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Appeals and Grievances Nurse Specialist RN II

L.A. Care Health Plan • Los Angeles, CA • 2d ago

Job Category: Clinical

Department: CSC Appeals & Grievances

Location:

Los Angeles, CA, US, 90017

Position Type: Full Time

Requisition ID: 13049

Salary Range: $88,854.00 (Min.) - $115,509.00 (Mid.) - $142,166.00 (Max.)

Established in 1997, L.A. Care Health Plan is an independent public agency created by the state of California to provide health coverage to low-income Los Angeles County residents. We are the nation's largest publicly operated health plan. Serving more than 2 million members, we make sure our members get the right care at the right place at the right time.

Mission: L.A. Care's mission is to provide access to quality health care for Los Angeles County's vulnerable and low-income communities and residents and to support the safety net required to achieve that purpose.

Job Summary

The Appeals and Grievances (A&G) Nurse Specialist Registered Nurse (RN) II provides direct assistance to members with health care access or benefit coordination issues, ensuring that clinical grievances, complaints and complex issues are investigated and resolved to the member's satisfaction in a manner consistent with L.A. Care, Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and regulatory guidelines. Benefit coordination may involve coordinating multiple L.A. Care products, Fee for services (FFS) Medi-Cal/Medicare, or commercial insurance.

Duties

Conducts intake/triage and appropriate classification of Clinical A&G, and Pharmacy requests and makes accurate judgment on appeal, grievance, Provider Claim Disputes, medical records or other issues and follows procedures on how to handle each @type of request and route to the appropriate area within the department.

Investigation, and resolution of clinical member complaints (grievances/appeals) utilizing all regulatory requirements. Investigation, and resolution of clinical Provider Complaints/ Provider Data Resolution (PDR) (grievances/appeals) utilizing regulatory and internal guidelines and Service Level Agreement (SLA). Identification of Expedited Cases and resolution within 72 hours.

Works with the external providers and Participating Physician Group's (PPG) representatives to obtain relevant medical records and communication documentation.

Prepares resolved complaint files for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), DMHC, and external review organization (QIO or IRE). Process the case thru to effectuation and final case documentation in the A&G system of record.

Investigation and preparation of State Fair Hearing cases as assigned. Prepares resolved complaint files for CMS external review organization - Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) or Independent Review Entity (IRE).

Conducts reviews and presents to physicians, provider disputes which would be based on medical necessity reviews. Prepares authorizations, after approval by the Medical Director.

When necessary, outreaches to providers, vendors, hospitals, and members to request necessary information or to provide case status and/or next steps. In instances where necessary, sends written notifications to appropriate parties. All interactions including verbal outreach and written communication will be documented in the A&G system of record.

Participates inter-rater reliability training and assessments.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Duties Continued

Education Required

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Education Preferred

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Experience

Required:

At least 5 years of experience in Clinical RN.

At least 2 years in Medicare/ Medicaid in a managed care/ health plan environment.

Skills

Required:

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Computer literacy and adaptability to computer learning.

Time management and priority setting skills.

Must be organized and a team player

Able to work effectively with various internal departments/service areas, L.A. Care's plan partners, participating provider groups, and other external agencies.

Good working knowledge of regulatory requirements/standards.

Licenses/Certifications Required

Registered Nurse (RN) - Active, current and unrestricted California License

Licenses/Certifications Preferred

Required Training

Physical Requirements

Light

Additional Information

This position requires work after hours, on weekends, holidays, a hybrid remote schedule, occasional flexibility in hours/shift in critical situations and work on-call.

This position requires handling various caseloads and flexibility to adapt to changing priorities which may include but not limited to redistributed work assignments, team projects, and other priorities as assigned

Salary Range Disclaimer: The expected pay range is based on many factors such as geography, experience, education, and the market. The range is subject to change.

L.A. Care offers a wide range of benefits including

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Tuition Reimbursement

Retirement Plans

Medical, Dental and Vision

Wellness Program

Volunteer Time Off (VTO)

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