Utilization Review RN

Company: Swedish Health Services
Location: Seattle
Posted on: February 2, 2025

Job Description:

Description Utilization RN Per diem Remote Day shift The Utilization Review (UR) Nurse has a strong clinical background blended with a well-developed knowledge and skills in Utilization Management (UM), medical necessity and patient status determination. This individual supports the UM program by developing and maintaining effective, efficient processes for determining the appropriate admission status based on regulatory and reimbursement requirements of commercial and government payers. The UR nurse is responsible for performing admission, concurrent and retrospective UR related reviews and functions to ensure that appropriate data is tracked, evaluated and reported. This individual actively participates in process improvement initiatives, working with multiple departments and multi-disciplinary staff. This role requires current and accurate knowledge regarding commercial and government payers as well as accreditation regulations/guidelines/criteria related to UM. Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team at Swedish Shared Services and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them. For direct patient care roles: Performs and maintains currency of essential competencies as required by specific area of hire and populations served.

• Collaborates and consults with appropriate departments and providers as needed to determine that medical necessity indicators are met.
• Provides a clinical review of the medical record to determine an admission status type of a patient.
• Conducts concurrent clinical reviews to assess ongoing medical necessity.
• Identifies, reports cases and problems appropriate for secondary review to Case Management leadership, the Medical Director or Physician Advisor.
• Facilitates appropriate provider documentation to accurately reflect patient severity of illness and risk.
• Maintains collaborative relationships with providers, case management staff, clinics, Revenue Cycle team, and Payer Compliance team.
• Responsible for submitting clinicals, entering authorizations of both concurrent and hospital stays after discharge. Conducts appeals as applicable.
• Collaborates with providers, compliance, contracting, revenue cycle, internal and external Physician Advisors. In addition, works with other departments as needed for medical necessity matters.
• Works in accordance with applicable state and federal laws as well as with the unique requirements of reimbursement systems.
• Facilitates accurate, compliant clinical documentation by providing concurrent support to providers to optimize reimbursement.
• Stays current in UR to be informed of reimbursement modalities, resources as well as clinical and legal issues that affect patients and providers of care.
• Provides leadership with needed workflow reports to analyze productivity, quality concerns, utilization patterns, and denial patterns/trends.
• Participates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and ongoing revision of initiatives to improve quality, continuity, and cost-effectiveness.
• Provides clear and thorough documentation based on established department standards.
• Coordinates education and training for staff and other health care providers regarding utilization management process, including but not limited to: reimbursement patterns, trends, changes in regulations, and strategies.
• Provides orientation and mentoring to new staff.
• Escalates issues to Case Management team or leadership in a timely manner.
• Must demonstrate competency to safely and/or accurately operate the following equipment:
• PC: Data entry, Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer; E-mail; EPIC and other Case Management software, etc.
• General Office Equipment: telephones, voice-mail, fax machines, scanners, printers, etc. Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing degree (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing.
  • Upon hire: Washington Registered Nurse License.
  • 3 years Registered nursing experience in the clinical setting. Preferred Qualifications:
    • Upon hire: ACM or CCM certification.
    • 1 year Case management experience. Why Join Providence? Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve. Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons. About Providence At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable. The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits. About the Team Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we're dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all. Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement. Requsition ID: 344480 Company: Swedish Jobs Job Category: Health Information Management Job Function: Revenue Cycle Job Schedule: Per-Diem Job Shift: Day Career Track: Nursing Department: 3900 SS Case Management Address: WA Seattle 1730 Minor Ave Work Location: Swedish Metropolitan Park East-Seattle Workplace Type: On-site Pay Range: $51.43 - $79.84 The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.PandoLogic. Category:Healthcare, Keywords:Utilization Review Nurse, Location:Seattle, WA-98104

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