Utilization Review Registered Nurse

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Utilization Review RN is responsible for utilization management and utilization review for prospective, concurrent, or retrospective review. This position functions as a part of a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, social workers, discharge planning assistants and payers. The Utilization Review RN performs reviews of current inpatient services, and determines medical appropriateness of inpatient and outpatient services following evaluation of medical guidelines and benefit determination. The Utilization Review RN conducts prospective, concurrent and utilization review for inpatient services, observations, as well as specific outpatient service requests.

Requirements

• Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Virginia or eligible
• Current RN licensure in Virginia
• Complete 15 Continuing Education Units per year
• Minimum of three (3) years of nursing experience in an acute care setting
• Bachelors of Science in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing

Nice To Haves

• One (1) year of Care Coordination experience
• Clinical experience with specialty patient population
• Two (2) to Four (4) years of recent experience in Utilization Review or Utilization Management at a health plan or other managed care organization (HMO/TPA/IPA/etc.).
• Proficient in Milliman Care Guidelines (MCG) or InterQual criteria for medical necessity, setting and level of care, and concurrent patient management.
• Master’s Degree in Nursing or a healthcare related field from an accredited program
• Case Management Certification

Responsibilities

• Works with the attending and consulting physicians to facilitate effective and efficient transition through the process of hospitalization.
• Works collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure patient needs are met and care delivery is coordinated across the continuum, as well as appropriately reimbursed by payers as contracted, and that resources are efficiently and effectively utilized.
• Utilizes medical necessity criteria as a tool to assess appropriateness of level and setting of care, assists in the denial and appeals process, assesses quality, and identifies and reports potential risk management issues.
• Responsible for participation in and completion of all patient safety initiatives appropriate to the position.
• Establishes and maintains a professional rapport with providers, patients/families, and internal customers.
• Trains and educates new UM staff nurses and new RN Care Coordinators by demonstrating job competency, providing technical instruction and leadership and generally raising the level of performance of others (within and outside of the department)
• Advocates that the patient is placed in the status and level of care for appropriate remuneration of services rendered.
• Utilizes clinical application systems with fundamental proficiency in utilization review systems and uses business support applications as needed

Benefits

• One college and four health sciences schools
• An academic medical center
• A Level I trauma center
• One of only two NCI-designated cancer centers in Virginia
• The region’s only full-service children’s hospital
• More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties
• With a community health center, dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level