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Clinical Appeals Coordinator

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Current Registered Nurse license or current multi-state Registered Nurse license
  • Current Licensed Practical Nurse license or current multi-state Licensed Practical Nurse license with three years of clinical experience
  • Three years of experience with clinical claims processing and review

Responsibilities

  • Conducts and leads investigations and reviews for member and provider medical necessity appeals
  • Reviews the medical record of denied services for medical necessity
  • Provides a summary of case for the medical director and health plan care team
  • Ensures that appeal timeframes are met according to standards

Key facts

  • Remote from: United States
  • Full time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • 0
  • English

Other skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Detail Oriented

About the company

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WVU Medicine

The WVU Health System, which operates under the brand name WVU Medicine, is comprised of 22 member, managed, and affiliated hospitals in West Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. It is West Virginia’s largest healthcare system and largest private employer with more than 2,500 licensed beds, 4,900 providers, approximately 30,000 employees, and more than $5 billion in total operating revenues. It includes: • J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown (flagship), including WVU Medicine Children’s in Morgantown and Fairmont Medical Center in Fairmont; • United Hospital Center in Bridgeport; • Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg; • Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg; • Barnesville Hospital in Barnesville, Ohio; • Braxton County Memorial Hospital in Gassaway; • Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland, Maryland; • Harrison Community Hospital in Cadiz, Ohio; • Jackson General Hospital in Ripley; • Jefferson Medical Center in Ranson; • Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser; • Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, including The Behavioral Health Pavilion in Bluefield; • Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Glen Dale; • Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston; • St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon; • Summersville Regional Medical Center in Summersville; • Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston; • Uniontown Hospital in Uniontown, Pennsylvania; • Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville; • Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling; • And five institutes – the WVU Cancer Institute, the WVU Critical Care and Trauma Institute, the WVU Eye Institute, the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, and the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. The WVU Health System also provides management services to Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg. For more information, visit WVUMedicine.org.

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Company size10001

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Job description

Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us! To apply to this position and be considered, click the Apply button located above this message and complete the application in full.  Below, you’ll find other important information about this position. 

Design and build a health plan from the ground up as an Clinical Appeals Coordinator. Reporting to the Health Plan Manager of Utilization Review, the Appeals Nurse, will be an integral member of the health plan’s medical management team. The Appeals Nurse will investigate and process medical necessity requests from both members and providers.
The Clinical Appeals Coordinator is a collaborative member of the Medical Management team.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). 

OR

2. Current Licensed Practical Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Licensed Practical Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) AND Three (3) years of clinical experience.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Three (3) years’ experience with clinical claims processing and review.

2. Three (3) years’ experience working with appeal and grievances.

3. Two (2) years’ customer service experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Medical Management experience.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties.  Other duties may be assigned.

1. Conducts and leads investigations and reviews for member and provider medical necessity appeals.

2. Reviews the medical record of denied services for medical necessity.  For prospective reviews, reviews relevant clinical notations leading up to the request for services.

3. Provides a summary of case for the medical director, and other partners in the health plan care team.

4. Ensures that appeal timeframes are met and meet the standards of enterprise, state, and federal standards and requirements.

5. Documents and logs case information for the appeal.

6. Generates the written response to the member or provider.

7. Serves as a subject matter expert for appeals and grievances.

8. Commit to a career of life-long learning and continuous improvement of processes that span the realm of Utilization Review.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Standard office environment

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Working Knowledge of InterQual and/or Milliman Care Guidelines

2. Demonstrated knowledge of federal and state laws, NCQA and industry regulations related to disease management, utilization management, case management and discharge planning

3. Excellent written and oral communication

4. Problem solving capabilities to drive improved efficiencies and customer satisfaction

5. Attention to detail

6. Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Additional Job Description:

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

PHH Peak Health Holdings

Cost Center:

529 PHH Clinical Integration

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