UM Case Manager - Utilization Management

<p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ol style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "fira="" sans",="" "droid="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 14px;="" font-style:="" normal;="" font-variant-caps:="" font-variant-ligatures:="" font-weight:="" 400;="" letter-spacing:="" list-style-type:="" decimal;="" margin-bottom:="" 0.75rem;="" margin-right:="" 2rem;="" margin-top:="" orphans:="" 2;="" outline-color:="" rgb(0,="" 128,="" 128);="" padding:="" 0px;="" text-align:="" start;="" text-decoration-color:="" initial;="" text-decoration-style:="" text-decoration-thickness:="" text-indent:="" text-transform:="" none;="" white-space:="" widows:="" word-spacing:="" 0px;"=""><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.25rem; outline-color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><p style="margin-left: 2rem;">Coordinates/facilitates patient care progression throughout the continuum of care.</p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.25rem; outline-color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><p style="margin-left: 2rem;">Assures the plan of care and services provided are patient focused, high quality, efficient, and cost effective.</p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.25rem; outline-color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><p style="margin-left: 2rem;">Communicates with payer the medical necessity for the status and LOC ordered to obtain authorization and reimbursement for care rendered.</p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.25rem; outline-color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><p style="margin-left: 2rem;">Monitors length of stay and ancillary resource use on an ongoing basis and takes actions to achieve continuous improvement in both areas.</p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.25rem; outline-color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><p style="margin-left: 2rem;">Communicates information to the Case Management team to aid in appropriate level of care determination and reimbursement by third party payors.</p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.25rem; outline-color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><p style="margin-left: 2rem;">Communicates identified issues affecting quality of care, risk management, patient satisfaction and or physician opportunities to the quality team using the Improve the Process form.</p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.25rem; outline-color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><p style="margin-left: 2rem;">Ensures that all payer communication is documented for the care team as well as billing.</p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.25rem; outline-color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><p style="margin-left: 2rem;">Ability to cover various populations across the organization in relation to Utilization Review.</p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.25rem; outline-color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><p style="margin-left: 2rem;">Performs all other duties as requested by Case Manager Supervisor and/or Director. </p></li></ol><p><br><br><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "fira="" sans",="" "droid="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;="" font-size:="" 14px;="" font-style:="" normal;="" font-variant-caps:="" font-variant-ligatures:="" font-weight:="" 400;="" letter-spacing:="" list-style-type:="" disc;="" margin-bottom:="" 0.75rem;="" margin-right:="" 2rem;="" margin-top:="" orphans:="" 2;="" outline-color:="" rgb(0,="" 128,="" 128);="" padding:="" 0px;="" text-align:="" start;="" text-decoration-color:="" initial;="" text-decoration-style:="" text-decoration-thickness:="" text-indent:="" text-transform:="" none;="" white-space:="" widows:="" word-spacing:="" 0px;"=""><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.25rem; outline-color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><p style="margin-left: 2rem;">1-2 years of recent acute care hospital experience required</p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.25rem; outline-color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><p style="margin-left: 2rem;">Data entry/computer experience required. </p></li></ul><p><br><br><strong>Requirements:</strong><br><strong>  Licenses and Certifications:</strong><br><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" oxygen,="" ubuntu,="" cantarell,="" "fira="" sans",="" "droid="" "helvetica="" neue",="" sans-serif;"=""><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">    Registered Nurse</span></span><br> </p> <br><span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in"><span class="TextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px">Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not for profit organization supported by the strength of more than </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px">900</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"> members on its medical staff and more than </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px">2,900</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"> licensed nurses. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px">McLeod Health is also composed of approximately </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px">15,000 </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px">team members and more than</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"> 90 </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px">physician practices throughout its 18-county </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px">service area</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"> With seven hospitals, McLeod Health </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px">operates</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"> three Health and Fitness Centers, a Sports Medicine and Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Hospice and Home Health Services. The system currently has 988 licensed beds</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px">, </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px">including Hospice and Behavioral Health. The hospitals within McLeod Health </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; base64,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" ))border-bottom:="" 1px="" solid="" transparent"="">include:</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"> McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px">Clarendon</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"> and McLeod Behavioral Health. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW13032297 BCX8" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px"> </span></p></span> <br> <span>If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today. We are an equal opportunity employer.</span>

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