07 Feb
Registered Nurse RN Supervisor Case Management Services San Antonio/Austin TX
Texas, Seguin 00000 Seguin USA

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Do you have compassion and a passion to help others? Transforming healthcare and millions of lives as a result starts with the values you embrace and the passion you bring to achieve your life’s best work. (sm)WellMed provides concierge – level medical care and service for seniors, delivered by physicians and clinic stat that understands and care about the patient’s health. WellMed’s proactive approach focuses on prevention and the complete coordination of care for patients. WellMed is now part of the Optum division under the greater UnitedHealth Group umbrella.The Supervisor, Case Management Services (Inpatient) is responsible for the supervision, evaluation and direction of the Utilization Compliance and Quality Management process. The position will ensure compliance with the case management program for prospective, concurrent, retrospective and transition to out-patient care coordinating with physicians, hospitals and ancillary care and empowers team members through active problem solving and resource direction. The position is a resource for difficult or complex case management or discharge planning. The supervisor successfully impacts assigned team and organization by mentoring. In addition, the Supervisor, Case Management Services is responsible for timely completion of documentation audits, and reviewing and mentoring team members to meet and exceed all documentation and compliance standards. This position mentors and trains Inpatient Case Managers in the completion of admission request, release of pends and timely, accurate monthly reconciliation reports and statistics and functions as an advisor to Physicians and lower level utilization management staff.Primary Responsibilities:

Displays decision making based on prior practices or policy, with some interpretation

Solves problems and/or reviews facts, and selects the best solution from identifying alternatives with the ability to apply individual reasoning to the solution of a problem and identifies and reports processes or procedures that require modification

Provides assistance with orientation and mentoring of inpatient case managers

Reviews difficult and/or exceptional preauthorization requests

Ensures the identification or potential early-discharge to reduce LOS or prevent hospital admissions

Regular attendance at PCC in assigned region, mentoring lower level case managers; reviews referrals prior to PCC, assists with complicated referral requests and assists with concerns and benefit application

Manages difficult, complex and catastrophic patients

Offers resourceful planning of alternative services when a specific setting or service is not available in the admission facility when approached by assigned team members

Attends and contributes to strategic planning meetings at assigned team clinics as well as to departmental processing improvement meetings

Performs all other related duties as assigned

Quality

Monitors employees for excessive work and inability to complete position responsibilities within a normal workday and provide time management advice to employees that are unable to complete position responsibilities

Takes ownership of the total work process and provides constructive information to minimize problems, increase customer satisfaction and improve job efficiency. Makes suggestions to appropriate managers as well as participates in the budgeting process by informing the manager of capital and operating needs

Maintains and stores supplies and equipment in a safe manner to eliminate/reduce safety risks

Strives to personally expand working knowledge of all aspects of WellMed departments

Attends educational offerings to keep abreast of changes and comply with licensing requirements

Conducts annual evaluations of team members in a timely basis; provides feedback in a constructive manner and respects the confidentiality of personnel issues

Participates in UM/quality improvement committees and conducts special UM/QI studies as necessary

Customer Service

Liaison to market providers for UM providers

Fosters discharge plan collaboration with patient/family, attending physician and facility Case Manager

Performs all duties to customers in a prompt, pleasant, professional and responsible manner regardless of the stressful nature of the situation and always identifies self by name and title

Guides and answers benefit questions, contract issues, and updates physicians/medical groups of preferred contracts, providers, facilities and hospital utilization and noncompliance issues

Compliance

Completes Case Management Documentation System (CMDS) audits on a monthly basis to maintain CMDS entry, compliance with bed, day, and financial responsibility information on in-patient admissions

Educates medical services personnel regarding utilization management policies, procedures and techniques

Oversees case managers and ensures compliance with approved standardized guidelines, regulatory requirements and contractual agreements while respecting the confidentiality of these agreements

Demonstrates thorough knowledge of health plan benefits and quality of care criteria of health plan as well keeping abreast and compliance with established and all new or revised policies and procedures when posted or distributed with accurate interpretation to customers

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.Required Qualifications:

Professional Nursing Degree with current RN License (in state of employment)

BSN or Associate’s Degree or Diploma (from an accredited program)in Nursing

5+ years experience in medical or ICU hospital based nursing or case management, discharge planning, utilization review or other cost containment role

1+ year supervisory, team leader, or charge nurse experience required or one year successful case management experience with WellMed.

Must possess strong critical thinking, written and verbal interpersonal communication skills with ability to interact with professional and non-professional staff regarding healthcare issues

Working knowledge of the managed care referral process, case management, claims, contracting, and physician practice

Preferred Qualifications:

Medicare criteria knowledge

Sound knowledge of NCQA and federal regulations

Careers with WellMed. Our focus is simple. We're innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors. We're impacting 380,000+ lives, primarily Medicare eligible seniors in Texas and Florida, through primary and multi-specialty clinics, and contracted medical management services. We've joined Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, and our mission is to help the sick become well and to help patients understand and control their health in a lifelong effort at wellness. Our providers and staff are selected for their dedication and focus on preventative, proactive care. For you, that means one incredible team and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)WellMed was founded in 1990 with a vision of being a physician-led company that could change the face of healthcare delivery for seniors. Through the WellMed Care Model, we specialize in helping our patients stay healthy by providing the care they need from doctors who care about them. We partner with multiple Medicare Advantage health plans in Texas and Florida and look forward to continuing growth.OptumCare is committed to creating an environment where physicians focus on what they do best: care for their patients. To do so, OptumCare provides administrative and business support services to both owned and affiliated medical practices which are part of OptumCare. Each medical practice part and their physician employees have complete authority with regards to all medical decision-making and patient care. OptumCare’s support services do not interfere with or control the practice of medicine by the medical practices or any of their physicians.Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employmentJob Keywords: WellMed, Healthcare, Bilingual, Manager, Registered Nurse, RN, Supervisor/Case Management, CM, Market Operations, planning, implementation, CMS, Managed Care, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Seguin, Gonzales, Shiner, Yoakum, Boerne, Floresville, TX, Texas

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