LPN/OTA/PTA Clinical Reviewer

View Moreicons; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sagility seeks a Clinical Utilization Management Reviewer to evaluate the medical necessity of care services. The role, fully remote, requires a Massachusetts license, and involves interaction with clinical teams to support service authorization and compliance. Ideal candidates will have over three years of relevant clinical experience and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Flexible Spending Account

Life Assistance Program

401K with employer contribution

PTO and Sick Time

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Requires a current Massachusetts clinical license in good standing.
• 3+ years clinical and utilization management/care management experience required.
• Home Health experience required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct timely clinical decision reviews for services requiring prior authorization.
• Applies established criteria to determine medical necessity of services.
• Communicates results of reviews to primary care teams and regulatory bodies.

Skills

InterQual

Flexibility in individualized care plans

Influence decision making

Verbal communication skills

Written communication skills

Ability to work independently

Team-based environment

Education

Associates Degree

Massachusetts LPN, OTA or PTA clinical license

Job description

Sagility combines industry-leading technology and transformation-driven BPM services with decades of healthcare domain expertise to help clients draw closer to their members. The company optimizes the entire member/patient experience through service offerings for clinical, case management, member engagement, provider solutions, payment integrity, claims cost containment, and analytics. Sagility has more than 25,000 employees across 5 countries.

Job title:

Sagility combines industry-leading technology and transformation-driven BPM services with decades of healthcare domain expertise to help clients draw closer to their members. The company optimizes the entire member/patient experience through service offerings for clinical, case management, member engagement, provider solutions, payment integrity, claims cost containment, and analytics. Sagility has more than 25,000 employees across 5 countries.

Job title:

LPN/OTA/PTA Clinical Reviewer

Job Description:

We are currently hiring a Clinical Utilization Management Reviewer. This role is primarily responsible for the evaluation of the medical necessity, appropriateness, and efficiency of the use of health care services, procedures, and facilities under the provisions of client?s benefits plan. The Utilization Management (UM) Reviewer is responsible for day-to-day timely clinical and service authorization review for medical necessity and decision-making. The Utilization Management Reviewer has a key role in ensuring the client meets CMS compliance standards in the area of service decisions and organizational determinations. Successful candidates must have a current, valid Massachusetts clinical license in good standing.

Key responsibilities:???

• Conducts timely clinical decision review for services requiring prior authorization in a variety of clinical areas, including but not limited to Durable Medical Equipment/Services, Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS), and Home Health (HH)
• Applies established criteria (e.g., InterQual and other available guidelines) and employs clinical expertise to interpret clinical criteria to determine medical necessity of services
• Communicates results of reviews verbally, in the medical record, and through official written notification to the primary care team, specialty providers, vendors and members in adherence with regulatory and contractual requirements
• Provides decision-making guidance to clinical teams on service planning as needed
• Works closely with Clinicians, Medical Staff and Peer Reviewers to facilitate escalated reviews in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures
• Ensures accurate documentation of clinical decisions and works with UM Manager to ensure consistency in applying policy
• Works with UM Manager and other clinical leadership to ensure that departmental and organizational policies and procedures as well as regulatory and contractual requirements are met
• Creates and maintains database of denied service requests
• Additional duties as requested by supervisor
• Standard office conditions. Some travel to clinical practices may be required.

Education:??

• Associates Degree
• Massachusetts LPN, OTA or PTA clinical license in good standing.

Experience:??

• Required: 3+ years combined clinical and utilization management/care management experience
• Required: Home Health experience
• Strong plus: 3+ years? experience working in a health plan and/or experience with a care management platform

Skills:??

• Ability to apply predetermined criteria (e.g., InterQual) to service decision requests to assess medical necessity
• Flexibility and understanding of individualized care plans
• Ability to influence decision making
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Comfort working in a team-based environment
• Will be required to pass credentialing process.

Salary: $28.00 Hourly -$32 hourly pending experience.

Hours: Monday through Friday 9AM to 5:30PM Eastern Time. Occasional weekends may be required.

This is a fully remote work at home role. You must have a secure, private wok at home area with a hardwired internet connection with speeds greater than 5MB upload and 10MB download.

Sagility Offers Competitive Benefits Including:?? ??

• Medical??
• Dental??
• Vision??
• Life Insurance??
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability??
• Flexible Spending Account??
• Life Assistance Program??
• 401K with employer contribution??
• PTO and Sick Time??
• Tuition Reimbursement??

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Join our team, we look forward to talking with you!??

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disability??

Location:

Work@Home USAUnited States of America