Utilization Review Nurse- 40hr

Connecticut Children’s Center for Care Coordination (The Center) is dedicated to the integration of care coordination through the delivery of innovative programs, providing technical assistance, disseminating best practices, and building inclusive partnerships to strengthen families and build stronger communities. The Center utilizes a universal, evidence based, research informed, and policy driven approach to enhanced care coordination that not only meets the interrelated medical, developmental, behavioral, and social needs of children, but enhances the care giving capacity of families. Utilization Management Nurse: The Utilization Review (UR) Nurse has strong clinical skills and a well-developed knowledge of utilization management, with a focus on medical necessity determinations. The candidate should possess a working knowledge of medical necessity tools such as InterQual® and Milliman Care Guidelines® and be proficient in medical record reviews. This individual supports the overall Utilization Management (UM) program by developing and/or maintaining effective and efficient processes for determining the defensible hospitalization status based on regulatory and reimbursement requirements of various commercial and government payers. This individual is responsible for performing a variety of concurrent and retrospective UM-related functions and ensuring that appropriate data is tracked, evaluated, and reported. This individual maintains current and accurate knowledge regarding commercial and government payers including regulatory requirements. The UR Nurse will function in accordance with facility policies and processes. This individual will support process improvement activities and report key metrics to facility leadership as requested. The UR Nurse effectively and efficiently manages a diverse workload in a fast-paced, rapidly changing regulatory environment. The UR Nurse provides support to the hospital’s UM Committee as needed. He/she collaborates with multiple leaders at various levels throughout the organization. Originally posted on Himalayas