Utilization Management Nurse, Senior

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

El Dorado Hills, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Clinical Support, Clinical Validation, Discharge Plans, Documentation, Leadership, Managed Care, Medical Coding, Nursing, On Call, People Management, Process Improvement, Quality Management, Registered Nurse (RN), Regulatory Compliance, Risk, Treatment Evaluation, Treatment Plan, Utilization Management, Work From Home
LOCATION
El Dorado Hills, CA
POSTED
5 days ago

Your Role

The Utilization Management team independently manages complex utilization and retrospective clinical reviews across multiple lines of business, assessing medical necessity, coding accuracy, treatment plans, discharge planning, and compliance requirements while supporting clinical consistency, process improvement, quality, timeliness, and appropriate escalation of high-risk cases.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow - personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Knowledge and Experience

  • Associate Degree in Nursing required
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing or advanced degree is preferred
  • 5 years of prior relevant experience managed care environment or clinical setting
  • Maintain active, unrestricted RN License in assigned states or the ability to obtain required state (in addition to primary state license) RN license within 90 days of hire

Hybrid Virtual Work

This role allows employees to work virtually full-time, however employees will be expected to come to the office based on business need.

Your Work

In this role, you will:

  • Independently manages complex prospective, concurrent, and retrospective utilization reviews across multiple lines of business
  • Conducts retrospective clinical reviews of claims for medical necessity, coding accuracy, medical policy, and contract compliance
  • Serves as a clinical subject matter resource to peers by providing guidance on criteria application, documentation, and processes
  • Evaluates treatment plans, lengths of stay, and discharge planning to ensure quality, cost effective utilization of services
  • Identifies overpayment, third party liability, and coordination of benefits opportunities and initiates appropriate follow up
  • Supports process improvement efforts to enhance clinical consistency, efficiency, and regulatory compliance
  • Escalates complex or high risk cases to leadership or Medical Directors with clear clinical rationale
  • Works with minimal supervision while maintaining accountability for quality, accuracy, and timeliness
  • Ability to work evenings and weekends as part of rotating on-call schedule

Your Work

In this role, you will:

  • Independently manages complex prospective, concurrent, and retrospective utilization reviews across multiple lines of business
  • Conducts retrospective clinical reviews of claims for medical necessity, coding accuracy, medical policy, and contract compliance
  • Serves as a clinical subject matter resource to peers by providing guidance on criteria application, documentation, and processes
  • Evaluates treatment plans, lengths of stay, and discharge planning to ensure quality, cost effective utilization of services
  • Identifies overpayment, third party liability, and coordination of benefits opportunities and initiates appropriate follow up
  • Supports process improvement efforts to enhance clinical consistency, efficiency, and regulatory compliance
  • Escalates complex or high risk cases to leadership or Medical Directors with clear clinical rationale
  • Works with minimal supervision while maintaining accountability for quality, accuracy, and timeliness
  • Ability to work evenings and weekends as part of rotating on-call schedule

About the Company

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

At the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), we provide business strategy, technical support and consulting expertise to 36 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies across the nation, employing more than 1,000 of the best strategic thinkers in the industry. We are a Brand manager that sets quality control standards for the 36 independent companies that use the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Brands, and we serve as a trade association that represents these Blue companies. It is through our involvement that the Blues companies share a united vision and strategy while also benefiting from the local strength of all member companies.
COMPANY SIZE
2,000 to 2,499 employees
INDUSTRY
Insurance
WEBSITE
https://www.bcbs.com/about-us/careers