Registered Nurse Grievance and Appeals Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

A-Line Staffing is now hiring Full-time RN Grievance and Appeals Supervisor in the Los Angeles, CA area. The RN Grievance and Appeals Supervisor would be working for a Fortune 500 managed care company and has career growth potential. This would be full time / 40+ hours per week.

If you are interested in this RN Grievance and Appeals Supervisor position, please apply to this posting for Immediate Consideration!

RN Grievance and Appeals Supervisor Compensation

• The pay range for this position is $45-$63 per hour (based on experience and credentials)

Schedule:

·       Regular schedule is Monday – Friday 8am-5pm PST

·       Occasional OT, weekend work, and holiday work may be required per business needs

Location:

·       Primarily Remote work with Occasional in office visits required in Los Angeles, CA roughly once per month.

Position Summary:

The Supervisor of Appeals and Grievances Clinical Operations (A&G) RN is responsible for executing the day-to-day clinical operations of the A&G department, and monitoring the A&G RN staff responsibilities and activities. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring proper staffing and coverage; monitoring and evaluating departmental operations to ensure optimal efficiency, productivity, and effectiveness; documenting and appropriately addressing excellence or deviations in work, departmental, and organizational expectations; and conducting intermittent and annual performance evaluations. This role assists in triaging identified issues/problems and forming resolutions within the scope of work/licensure. The Supervisor is a subject matter expert (SME) in Appeals & Grievances and supporting regulations, policies, protocols, and procedures. This position serves as a formal and informal instructor, and escalates issues/concerns to the appropriate person when outside of their scope.

This position is responsible for assisting with and development and maintenance of a successful and cohesive unit, with a high level of productivity and accuracy to achieve the department's overall performance metrics. The Supervisor ensures all functions of the A&G department are operating in accordance with the organization's mission, values and strategic goals, which are focused on quality care delivery and continuous improvement; and are provided in a manner that is responsive and sensitive to the needs of the company’s culturally diverse membership.

The position supports the A&G Clinical Manager. This role also assists the A&G Leadership in identification of training needs including, but not limited to, collaborating in development of programs, training materials, competency checklist, and orientation checklists necessary to meet education and training needs of A&G staff. The position supervises all aspects of running an efficient team, including hiring, supervising, coaching, training, disciplining, and motivating direct-reports.

RN Grievance and Appeals Supervisor Responsibilities

·       Ensures adequate/appropriate distributions of workforce, assignments and time off requests. Participates in the hiring and termination process providing recommendations with appropriate supporting documentation.

·       Monitors staff’s performance including productivity and compliance with regulatory requirements, compliance with policies. Identifies, communicates and coaches to improvestaff performance.

·       Develops tools, job aids, and workflows to optimize the process flow, performance and productivity of the A&G team. Completes intermittent and annual staff evaluations.

·       Serves as the primary resource for all business-related questions/issues raised by staff; escalates to appropriate leader/team when necessary

·       Recommends and implements process improvement measures to achieve department's performance measures outcomes and goals.

·       Plans and oversees A&G clinical activities according to model of care, program description and policy and procedures to provide timely, quality care and services to members.

·       Maintains all assigned reporting responsibilities, conducts regular audits to ensure compliance with community, industry and organizational standards including regulatory requirements. Serves as a super-user on electronic programs and systems used by the department.

·       Assists in the development of programs, workflows, tools, training materials, orientation checklists, and competency checklist necessary to meet educational needs. Trains new staff, remediation of seasoned staff and cross training as needed in specified business lines.

·       Serves as a leader and role model as well as technical and informational resource for staff and peers.

RN Grievance and Appeals Supervisor Requirements

·       At least 8 years of RN acute/clinical care experience.

·       At least 2 years in a lead/supervisory experience.

·       Previous experience in Medicare/ Medicaid in a managed care/ health plan environment.

·       Knowledge of state, federal and regulatory requirements in Appeals/Care/Case/Utilization Management/Quality.

·       Strong verbal and written communication skills.

·       Computer literacy with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, etc. and ability to learn core departmental computer systems and software.

·       Excellent organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills.

·       Must be detailed-oriented, energetic, and an enthusiastic team player.

If you think this RN Grievance and Appeals Supervisor position is a good fit for you, please reach out to me - feel free to call, e-mail, or apply to this posting!