UTILIZATION COORDINATOR

UHS•Memphis, TN

14h

About The Position

Compass Intervention Center is seeking a dynamic and talented Utilization Management Coordinator. Our mission is to provide superior behavioral healthcare services that patients recommend to family and friends; physicians choose for their patients; purchasers select for their clients; and employees are proud of. Compass Intervention Center believes and applies the following principles: service excellence, continuous improvement in measurable ways, employee development, ethical and fair treatment of all, teamwork, compassion, and innovation in service delivery. Visit our website at www.compassinterventioncenter.com. The Utilization Management Coordinator will possesses knowledge of psychiatric clinical diagnosis and the ability to articulate those indicators professionally. The Utilization Management Coordinator evaluates client medical records to determine severity of client’s illness and determining the appropriateness of level of care. Serves as liaison for clients and facility with insurance companies. Negotiates and advocates for client length of stay and level of care. Oversees utilization management activities with other departments to ensure reimbursement for services provided by the facility. The UM Coordinator has a working knowledge of all levels of care offered and appropriately manages client benefits. One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies. Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. About Universal Health Services One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Requirements

MA/MSW or RN highly preferred / Bachelor’s degree in social science required.
Prior experience working with a psychiatric mental health population, preferably in an inpatient setting.
Prefer knowledge of health information management and health care delivery systems, medical and psychiatric terminology, confidentiality and release of information laws, leadership skills and various computer and word processing programs.

Nice To Haves

Valid TN RN license, LCSW, or LPC preferred.
Prefer knowledge of health information management and health care delivery systems, medical and psychiatric terminology, confidentiality and release of information laws, leadership skills and various computer and word processing programs.

Responsibilities

Evaluates client medical records to determine severity of client’s illness and determining the appropriateness of level of care.
Serves as liaison for clients and facility with insurance companies.
Negotiates and advocates for client length of stay and level of care.
Oversees utilization management activities with other departments to ensure reimbursement for services provided by the facility.
Appropriately manages client benefits.