Healthcare Consultant III - Utilization Management - Clinical Consultant - Behavioral Health [Remote]

Job Responsibilities:

• Review clinical information and apply medical necessity criteria, clinical guidelines, policies, and professional judgment to render coverage determinations and discharge planning decisions.
• Analyze medical records and clinical data to ensure services align with evidence-based standards and quality benchmarks.
• Coordinate and communicate with healthcare providers, internal teams, and external stakeholders to facilitate timely, appropriate care and authorization decisions.
• Conduct concurrent reviews to monitor ongoing inpatient or outpatient treatment and support continuity of care.
• Identify members who may benefit from care management programs and facilitate appropriate referrals.
• Provide urgent or emergent clinical interventions when required, including triage and crisis support.
• Identify opportunities to optimize resource utilization, reduce unnecessary services, and promote cost-effective, high-quality care.
• Educate providers, under appropriate supervision, on utilization management processes, documentation requirements, and applicable guidelines.
• Develop and support initiatives that enhance quality effectiveness and benefit utilization.
• Prepare clinical reports and documentation to communicate findings, monitor key performance indicators, and track utilization management outcomes.
• Primarily sedentary, desk-based role involving extended periods of sitting, talking, and focused review work.
• Review clinical information and apply medical necessity criteria, clinical guidelines, policies, and professional judgment to render coverage determinations and discharge planning decisions.
• Analyze medical records and clinical data to ensure services align with evidence-based standards and quality benchmarks.
• Coordinate and communicate with healthcare providers, internal teams, and external stakeholders to facilitate timely, appropriate care and authorization decisions.
• Conduct concurrent reviews to monitor ongoing inpatient or outpatient treatment and support continuity of care.
• Identify members who may benefit from care management programs and facilitate appropriate referrals.
• Provide urgent or emergent clinical interventions when required, including triage and crisis support.
• Identify opportunities to optimize resource utilization, reduce unnecessary services, and promote cost-effective, high-quality care.
• Educate providers, under appropriate supervision, on utilization management processes, documentation requirements, and applicable guidelines.
• Develop and support initiatives that enhance quality effectiveness and benefit utilization.
• Prepare clinical reports and documentation to communicate findings, monitor key performance indicators, and track utilization management outcomes.
• Primarily sedentary, desk-based role involving extended periods of sitting, talking, and focused review work.

Skills:

• Medicaid
• Care Management
• Case Management
• Utilization Management
• Medicaid
• Care Management
• Case Management
• Utilization Management

Education/Experience:

• Master’s degree required for behavioral health clinicians (LCSW, LPC, LMFT).
• Associate’s degree required for RN applicants.
• Master’s degree required for behavioral health clinicians (LCSW, LPC, LMFT).
• Associate’s degree required for RN applicants.