Nurse Reviewer I

Elevance Health; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare seeks a dedicated professional for a virtual role focused on medical necessity reviews for diagnostic imaging services. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with healthcare providers and optimize member benefits while ensuring high-quality outcomes. The ideal candidate will have a strong clinical nursing background and experience in utilization management. Elevance Health provides a comprehensive benefits package, including equity stock purchase and 401k contributions, making this an attractive opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact in healthcare.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Incentive and Recognition Programs

Equity Stock Purchase

401k Contribution

Qualifications

• 3+ years of clinical nursing experience in an ambulatory or hospital setting.
• Current unrestricted RN license in applicable state(s) required.

Responsibilities

• Conducts initial medical necessity clinical screenings for diagnostic imaging.
• Collaborates with healthcare providers to ensure quality member outcomes.

Skills

Clinical Nursing Experience

Utilization Management Guidelines

ICD-9 and CPT-4 Coding

Microsoft Office

Education

AS in Nursing

BA/BS Degree

Job description

Location: This is a Virtual role, Must be located within 50 miles of a Pulse Point

Schedule: 9:30am-6:00pm, Rotating weekend shifts.

Responsible for conducting preauthorization, out of network and appropriateness of treatment reviews for diagnostic imaging services by utilizing appropriate policies, clinical and department guidelines.

• Collaborates with healthcare providers and members to promote the most appropriate, highest quality and effective use of diagnostic imaging to ensure quality member outcomes and to optimize member benefits.
• Works on reviews that are routine having limited or no previous medical review experience requiring guidance by more senior colleagues and/or management.
• Partners with more senior colleagues to complete non-routine reviews.
• Through work experience and mentoring learns to conduct medical necessity clinical screenings of preauthorization requests to assess the medical necessity of diagnostic imaging procedures, out of network services, and appropriateness of treatment.

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Conducts initial medical necessity clinical screening and determines if initial clinical information presented meets medical necessity criteria or requires additional medical necessity review.
• Conducts initial medical necessity review of exception preauthorization requests for services requested outside of the client health plan network.
• Notifies ordering physician or rendering service provider office of the preauthorization determination decision.
• Follows-up to obtain additional clinical information.
• Ensures proper documentation, provider communication, and telephone service per department standards and performance metrics.

Minimum Requirements:

• AS in nursing and minimum of 3 years of clinical nursing experience in an ambulatory or hospital setting or minimum of 1 year of prior utilization management, medical management and/or quality management, and/or call center experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
• Current unrestricted RN license in applicable state(s) required.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• Familiarity with Utilization Management Guidelines, ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding, and managed health care including HMO, PO and POS plans strongly preferred.
• BA/BS degree preferred.
• Previous utilization and/or quality management and/or call center experience preferred.
• Knowledge in Microsoft Office.

For candidates working in person or remotely in the below location(s), the salary range for this specific position is $33.81 to $44.18.

Locations: Illinois, California, Maryland

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements