Nurse Reviewer - Remote Idaho

It takes great medical minds to create powerful solutions that solve some of healthcare's most complex challenges. Join us and put your expertise to work in ways you never imagined possible. We know you've honed your career in a fast-moving medical environment. While Gainwell operates with a sense of urgency, you'll have the opportunity to work more flexible hours. And working at Gainwell carries its rewards. You'll have an incredible opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work-life balance, continuous learning, and career development.

Summary

As a Nurse Reviewer - Remote Idaho at Gainwell, you can contribute your skills as we harness the power of technology to help our clients improve the health and well-being of the members they serve a community's most vulnerable. Connect your passion with purpose, teaming with people who thrive on finding innovative solutions to some of healthcare's biggest challenges. Here are the details on this position.

We are seeking a talented individual for a Nurse Reviewer who will be responsible for performing clinical reviews to determine if the medical record documentation supports the need for the service based on clinical criteria, coverage policies, and utilization and practice guidelines as defined by review methodologies specific to the contract for which services are being provided. This involves accessing proprietary systems to audit medical records, accurately documenting findings, and providing policy/regulatory support for determination. This position is only for residents of Idaho.

Your role in our mission

• Reviews and interprets medical records and compares against criteria to determine appropriateness and reasonableness of care; apply critical thinking and decision making skills to determine if the medical record documentation supports the need for service while maintaining production goals and quality standards.
• Document decisions and rationale to justify review findings or no findings.
• Determines approval or initiates a referral to the physician consultant and processes physician consultant decisions ensuring reason for the denial is described in sufficient detail and completed within contractual deadline.
• Performs prior authorization, precertification, and retrospective reviews and prepares decision letters as needed in support of the utilization review contract.
• Assists management with training new Nurse Reviewers to include daily monitoring, mentoring, feedback, and education.
• Maintains current knowledge of clinical criteria guidelines and successfully completes required CEUs to maintain RN license.
• Responsible for attending training and scheduled meetings to enhance skills and working knowledge of clinical policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Actively cross-trains to perform reviews of multiple claim types to provide a flexible workforce to meet client needs.
• Recommends, tests, and implements process improvements, new audit concepts, and technology improvements that will enhance production, quality, and client satisfaction.

What we're looking for

• Active and unrestricted RN license required.
• 5+ years clinical experience in an inpatient hospital setting required.
• 2+ years utilization review experience or claims auditing required.
• Experience using Milliman or InterQual criteria required.

What you should expect in this role

• Home-based position only for residents of Idaho.
• Our company will provide all needed physical equipment, which includes a computer.
• Video cameras must be used during all interviews, as well as during the initial week of orientation if hired.
• Ability to work during normal business hours (9 AM - 6 PM EST) as this position requires frequent interactions with the team and other departments within the company. May be required to work extended hours for special business needs. May be required to travel at least 10% of time based on business needs.
• In order to effectively work as a remote worker (work from home) with Gainwell, employees must have broadband internet connections, with a minimum speed of 24 Mbps download and 8 Mbps upload. Greater speeds will of course provide better performance.

This position is intended for pipelining. We will accept applications on an ongoing basis.

The pay range for this position is $49,200 - $70,300 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Put your passion to work at Gainwell. You'll have the opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. All salaried, full-time candidates are eligible for our generous, flexible vacation policy, and educational assistance. We also have a variety of leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.