RN Utilization Review, Peace Hospital

RN Utilization Review, Peace Hospital

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center. With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

2020 Newburg Rd. Louisville, KY 40205

First Shift (United States of America)

The Utilization Review RN performs activities which support the Utilization Management functions. They are responsible for the delivery of the Utilization Management process including but not limited to: making clinical recommendations regarding medical necessity for admission and continued stay, screening patients for client‑specific guidelines regarding insurance, Medicare and/or Medicaid guidelines, sending payor‑specific Notice of Admission and continued stay reviews. The employee communicates with physicians and case managers regarding payor approval/denial of admission and continued stay review, processes payor denials and retro reviews, promotes optimal health care outcomes in accordance with the policies, procedures, applicable laws and contracts, philosophy, mission, and values of UofL Health, assumes responsibility and accountability for the appropriate utilization of facilities and services, and serves as a resource to physicians.

The employee conducts admission and concurrent reviews including observation and in‑patients, identifies patients who do not meet criteria and takes action to ensure patients are cared for in the most appropriate level of care; coordinates care in conjunction with other members of the interdisciplinary health‑care team to provide and facilitate optimal health and financial accountability. This employee utilizes the nursing process (assess, plan, implement, and evaluate) and management process (plan, organize, direct, and control) to provide a framework for decision‑making;

maintains confidentiality of information; actively supports organizational goals and objectives by providing needed information to divisions and departments.

• Promotes optimal management of clinical resources by conducting timely admission and concurrent utilization review for all patients of designated medical services; certifies medical necessity for admission, continued stay and discharge reviews for patients certified by utilizing the current MCG criteria; documents clinical information in Case Management Software system.
• During the concurrent review process, evaluates the medical record to identify any process delay impacting the timeliness of patient care in a collaborative effort to ensure that the appropriate resources are utilized (i.e., physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, or nutritional service).
• Supports the utilization review program by maintaining effective and efficient processes for determining the appropriate admission status based on the regulatory and reimbursement requirements of various commercial and government payers.
• Communicates closely with third‑party payors to ensure all pertinent clinical information is provided to secure an authorization; appropriately documents information regarding the authorization number and the approved length of stay on the Case Manager Software.
• Advocates for patient/family needs in a respectful, non‑judgmental, and confidential manner.
• Serves as a resource to physicians for clinical management and financial issues; assists the providers with promoting efficiencies in the care delivery system and reducing/eliminating barriers to efficient/effective service.
• Reviews patient cases for potential problems with OIG Workplan Audits and compliance issues; reports problems and makes recommendation to appropriate departments.
• Appropriately refers cases to manager/director of care coordination, CAO, or medical director when intensity of service or severity of illness is not present and is unable to…