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Remote Inpatient Review RN \/ LVN Nurse (Long-Term Temp w\/ Med Benefits)
Location:
Orange, CA
Description:
Overview of the Role: Alignment Health is seeking a remote inpatient review nurse for a long-term temporary engagement (with medical benefits) to join the utilization management (UM) team. As an inpatient review nurse, you get to assist patients through the continuum of care in collaboration with the patient's primary care physician, facility case manager, discharge planner and employing contracted ancillary service providers and community resources as needed. You will also ensure that services are provided at the most appropriate, cost effective level of care needed to meet the patient's medical needs while maintaining safety and quality. Note: Since Alignment Health is continuing to expand, there is a possibility the engagement could possibly extend and / or convert depending on budget, business need, and individual performance. Responsibilities : * Perform reviews of inpatients with complex medical and social problems. * Generate referrals to contracted ancillary service providers and community agencies with the agreement of the patient's primary care physician. * Perform follow-up reviews and evaluations of patients in the ambulatory care or lower level of care setting. * Review inpatient admissions timely and identifies appropriate level of care and continued stay based on acceptable evidence based guidelines used by CCHP. * Effectively communicate with patients, their families and or support systems, and collaborates with physicians and ancillary service providers to coordinate care activities. * Identify members who may need complex or chronic case management post discharge and warm handoff to appropriate staff for ambulatory follow up as necessary. * Communicates and collaborates with IPA / MG as necessary for effective management of Members. * Assigns and provides daily oversight of the activities and tasks of the CCIP Coordinator. * Records communications in EZ-Cap and / or case management database. * Arranges and participates in multi-disciplinary patient care conferences or rounds. * Monitor, document, and report pertinent clinical criteria as established per UM policy and procedure. * Monitor for any over utilization or under utilization activities. * Generate referrals as appropriate to the QM department. * Enters data as necessary for the generation of reports related to case management. * Report the progress of all open cases to the medical director, director of healthcare services, and manager of utilization management. Required Skills and Experience: * Successful completion of an accredited Licensed Vocational Nursing Program * Current, active, and unrestricted Licensed Vocational Nurse. * Experience with concurrent review required. * Experience utilizing Milliman Care Guidelines (MCG) required. * Minimum of (2) consecutive years related experience in a managed care setting as an inpatient case manager * Minimum (3) years of general case management experience * Knowledge of Medicare Managed Care Plans * Possess excellent critical thinking skills related to nursing * Experience in complex / catastrophic case management preferred * Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook * Strong written and verbal communication skills * Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain a constructive relationship with diverse members, management, employees and vendors. * Able to perform mathematical calculations and calculate simple statics correctly * Able to prioritize multiple tasks; advanced problem-solving * Able to use advanced reasoning to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and design, implement and manage appropriate resolution. * Effective problem solving, organizational and time management skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment * Able to comprehend and analyze basic reports * While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, hand, or feel and talk or hear. * The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms * The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, or kneel * The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 20 pounds. * Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Pay Rate: $73,600.00 - $98,000.00 annually.
Company:
Alignment Healthcare USA
Posted:
April 20 on Equest
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Remote Inpatient Review RN \/ LVN Nurse (Long-Term Temp w\/ Med Benefits) is a Nurse & Healthcare Licensed Vocational Nurse, Registered Nurse Job at Alignment Healthcare USA located in Orange CA. Find other listings like Remote Inpatient Review RN \/ LVN Nurse (Long-Term Temp w\/ Med Benefits) by searching Oodle for Nurse & Healthcare Licensed Vocational Nurse, Registered Nurse Jobs.
Remote Inpatient Review RN \/ LVN Nurse (Long-Term Temp w\/ Med Benefits) is a Nurse & Healthcare Licensed Vocational Nurse, Registered Nurse Job at Alignment Healthcare USA located in Orange CA. Find other listings like Remote Inpatient Review RN \/ LVN Nurse (Long-Term Temp w\/ Med Benefits) by searching Oodle for Nurse & Healthcare Licensed Vocational Nurse, Registered Nurse Jobs.