Care Review Clinician (RN- CA license)

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION: Job Summary: Provides support for clinical member services review assessment processes. Responsible for verifying that services are medically necessary and align with established clinical guidelines, insurance policies, and regulations - ensuring members reach desired outcomes through integrated delivery of care across the continuum. Contributes to overarching strategy to provide quality and cost-effective member care. This role arranges transfers from community hospitals to tertiary hospitals for higher levels of care. Essential Job Duties: - Assesses services for members to ensure optimum outcomes, cost-effectiveness and compliance with all state/federal regulations and guidelines. - Analyzes clinical service requests from members or providers against evidence based clinical guidelines. - Identifies appropriate benefits, eligibility and expected length of stay for requested treatments and/or procedures. - Conducts reviews to determine prior authorization/financial responsibility for Molina and its members. - Processes requests within required timelines. - Refers appropriate cases to medical directors (MDs) and presents them in a consistent and efficient manner. -...