Senior Accreditation Utilization Management Professional

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital; United States; Remote; USD 78,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a Senior Accreditation Professional. You will ensure compliance with NCQA standards, working closely with various operational teams. This remote role requires strong attention to detail and effective communication skills, with opportunities for professional growth and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Health benefits effective day 1

401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Employee charity matching program

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in NCQA Health Plan Accreditation.
• Demonstrated successful relationship building.

Responsibilities

• Serves as subject matter expert on NCQA Health Plan Accreditation UM requirements.
• Advises operational leaders on compliance with accreditation standards.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Communication

Relationship Building

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

BSN Degree

Job description

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first

We are seeking a Senior Accreditation Professional who will work in a team environment on Humana’s health plan accreditations, performing complex tasks related to compliance with accreditation standards across multiple operational areas within Humana.

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first

We are seeking a Senior Accreditation Professional who will work in a team environment on Humana’s health plan accreditations, performing complex tasks related to compliance with accreditation standards across multiple operational areas within Humana.

Role Responsibilities:

• Serves as subject matter expert on NCQA Health Plan Accreditation UM requirements, advising stakeholders on compliance, and facilitating NCQA UM survey activities.

• Works closely with operational areas to prepare documentation and files for presentation to NCQA.

• Advises operational leaders and frontline associates in developing functional strategies for compliance with accreditation standards.

• Self-directed, exercises independent judgement and decision-making on complex issues regarding job duties and related tasks, and works under minimal supervision.

• Uses independent judgement requiring analysis of variable factors and determining the best course of action.

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or BSN degree.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in NCQA Health Plan Accreditation and/or Utilization Management

• Exceptional attention to detail.

• Demonstrated excellent time management skills with proven ability to be flexible, adapt to changing environment, handle multiple tasks and deadlines and manage multiple priorities.

• Commitment to continuous process improvement.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated successful relationship building.

• Experience working with cross-functional business areas.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise on NCQA accreditation standards, especially related to Utilization Management and/or Behavioral Health; MED-Deeming accreditation standards knowledge is a plus.

• Registered Nurse or Behavioral Health Licensed Professional.

• Managed care, Medicaid health plan experience

Additional information

• Workstyle: Remote

• Location: US

• Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern and able to accommodate schedules and meetings in both Central and Eastern time zones.

• Travel: 5% travel – typically, 3-5 times annually possibly outside of your state of residence for team engagement meetings, onsite audits, and trainings.

Work at Home Requirements

• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.

• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.

• Associates who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.

• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.

• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Interview Format

As part of our hiring process, we will be using an exciting interviewing technology provided by Modern Hire/Montage, a third-party vendor. This technology provides our team of recruiters and hiring managers an enhanced method for decision-making.

If you are selected to move forward from your application prescreen, you will receive correspondence inviting you to participate in a pre-recorded Voice Interview and/or an SMS Text Messaging interview. If participating in a pre-recorded interview, you will respond to a set of interview questions via your phone. You should anticipate this interview to take approximately 10-15 minutes.

If participating in a SMS Text interview, you will be asked a series of questions to which you will be using your cell phone to answer the questions provided. Expect this type of interview to last anywhere from 5-10 minutes. Your recorded interview(s) via text and/or pre-recorded voice will be reviewed, and you will subsequently be informed if you will be moving forward to next round of interviews.

Social Security Task

Alert: Humana values personal identity protection. Please be aware that applicants being considered for an interview will be asked to provide a social security number, if it is not already on file. When required, an email will be sent from [e-mail] with instructions to add the information into the application at Humana’s secure website.

Benefits

Humana offers a variety of benefits to promote the best health and well-being of our employees and their families. We design competitive and flexible packages to give our employees a sense of financial security—both today and in the future, including:

Health benefits effective day 1; Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time and jury duty pay; Recognition pay; 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match; Tuition assistance
Scholarships for eligible dependents; Parental and caregiver leave; Employee charity matching program; Network Resource Groups (NRGs); Career development opportunities

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Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.$78,400 - $107,800 per yearThis job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.Application Deadline: 05-28-2025

About us

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.