Part Time Dental Consultant - Florida

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities: 

Claim Review and Utilization Management 

• Pre-Auth Review 

• Processes and/or adjudicates claims or treatment authorization requests that require professional review; reviews supporting documentation and adjudication by applying dental standards. 

• Reviews Pre-treatment authorization services for determination of medical necessity within plan guidelines. 

• Consultant will access queues on Avēsis HIPAA compliant platform for online adjudication. 

• Consultant will regularly monitor queues for claims and prior authorizations in need of timely adjudication. 

• Consultant must consistently meet Florida’s required turnaround times (TAT) specific to that state contract. 

• Consultant will be aware of the need to confirm eligibility for provided services and limitations based on plan guidelines. 

• Post Service Reviews.

• Reviews services requiring post-treatment review to determine compliance with plan and clinical guidelines. 

• Appeals 

• Reviews appeals as directed by State Dental Director. 

• Provider appeals committee attendance as requested by State Dental Director, or as needed. 

• Audits/FWA 

• Consultant will review audit cases opened by compliance. 

• Peer-to-Peer through Quality Department.

• Performs peer-to-peer reviews by calling dental offices and dentists to discuss denials and their issues from claim submissions when required by the state or plan. 

Supportive Role 

• State Fair Hearings 

• Support State Dental Director by reviewing scheduled Dental Florida’s Hearing cases prior to the scheduled Fair Hearing Meeting, as directed by State Dental Director. 

• Support State Dental Director by providing clinical review and justification at the Fair Hearing Meetings, as directed by State Dental Director. 

• Assist relevant departments in coordinating any determination decisions made from the Fair Hearing Meetings, as directed by State Dental Director. 

• Support for UM and FWA.

• Support the Dental Director in review of Utilization Management, such as authorization, appeals, and claim reviews. 

• Assist in case reviews for clinical vendor oversight programs as well as clinical chart audit reviews. 

• Review investigatory audits as directed by FWA/Compliance. 

• Provide support in tracking and trending provider activity and providing alerts to Avēsis concerning unusual practice patterns or potential abuses. 

• General Support 

• Support the Dental Director in Clinical and Quality programs and initiatives. 

• Serve as a clinical advisor to Avēsis committees including but not limited to Quality Improvement Committee, Dental Medicaid Utilization Management Committee, Dental Advisory Committee, Provider Appeals Committee, and others. 

• Provide support to the Dental Director for any state meetings or meetings with external advocacy groups or clients. 

• Clinical Calibration.

• Assist with the review of Policies and Procedures, guidelines, and clinical protocols, relative to the Dental programs, at least annually. 

• Participate with monthly state meetings chaired by the State Dental Director to bring line of sight on potential obstacles with the pre-authorizations, post reviews and/or appeals. 

• Participate with in-state Incidence Rate Ratio (IRR) chaired by the State Dental Director to assure continued adjudication calibration. 

• Interaction with Avēsis Provider Relations Field Staff.

• Support office audits with Avēsis Provider Services Field Representatives, as needed. 

• Available to support fraud and abuse investigations with the FWA department. 

• Assistance with decisions regarding referrals and to whom referrals should be made. 

• Other duties as assigned. 

Requirements: 

• Must work and reside in the State of Florida.  

• Dental Degree from an U.S. accredited Dental School. 

• A minimum of seven (7) years’ experience as a practicing dentist or dental specialist. 

• DDS or DMD; holder of an active, unrestricted Florida dental license.  Multi-state licensure preferred. 

• Board Certification required for Specialty Dental Consultants.

• Successful completion of an orthodontic specialty program from a U.S. accredited Dental School. 

• Completion of credentialing process following NCQA guidelines. 

• Travel: TBD 

• As this role is a remote role, you are required to maintain internet service that allows you to complete your essential job duties without issue. Rates of 50 Mbps download and 25 Mbps upload while hardwired and not on a VPN are sufficient.

Skills: 

• Clear communication skills. 

• Effective project management skills, especially time management. 

• Word processing: Ability to learn claim processing systems; Familiarity with Microsoft Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word). 

Knowledge: 

• Requires a diverse level of knowledge and experience in dentistry.

• Experience in delivery of dental care; knowledge of government and commercial plan designs and administration a plus. 

• Possessing the clinical background to render consistent opinions on emerging dental trends, utilization review, dental plan coverage, claims policy and standards of care a plus. 

• Knowledge of CDT code sets and descriptors is a plus. 

• AADC certification a plus. 

• Completion of credentialing process following NCQA guidelines.

• Travel: TBD 

FLSA Status: Part Time / Hourly / Non-Exempt  

Salary Range: $100/hour + $4 per Claim Review 

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