Registered Nurse Utilization Review Full Time Days BHS

Company: Baptist Health System
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: October 30, 2024

Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY
The individual in this position is responsible to facilitate effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access to care and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient's resources and right to self-determination. The individual in this position has overall responsibility for ensuring that care is provided at the appropriate level of care based on medical necessity. This position manages medical necessity process for accurate and timely payment for services which may require negotiation with a payer on a case-by-case basis. This position integrates national standards for case management scope of services including:

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• Utilization Management services supporting medical necessity and denial prevention
  
• Coordination with payers to authorize appropriate level of care and length of stay for medically necessary services required for the patient
  
• Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards and Tenet policy
  
• Education provided to payers, physicians, hospital/office staff and ancillary departments related to covered services and administration of benefits
  
• Other related duties as assigned
  2403033503Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

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