Nurse Medical Case Manager - Workers Compensation

Travelers • Walnut Creek, CA

2d • Remote

About The Position

Under moderate supervision, provide office based telephonic medical case management with emphasis on early intervention, return to work planning, coordination of quality medical care on claims involving disability and medical treatment as well as in-house medical reviews as applicable to claim handling laws and regulations. Responsible for helping to ensure injured parties receive appropriate treatment directly related to the compensable injury or assist claim handlers in managing medical treatment to an appropriate resolution.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse; Licensed Practical Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse.

Nice To Haves

• Disability case management experience.
• Prior clinical experience.
• Familiarity with URAC standards.
• Analytical Thinking: Identifies current or future problems or opportunities; analyzes, synthesizes and compares information to understand issues; identifies cause/effect relationships; and explores alternative solutions that support sound decision-making.
• Communication: Expresses, summarizes and records thoughts clearly and concisely orally and in writing by applying proper content, format, sentence structure, grammar, language and terminology. Ability to effectively present file resolution to internal and/or external stakeholders.
• Negotiation: Intermediate ability to understand alternatives, influence stakeholders and reach a fair agreement through discussion and compromise.
• General Insurance Contract Knowledge: Ability to understand policies and contracts, as they apply to policy conditions.
• Principles of Investigation: Intermediate investigative skills. Follows a logical sequence of inquiry with a goal of securing information about the work accident, resulting injury, anticipated treatment, job duties and any material factors that may impact recovery and return to work.
• Value Determination: Basic ability to determine liability and assigns a dollar value based on damages claimed and estimates, sets and readjusts reserves.
• Legal Knowledge: Basic knowledge, understanding and application of state, federal and regulatory laws and statutes, rules of evidence, chain of custody, trial preparation and discovery, court proceedings, and other rules and regulations applicable to the insurance industry.
• Medical knowledge: Thorough knowledge of the nature and extent of injuries, periods of disability, and treatment needed.
• WC Technical: intermediate ability to demonstrate understanding of WC Products and ability to apply available resources and technology to manage treatment plans and assist with claim resolution. Demonstrate a clear understanding and ability to work within jurisdictional parameters within their assigned state.
• Customer Service: Advanced ability to build and maintain productive relationships with our insureds and deliver results with optimal outcomes.
• Teamwork: Advanced ability to work together in situations when actions are interdependent and a team is mutually responsible to produce a result.
• Planning & Organizing: Advanced ability to establish a plan/course of action and contingencies for self or others to meet current or future goals.
• Certified Case Manager (CCM), Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS), Clinical Research Counselor (CRC), or Certified Rehab Registered Nurse (CRRN).

Responsibilities

• Contact customer, medical provider and injured parties on claims involving medical treatment and /or disability to coordinate appropriate medical care and return to work.
• Develop strategies to facilitate an injured employee's return to work and achieve maximum medical improvement.
• Evaluate and update treatment and return to work plans within established protocols throughout the life of the claim.
• Coordinate with medical providers to ensure the injured employee is actively participating in a viable treatment plan.
• Evaluate medical treatment requests to ensure that they are reasonable and necessary based upon jurisdictional guidelines.
• Engage specialty resources as needed to achieve optimal resolution (Dial-a-doc, physician advisor, peer reviews, MCU).
• Partner with Claim Professional to provide medical information and disability status necessary to create an overall strategy to achieve an optimal outcome.
• Utilize internal Claim Platform Systems to manage all claim activities on a timely basis.
• Utilize Preferred Provider Network per jurisdictional guidelines.
• Partner with Claim Professional to provide input on medical treatment and recovery time to assist in evaluating appropriate claim reserves.
• Submit accurate billing documentation on all activities as outlined in established guidelines.
• Customer Engagement.
• Participate in Telephonic and/or onsite File Reviews.
• Respond to inquiries - oral and written.
• Keep injured worker apprised of claim status.
• In-person medical case management may be required to support Concierge locations, where a Nurse Case Manager meets with injured employees face to face following office visits at a provider's medical facility.
• In order to perform the essential functions of this job, acquisition and maintenance of Insurance License(s) and/or certifications may be required to comply with state and Travelers requirements. Generally, License(s) are required to be obtained within three months.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees