
  • Completed residency preferably in adult-based primary care specialty (e.g. internal medicine, family practice)
  • Maintain active, unrestricted California State Medical License required; Maintain active, unrestricted Medical License in all additional assigned states required
  • Maintain Board Certification in one of ABMS or AOA categories required (preferably Internal Medicine or Family Practice)
  • Minimum 5 years direct patient care experience post residency
  • Demonstrated proficiency in at least 3 of the following: Medicare/Medicare STARS, DSNP, Medi-Cal, NCQA/URAC/Quality Programs, Policies/Procedures development, Litigation, SIU/Waste/Fraud/Abuse, Appeals/Grievances, Case Management/Population Health, FEP, Education/Training (delivers CME, CEU), Quality Improvement
What We Offer

The pay range for this role is: $209,091.00 to $330,000.00 for California.

Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.



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