Physician Advisor

001 BlueCross and BlueShield of South Carolina; South Carolina; Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 355,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized health plans

401k with company match

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Job summary

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is seeking a Physician Advisor to optimize utilization management, ensure medical necessity, and support documentation and coding improvements. In this full-time remote role, you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to implement care management protocols and ensure quality care for all patients.

The ideal candidate holds an MD or DO license, with 8 years of broad clinical experience, including utilization review.

Qualifications

• MD/DO with current license to practice (US).
• 8 years broad clinical experience including utilization and medical review.
• Strong communication, judgment, organizational, analytical, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with hospital physicians, care coordination and UM staff to champion evidence-based care and documentation.
• Guides physician practice patterns, resource utilization, medical necessity, documentation best practices, and compliance with regulations.
• Performs UM reviews including pre-admission, continued stay, precertifications, post-service reviews, ER reviews, and case management.
• Responds to requests for clinical reviews on medical necessity or other reasons within the Case Management department.
• Keeps abreast of CMS and MCG guidelines to support UM decisions.
• Maintains compliance with legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and payor policies.
• Uses and protects PHI per HIPAA standards.
• Acts as medical resource for quality improvement and as liaison to medical community.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Judgment & Organization

Analytical thinking

Strategic concepts

Negotiation

Multitasking

Education

MD or DO

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Summary

Why should you join the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina family of companies? Other companies come and go, but we've been part of the national landscape for more than seven decades, with our roots firmly embedded in the South Carolina community. We are the largest insurance company in South Carolina and much more. We are one of the nation's leading administrators of government contracts. We operate one of the most sophisticated data processing centers in the Southeast. We also have a diverse family of subsidiary companies, allowing us to build on various business strengths. We deliver outstanding service to our customers.

Position Purpose

The Physician Advisor optimizes efficient management of resources, ensuring patients are in the appropriate level of care, supporting documentation, coding improvements and compliance, and monitoring the appropriate use of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. In this role, you will provide assessment and determination of medical necessity in case evaluation and utilization management. The Physician Advisor collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to implement methods and develop care management protocols that optimize the use of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina services for all patients while ensuring quality care is provided.

Description Location

This position is full-time (40-hours/week) Monday-Friday REMOTE in the United States.

Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future.

What You’ll Do

• Communicates with hospital physicians, care coordination and utilization management (UM) staff to champion best practices for evidence-based care and its documentation.
• Provides valuable guidance on matters regarding physician practice patterns, over- and under-utilization of resources, medical necessity, documentation best practices, level of care progression, denial management, and compliance with governmental regulations.
• Performs UM review functions including pre-admission reviews, continues stay reviews, procedure precertifications, post-service reviews, emergency room visit reviews, and individual case management needs.
• Responds to requests for assistance on clinical reviews for medical necessity or any other reason, by any member of the Case Management department in a timely fashion.
• Keeps abreast of current CMS and MCG evidence-based guidelines to enable UM decisions.
• Maintains compliance with legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and payor partner policies.
• Uses, protects and discloses patients’ protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards.
• Serves as medical resource for quality improvement.
• Functions as liaison to medical community.
• Acts as resource for providers/internal staff on medical policies.
• Educates providers on issues concerning medical policies, utilization specifications, and coding/medical necessity issues.
• Conducts research into new/controversial medical procedures/technology as assigned to propose possible policy, coverage criteria, utilization specifications and coding recommendations.
• Participates in medical review policy/quality programs and inter-reviewer reliability studies.

Required Education

Medical Doctor (MD) or Osteopathic Doctor (DO) with current license to practice. If Psychiatry Advisor - Doctor of Psychiatry (MD) with current active medical license, without restriction.

Required Experience

• 8 years-broad clinical experience to include knowledge of utilization and medical review. Experience may include paid training.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to direct multiple strategic projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent judgment, organizational, customer service, presentation skills.
• Excellent analytical or critical thinking skills.
• Knowledge of strategic concepts.
• Ability to persuade, negotiate, or influence others.

Required Software and Tools

Microsoft Office

Required Licenses and Certificates

Active, unrestricted medical license from the United States and in the state of hire and current board certification in a recognized specialty.

We Prefer That You Have The Following

• Experience with prior authorization review.
• 2 years-medical data analysis/analytical capability to interpret statistical information.
• Experience with medical oversight of quality improvement activities.
• Experience with quality committees or NCQA.
• Experience in medical management or managed care.
• Demonstrated understanding of Medicare programs.

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package Includes The Following

We offer our employees great benefits and rewards. You will be eligible to participate in the benefits the first of the month following 28 days of employment.

• Subsidized health plans, dental and vision coverage
• 401k retirement savings plan with company match
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• On-site cafeterias and fitness centers in major locations
• Education Assistance
• Service Recognition
• National discounts to movies, theaters, zoos, theme parks and more

What We Can Do for You

We understand the value of a diverse and inclusive workplace and strive to be an employer where employees across all spectrums have the opportunity to develop their skills, advance their careers and contribute their unique abilities to the growth of our company.

Pay Range Information

Range Minimum$176,132.00Range Midpoint$265,574.50Range Maximum$355,017.00

Pay Transparency Statement

Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and other positions that fall into this pay grade.Compensation decisions within the range will be dependent upon a variety of factors, including experience, geographic location, and internal equity.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and our subsidiary companies maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment to promote employment opportunities for persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, weight, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other legally protected status. Additionally, as a federal contractor, the company maintains affirmative action programs to promote employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. It is our policy to provide equal opportunities in all phases of the employment process and to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, pregnant individuals, individuals with pregnancy-related conditions, and individuals needing accommodations for sincerely held religious beliefs, provided that those accommodations do not impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email [e-mail] or call 800-288-2227, ext.47480 with the nature of your request. We will make a determination regarding your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis. We participate in E-Verify and comply with the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Veterans Welcome

BlueCross is a strong supporter of our veterans, and many service men and women have joined our ranks. We’ve found the dedication, work ethic and job skills that serve well in the military excel in many of our lines of business, and we proudly have veterans filling positions in Human Resources, Information Technology, Customer Service, Operations, General Services and more. Through our government contracts, we also have employees serving at Shaw Air Force Base, the Naval Health Clinic in Charleston, the Naval Hospital in Beaufort and in our hometown of Columbia, S.C., at Ft. Jackson. If you are a full-time employee in the National Guard or Reserves, we will even cover the difference in your pay if you are called to active duty.