Offer summary

Qualifications:

Registered Nurse (R.N.) licensure in the state of practice is required., Minimum of five years of clinical nursing or related experience, with three years in auditing DRG coding and reimbursements., Strong knowledge of federal, state, and commercial reimbursement methodologies and medical payor requirements is essential., Excellent communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills are necessary. .

Key responsabilities:

Review concurrent inpatient denials from insurance companies and provide clinical expertise in the appeals process.

Evaluate and intervene on coverage issues, denial and compliance issues, and incorrect DRG codes.

Analyze industry trends to reduce denials and improve financial outcomes for the organization.

Serve as a resource for staff and physicians on regulatory compliance and assist in the development of process improvement activities.

Job description

Primary City/State:

Arizona, Arizona

Department Name:

Denial Recovery-Corp

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Revenue Cycle

Nursing careers are better at Banner Health. We are committed to developing the careers of our team members. We care about you, your nursing career today and your future. If you’re looking to leverage your abilities – apply today.

The Registered Nurse RN Denial Management Specialist is responsible for reviewing concurrent inpatient denials from the insurance companies. We are very independent and work remotely.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm AZ Time (No Nights, Weekends or Holidays)

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY
This position is responsible for providing support to the organization’s Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program by reviewing clinical information and auditing billings to determine appropriateness of charges in accordance with CMS standards. In addition, this position provides oversight for the company’s retrospective denial management process. This position promotes continual efforts to further the understanding of the complexities of federal, state and commercial regulatory coordination and provides leadership assistance to achieve optimal clinical, operational, financial, and satisfaction outcomes across the system as related to reimbursements.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Provides clinical expertise and oversight in the determination of the clinical appeals and denial management process resulting in significant savings for the organization. This position is a resource to the company’s RAC team in responding to audit requests and serves to expedite the disposition of claims by reviewing charts and preparing appeals. In addition, this position authorizes the appropriate write off of claims that do not meet criteria for hospitalization. This position serves as primary educator for staff and physicians on regulatory compliance measures and in the use of clinical system criteria.

2. Evaluates and intervenes retrospectively for coverage issues, payor outliers, split billing, disallowed charges, incorrect DRG codes, denial and compliance issues.

3. Quantifies, analyzes, and monitors industry/Medicare trends in order to reduce denials and improve the financial outcomes for the organization. Makes recommendations for improvements based on these trends.

4. Serves as a resource and provides leadership assistance to achieve optimal clinical, operational, financial, and satisfaction outcomes across the system as related to federal, state and commercial reimbursements. Acts as a consultant across the organization to facilities with questions related to proper use of DRG codes.

5. Supports change and participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of the goals/objectives and process improvement activities across the organization as related to federal, state and commercial reimbursements.

6. Corporate based position with no budgetary responsibility. Internally, this position interacts with physicians, clinicians correct and management across the system. Externally, this position interacts with RAC Auditors and other organizations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Requires Registered Nurse (R.N.) licensure in the state of practice.

Requires experience in federal, state and commercial reimbursements and in reviewing clinical information typically acquired in three years auditing DRG coding and reimbursements. Requires five or more years of clinical nursing and/or related experience. Experience in evaluation techniques, teaching, hospital operations, reimbursement methods, medical staff relations, and the charging/billing process is required. A working knowledge of utilization management and patient services is required. A working knowledge of Medical and third party payor requirements and reimbursement methodologies is required. Highly developed human relation and communication skills are required. Must demonstrate critical thinking, problem-solving, effective communication, and time management skills. Must demonstrate ability to work independently as well as effectively with team members.

Must be proficient in the use of office desktop software programs.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
BSN preferred.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.