Physician Advisor - Fully Remote

Med Metrix•Chicago, IL

14h•Remote

About The Position

The Physician Advisor performs case reviews across all case types to ensure the highest degree of compliance. This role involves close collaboration with the Client’s medical staff leadership, the entire medical staff (including resident physician house staff), and various departments such as resource management, case management, social services, discharge planning, and utilization management. The primary goal is to recommend methods for optimizing the use of hospital services for all patients. Key responsibilities include identifying opportunities to optimize length of hospital stay, ensuring efficient management of resources, verifying appropriate levels of care, supporting documentation and coding improvements for compliance, and monitoring the appropriate use of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.

Requirements

Board Certified and licensed to practice medicine in the US or 3+ years active clinical experience in the US
3+ years working as a Physician Advisor performing Level of care reviews as well as Peer to Peer Reviews
Basic technical skills with Hospital EMRs, Microsoft Office and Teams
Hold and maintain an unrestricted medical license and Board Certification
Possess or acquires a solid foundation, knowledge, and/or experience in the areas of utilization management, quality improvement, and patient safety
Possess a working knowledge of (Hospital) organization & case management operations and administrative standards and policies
Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills and the utmost professionalism
Able to effectively present information, both formal and informal
Strong analytical skills
Strong written and verbal communications skills with all levels of internal and external customers
Strong organizational skills and ability to set priorities and multi-task, demonstrates flexibility, teamwork, and is accustomed to change in the healthcare environment
Demonstrates ability to drive results and produce outcomes
Demonstrates initiative as well as basic independent trouble-shooting skills

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with MCG/InterQual placement status criteria is preferred
Member of the American College of Physician Advisors (ACPA) preferred
Board Certification by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. (ABQAURP) preferred
Physician Advisor Sub-Specialty Certification by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. (ABQAURP) preferred

Responsibilities

Responds to requests for assistance on clinical reviews for medical necessity or any other reason, by any member of the Case Management department in a timely fashion
Provides consultation to attendings, nurses, and case management staff regarding complex clinical issues and advises on justification required for continued stay, medical necessity and utilization management
Obtains familiarity and working knowledge of standard published criteria such as MCG/InterQual and applies professional judgment and patient specific variables as may be necessary or justifiable
Maintains accountability for achieving case management outcomes and fulfills the obligations and responsibilities of the role to support the medical staff in the clinical progression of patient care
Describes ways to provide improved health record documentation that specifically affect ICD code assignment capture of severity, acuity, risk of mortality, and DRG assignment
Participates in ongoing training and education related to the Physician Advisor role and responsibilities including topics related to Utilization Management, Care Management and other related areas as requested
Meets productivity and quality standards within established time requirements
Maintains confidentiality of patient care and business matters
Demonstrates behavior that supports the organization’s mission
Participates in required orientation and training related to the Physician Advisor role
Demonstrates commitment to meeting/exceeding strategic initiatives of organization
Upholds the organization’s values of teamwork and professionalism and applies Code of Conduct standards to all members of the healthcare team
Facilitate, mentor, and educate other physicians regarding payer requirements
Attends all meetings as requested by PAOC leadership
Participate in the peer review process as may be necessary or requested
Maintain medical licensure and board certification in good standing
During scheduled work hours, commits full attention to Physician Advisory and execution of outlined tasks
Use, protect and disclose patients’ protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards