Nurse, Concurrent Review

WNS Global Services•Houston, TX

2d•Remote

About The Position

WNS, part of Capgemini, is seeking a Nurse, Concurrent Review to perform concurrent inpatient utilization reviews using InterQual criteria. This role involves determining if requests meet medical necessity criteria, including admission reviews, continued stay reviews, and transitional care reviews. The nurse will engage in clinical collaboration with physicians and care teams, communicate clinical rationale, and facilitate the resolution of escalated cases. The position requires adherence to all HIPAA, state, and federal regulations, as well as URAC & NCQA standards. The nurse will also maintain documentation, stay current with regulation changes, and act as a subject matter expert for compliance initiatives. The role involves performing clinical intake, reviewing cases according to HealthHelp's policies, and maintaining availability for concurrent review coverage, which may include non-standard business hours, weekends, or holidays. The nurse must be able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize projects, work independently under pressure, and meet critical deadlines. Additionally, the role involves identifying and referring quality issues, collaborating with client personnel, and providing quality customer service. The nurse will also create, encourage, and support an environment that fosters teamwork, respect, diversity, and cooperation, while promoting business focus and participating in the HealthHelp Quality Management Program.

Requirements

RN graduate from an accredited school of nursing (BSN preferred)
Current, active unrestricted RN license in the state or territory of the U.S. (USRN equivalent)
Two (2) years of experience in an acute care setting, required
Proficient technical skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), required
Good organizational and time management skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to utilize critical thinking skills
Highly motivated, self-starter who can work efficiently and independently, or as a team member

Nice To Haves

Two (2) years of inpatient clinical nursing, utilization management, or case management experience, preferred
Experience with InterQual or similar evidence-based clinical decision support criteria, preferred
Familiarity with inpatient level-of-care criteria, observation versus inpatient status determinations, and transitional care planning, preferred
Working knowledge of medical necessity criteria, level-of-care determination standards, and payer-specific utilization review requirements
Knowledge of insurance terminology
Experience working with state and federal regulatory and compliance standards, preferred

Responsibilities

Performs concurrent inpatient utilization review using InterQual criteria to determine if the request meets medical necessity criteria, including: Admission reviews, Continued stay reviews, Transitional care reviews (Skilled Nursing Facility, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, Long-Term Acute Care Hospital), Related follow-up activities and documentation updates.
Engage in clinical collaboration with attending physicians, hospitalists, and care teams to obtain clinical information, discuss medical necessity determinations, and support appropriate level-of-care decisions.
Capable of communicating clinical rationale to attending physicians, hospitalists, and facility staff during real-time concurrent review interactions.
Facilitates resolution of escalated cases that may require special handling.
Refers cases to a Physician Reviewer or to a Specialty Program Medical Director per guidelines.
Assists Physician Reviewers and Medical Directors, as necessary, to ensure compliance with review timeframes.
Maintains written documentation according to HealthHelp’s documentation policy.
Has a working knowledge of regulations, accreditation requirements, and payer-specific guidelines by state and market; applies InterQual level-of-care criteria and applicable HealthHelp or client medical policies to inpatient review determinations.
Adheres to all HIPAA, state, and federal regulations pertaining to the clinical programs.
Complies with URAC & NCQA standards or other requisite regulating bodies.
Ensures consistency in implementation of policy, procedure, and regulatory requirements in collaboration with Nursing Management.
Keeps current with regulation changes as provided by Compliance Department and Nursing Management.
Functions as subject matter expert to support Compliance Department initiatives and updates.
Collects and enters confidential information ensuring the highest level of confidentiality in all areas.
Performs clinical intake and reviews cases according to the policies and procedures of HealthHelp for markets and cases requiring expedited turnaround times.
Maintains availability to support concurrent review coverage requirements, which may include non-standard business hours, weekends, or holidays as determined by client contractual obligations and regulatory review timeframes.
Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize projects, work independently under pressure, and meet critical deadlines.
Appropriately identifies and refers quality issues to UM Leadership.
Collaborates with client personnel to resolve customer concerns.
Provides quality customer service through interaction with providers, administrative staff, and others.
Creates, encourages, and supports an environment that fosters teamwork, respect, diversity, and cooperation with others.
Promotes business focus which demonstrates an understanding of the company’s vision, mission, and strategy.
Participates in the HealthHelp Quality Management Program, as required.
Performs other related duties and projects as assigned to meet business needs.