Senior Clinical Quality Nurse

Hi, we're Oscar. We are hiring a Senior Clinical Quality nurse to join our team.

Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a relentless focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family.

About the role:

Clinical Quality programs are designed to enhance clinical outcomes and concierge-level service to our members, through review of services provided to members from network healthcare providers, facilities and Oscar employees. The Senior Clinical Quality Nurse drives clinical performance through the quality auditing and clinical quality of care review process for the departments they serve. The Clinical Quality Nurse serves as a peer mentor and a consultant, working collaboratively with team members to implement audit programs that reflect departmental goals and measurements, meeting all regulatory and organizational requirements.

You will report into the Nurse Supervisor, UM Clinical Quality.

Work Location: This is a remote position, open to candidates who reside in: Arizona; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Iowa; Kansas; Michigan; Missouri; Nebraska; New Jersey; North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; or Virginia. While your daily work will be completed from your home office, occasional travel may be required for team meetings and company events.

Pay Transparency: The base pay for this role in the states of California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Washington is: $83,628 - $109,761 per year. The base pay for this role in all other locations is: $75,265 - $98,785 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar's unlimited vacation program and annual performance bonuses.

Responsibilities:

• Perform quality audits on clinical documentation for clinicians from a variety of clinical departments.
• Develop audit surveys and rubrics to ensure the transparency of audit requirements, supporting evidence-based clinical decision making and adherence to department workflows and align with regulatory accreditation requirements.
• Pull clinician and provider cases for auditing purposes, tracking results in department systems and tracking mechanisms.
• Support organizational readiness and preparation for NCQA and other regulatory audits.
• Perform delegate oversight audits, writing audit result summary reports and presenting to stakeholders and delegates. Collaborate with leadership to develop corrective action plans to address identified gaps.
• Provide 1:1 feedback and coaching to front-line staff and leaders regarding departmental workflows and audit requirements and support developing training tools on quality best practices, audit standards and other topics as directed.
• Support developing training tools on quality best practices, audit standards and other topics as directed.
• Collaborate with leadership/stakeholders on audit trends, process changes, training development. Deliver quality-oriented presentations and aggregate quality data to report performance trends to stakeholders.
• Participate in audit calibration sessions with internal staff and stakeholders to ensure audit consistency.
• Participate in the interrater reliability process (IRR) as needed to support consistent clinical decision making across teams.
• Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Licensed Registered Nurse with active, unrestricted license in state of residence and willingness to obtain additional licenses as needed for Oscar’s growth (with Oscar’s support)
• 2+ years of experience as a Registered Nurse
• 2+ years experience working in a clinical care setting
• 1+ years of utilization review experience at a managed care plan or provider organization

Bonus points:

• Health plan case management experience.
• Experience in healthcare quality assurance, including experience auditing medical records and evaluating clinical information and internal documentation to determine the quality of care and service provided to members.
• Experience in health plan case management.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university, BSN Preferred.
• A working knowledge of health insurance/benefit concepts - Medicare and Individual Marketplace insurance experience a plus.
• Strong understanding of NCQA accreditation standards for utilization management, case management or population health, HEDIS measures and other regulatory requirements.
• CCM or MCG certification.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting performance and other forms of data.
• Proficiency using Google applications like Sheets, Docs, Slides and Meets.
• Comfortable using Google Meets and other platforms to communicate with internal/external stakeholders.

This is an authentic Oscar Health job opportunity.

At Oscar, being an Equal Opportunity Employer means more than upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. It means that we cultivate an environment where people can be their most authentic selves and find both belonging and support. We're on a mission to change health care -- an experience made whole by our unique backgrounds and perspectives.

Pay Transparency: Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan participation, life and disability insurance, and paid wellness time and reimbursements.

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