Utilization Managemen Nurse Consultant | CVS Health | Remote (United States)

Bring your heart to . Every one of us at shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. Utilization Management is a 24/7 operation and the work schedule may include weekends, holidays, and evening hours. This will be a full-time remote role. Schedule is Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm CST with required weekend, holiday and evening rotations. Position Summary Applies critical thinking, evidenced based clinical criteria and clinical practice guidelines for services requiring precertification. The majority of the time is spent at a desk and on the phone collecting and reviewing clinical information from providers. Precertification nurses use specific criteria to authorize procedures/services or initiate a Medical Director referral as needed. This position will be working regular business hours with potential for occasional weekend/holiday on-call. • Utilizes clinical experience and skills in a collaborative process to assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate options to facilitate appropriate healthcare services/benefits for members. • Gathers clinical information and applies the appropriate clinical criteria/guideline, policy, procedure and clinical judgment to render coverage determination/recommendation along the continuum of care • Communicates with providers and other parties to facilitate care/treatment Identifies members for referral opportunities to integrate with other products, services and/or programs • Identifies opportunities to promote quality effectiveness of Healthcare Services and benefit utilization • Consults and lends expertise to other internal and external constituents in the coordination and administration of the utilization/benefit management function. • Typical office working environment with productivity and quality expectations. • Work requires the ability to perform close inspection of hand written and computer generated documents as well as a PC monitor. • Sedentary work involving periods of sitting, talking, listening. • Work requires sitting for extended periods, talking on the telephone and typing on the computer. Ability to multitask, prioritize and effectively adapt to a fast paced changing environment. • Position requires proficiency with computer skills which includes navigating multiple systems and keyboarding. • Effective communication skills, both verbal and written Required Qualifications • Must have active, current, and unrestricted compact RN licensure in state of residence • 3+ years of clinical experience required • 1+ years of Microsoft Office Suite experience required Preferred Qualifications • Prior Authorization experience strongly preferred • Sedentary work involves periods of sitting, talking, listening and computer use Ability to work in a fast paced environment Education • Associate’s degree required • BSN preferred Pay Range The typical pay range for this role is: $29.10 – $62.32 This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities. The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees. The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies. For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit Benefits | We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/01/2024 Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws. Apply Job!