[Hiring] Medical Management Nurse @Elevance Health

Role Description

The Medical Management Nurse - AmeriBen is responsible for the review of the most complex or challenging cases that require nursing judgment, critical thinking, and holistic assessment of member’s clinical presentation to determine whether to approve requested service(s) as medically necessary.

• Utilizes nursing judgment and reasoning to analyze members’ clinical information, interface with healthcare providers, make assessments based on clinical presentation, and apply clinical guidelines and/or policies to evaluate medical necessity.
• Works with healthcare providers to promote quality member outcomes, optimize member benefits, and promote effective use of resources.
• Determines and assesses abnormalities by understanding complex clinical concepts/terms and assessing members’ aggregate symptoms and information.
• Assesses member clinical information and recognizes when a member may not be receiving appropriate type, level, or quality of care.
• Provides consultation to Medical Director on particularly peculiar or complex cases as deemed appropriate.
• May make recommendations on alternate types, places, or levels of appropriate care by leveraging critical thinking skills and nursing judgment and experience.
• Collaborates with case management nurses on discharge planning, ensuring patient has appropriate equipment, environment, and education needed to be safely discharged.
• Collaborates with and provides nursing consultation to Medical Director and/or Provider on select cases.
• May participate in intradepartmental teams, cross-functional teams, projects, initiatives, and process improvement activities.
• Educates members about plan benefits and physicians and may assist with case management.
• Collaborates with leadership in enhancing training and orientation materials.
• May complete quality audits and assist management with developing associated corrective action plans.
• May assist leadership and other stakeholders on process improvement initiatives.
• May help to train lower-level clinician staff.

Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of 4 years care management or case management experience.
• Requires a minimum of 2 years clinical, utilization review, or managed care experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
• Current active, valid and unrestricted RN license and/or certification to practice as a health professional within the scope of licensure in applicable state(s) or territory of the United States required.
• Multi-state licensure is required if providing services in multiple states.

Requirements

• Minimum of associate’s degree in nursing.

Benefits

• Market-competitive total rewards including merit increases, paid holidays, and Paid Time Off.
• Incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement).
• Medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits.
• 401(k) + match, stock purchase plan, life insurance.
• Wellness programs and financial education resources.