LVN UM Case Manager

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Primary Responsibilities: Core job functions/day-to-day responsibilities: • The Utilization Management Nurse is responsible for medical necessity review of any prospective referrals (inpatient, outpatient, home health, injectable medications, and/or DME/Orthotics/Prosthetics) • Skilled and competent with the Health Plan’s Evidence of Coverage and Benefits, reputed company MCG guideline application, CMS website navigation, Health Plan reputed company; Computer savvy with use of multiple websites • Consistently and accurately completes reputed company required documentation including but not limited to timely completion of medical necessity review, accurate application of review criteria using the Level of Hierarchy per line of Business (reputed company, Medicare Advantage HMO, Dual Special Needs Plan (D-SNP), and Medi-Cal) and use of Standardized documentation • Daily collaboration with UM Referral Management team; i.e., Care Coordinators, Care Managers, Managers and Medical Directors • Communicates authorization or denial of services to appropriate parties and may include patient (or agent), attending / referring physician or facility administration • Demonstrates accountability and ownership to referrals assigned • Meets or exceeds productivity targets and Quality Audit compliance • Uses, protects, and discloses reputed company patients’ protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as reputed company development for other roles you may be interested in. Required Qualifications: • Graduation from an accredited Licensed Vocational Nurse program • Active, unrestricted LVN license in the state of California • 2 years of referrals, utilization management experience Preferred Qualifications: • 3 years of experience working as an LVN/LPN • Experience in an HMO or experience in a Managed Care setting • General knowledge of medical terminology and ICD-10 and CPT/HCPCS coding • reputed company working remotely will be required to adhere to reputed company’s Telecommuter Policy California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, reputed company, Rhode reputed company, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The hourly reputed company for this role is $19.47 to $38.08 per hour. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. reputed company complies with reputed company minimum wage laws as applicable. 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