Episodic Care Manager

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; Wyoming; Hybride; USD 74 000 - 118 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Parental leave & adoption support

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Résumé du poste

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is seeking an Episodic Care Manager to join the Commercial Clinical Utilization Management team. You will perform clinical reviews to assess medical necessity and coordinate care across the health system, partnering with providers, members, and internal staff.

The role requires an RN with 3 years or an LPN with 5 years of clinical experience and an active NC or multi-state license. Hybrid work options and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• RN or LPN with appropriate license and clinical experience.
• Experience in inpatient/outpatient settings and case reviews.
• Ability to coordinate with MDs and internal staff.

Responsabilités

• Perform clinical reviews to assess medical necessity.
• Coordinate with providers and members for care delivery.
• Document outcomes and justify reviews using guidelines.
• Identify cases for secondary review by Medical Director.
• Participate in peer-to-peer reviews when needed.

Connaissances

Clinical review experience

Communication with providers

Collaboration with MDs

Regulatory compliance

Formation

RN license (NC or multi-state)

LPN license with 5 years

Outils

Medical policy guidelines

Health information systems

Description du poste

Job Description

We're hiring an Episodic Care Manager to join the Commercial Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Team! The Episodic Care Manager is responsible for performing clinical reviews to assess, facilitate, and coordinate the delivery of health care services for members based on medical necessity and contractual benefits. Effectively coordinate with providers, members, and internal staff to support the delivery of high quality and cost-effective care across the health care system.

What You'll Do

Clinical Evaluation and Review

• Receive assigned cases for varied member services (i.e. inpatient, outpatient, DME)
• Review and evaluate cases for medical necessity against medical policy, benefits and/or care guidelines and regulations.
• Complete work in accordance with timeliness, production, clinical quality/accuracy and compliance standards
• Provide notifications to member and/or provider, according to regulatory requirements.
• Assess appropriateness for secondary case review by the Medical Director (MD) for denials and coordinate as needed.
• May coordinate peer-to-peer review upon provider request when members' health conditions do not meet guidelines.

Collaboration and Documentation

• Communicate and collaborate effectively with internal and external clinical/non-clinical staff (including MDs) to coordinate work
• Appropriately and fully document outcome of reviews and demonstrate the ability to interpret and analyze clinical information
• Utilize detailed clinical knowledge to summarize clinical review against the criteria/guidelines to provide necessary information for MDs.

What You Bring

• RN with 3 years of clinical experience or LPN with 5 years of clinical experience.
• Must have and maintain a valid and applicable clinical license (NC or compact multi-state licensure) to perform described job duties.

Bonus Points (Preferred qualifications)

• Demonstrated experience providing patient care in an inpatient rehabilitation facility and/or skilled nursing facility (SNF) setting.

WhatYou Get

• The opportunity to work at the cutting edge of health care delivery with a team that's deeply invested in the community
• Work-life balance, flexibility, and the autonomy to do great work
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage along with numerous health and wellness programs
• Parental leave and support plus adoption and surrogacy assistance
• Career development programs and tuition reimbursement for continued education
• 401k match including an annual company contribution
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WhereYou'llWork

Our Hybrid Flex approach is builton presencewith a purpose - giving you flexibility to work remotely with intentional in-person connection - that supports a workplacethat'sflexible, connected, and future focused.

In a Hybrid-Flex role,you'llwork in the office at least two days a week for collaboration and connection. In a Remote Flex role,you'llwork virtually, with a few in-office visits each year for meaningful moments that matter.

Whether your role is Hybrid Flex or Remote Flex depends on the nature of the work and distance from our Durham headquarters. We welcome candidates from outside the local area and in any states listed on this job posting. Onsite expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Salary Range

At Blue Cross NC, we take great pride in a fair and equitable compensation package that reflects market-price and our starting salaries are typically planned near the middle of the range listed. Compensation decisions are driven by factors including experience and training, specialized skill sets, licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs.Our base salary is part of a robust Total Rewards package that includes an Annual Incentive Bonus*, 401(k) with employer match, Paid Time Off (PTO), and competitive health benefits and wellness programs.

*Based on annual corporate goal achievement and individual performance.

$73,698.00 - $117,917.00