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Clinical Appeals Nurse
The Virtual Business Office is currently seeking an experienced Remote Clinical Appeals Nurse, to join our award winning healthcare revenue cycle extended business office team. We provide revenue cycle business office solutions for our clients nationwide, and have been ranked #1 in KLAS for Extended Business Office Services for 6 consecutive years. If you are looking to join a winning team and industry leader in revenue cycle management, this is the position for you! The purpose of this role is to support a national team by providing client services related to clinical review, appeals and denials management. This position will be responsible for working effectively with payers and providers, along with different members of the internal team of Clinicians, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Physicians.
Job Responsibilities:
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Manages denials and appeals in a manner that diligently investigates every unpaid claim
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Assesses the need for formal appeals of all clinical denials
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Appeals the rejections appropriately as per the appeals process for the provider contract
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Reviews and audits clinical documentation to ensure its sufficiency
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Utilizes various resources in order to understand the appeals and denials criteria; searches for supporting clinical evidence to support appeal arguments when existing resources are unavailable
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Adheres to all appeal timelines as prescribed by payer agreements
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Employs the use of different systems to evaluate clinical and financial data
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Uncovers trends related to different cases and various insurance carriers; maintains related data and monitors payer response to appeal activity
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Provides information to leadership on patterns or trends associated with denials and appeals
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Evaluates and adheres to all clinical and billing policies, guidelines and regulations of both commercial and governmental payers
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Takes steps necessary to understand the quality assurance requirements to ensure procedural compliance
- Participates in revenue cycle process improvement projects
- Completes other duties as assigned
Preferred Experience and Skills
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Minimum Degree: Bachelor’s degree or higher in nursing; current RN licensure
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Minimum Years of Experience: 5+ years of experience in a clinical and business setting
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Software/Systems Experience: Interqual and/or Milliman
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