Concurrent Review RN

Day to Day Duties:

• This person will be reviewing charts to ensure members are receiving the most appropriate/cost effective care. They will be reviewing the progress of discharge planning to make sure they take appropriate action to keep members out of the hospital. This will be 100% onsite (no travel).

• Company Job Description:Position Purpose: Promote the quality and cost effectiveness of medical care by applying clinical acumen and the appropriate application of policies and guidelines to emergent/urgent and continued stay reviews.

• Perform onsite review of emergent/urgent and continued stay requests for appropriate care and setting, following guidelines and policies, and approve services or forward requests to the appropriate Physician or Medical Director with recommendations for other determinations

• Complete medical necessity and level of care reviews for requested services using clinical judgment and refer to Medical Directors for review depending on case findings

• Collaborate with various staff within provider networks and discharge planning team electronically, telephonically, or onsite to coordinate member care

• Conduct discharge planning

• Educate providers on utilization and medical management processes

• Provide clinical knowledge and act as a clinical resource to non-clinical team staff

• Enter and maintain pertinent clinical information in various medical management systems

• Direct care to participating network providers

• Participate in utilization management committees and work on special projects related to utilization management as needed

• Serve as a subject matter expert for questions or issues for other Concurrent Review Nurses and Prior Authorization Nurses

• Audit case reviews to ensure compliance with utilization management policies and procedures

• Assist with the development of utilization management workflows, policies, and procedures