Clinical Review Therapist – Physical Health

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Clinical Review Therapist performing clinical reviews of therapy services for Centene. Collaborating with management to enhance therapy service execution and compliance under organizational standards.

Responsibilities:

  • Performs clinical reviews of clinical therapy services and/or durable medical equipment to members based on service request assessments
  • Provides clinical expertise based on practice standards
  • Works with senior management to identify ways to improve the review and execution of therapy services based on clinical reviews of service request assessments
  • Performs utilization reviews of service requests regarding specialty therapy services and/or durable medical equipment for members based on best practice and documentation standards by the national therapy associations and organizational policies
  • Provides recommendations for therapy determinations and refers members to care management, as appropriate, based on service request assessments
  • Works with Utilization and Care Management teams and healthcare providers to ensure members are receiving the appropriate care and treatment
  • Expands therapy specialty knowledge and works with senior management to identify areas of improvement with therapy services and/or durable medical equipment for members
  • Assists with providing education including developing clinical trainings, consultations, and guidance related to therapy authorizations and/or durable medical equipment
  • Provides feedback to leadership on opportunities to improve the review and therapy services and/or durable medical equipment outcomes to members based on standards and organizational policies
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Complies with all policies and standards

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree and minimum of 2 – 4 years of related specialty therapy experience (e.g. OT, PT, and SLP)
  • Master’s degree in area of specialty therapy and 5+ years of experience providing therapy services in-patient, outpatient, home health, and/or managed care settings preferred
  • Clinical knowledge of clinical therapy services, durable medical equipment, and assisted therapy devices preferred
  • Experience with Adult and Pediatric Therapy preferred
  • Advanced clinical knowledge and ability to assess member needs in context of treatment and therapy authorizations
  • Knowledge of therapy regulations and guidelines preferred
  • Knowledge of utilization management processes preferred
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong attention to detail, organizational and time management skills
  • Microsoft Office applications (Co-Pilot, Excel, Outlook, Word, OneNote) and the ability to use multiple avenues of digital communication (e.g. instant messaging, email, phone, video conferencing)

Benefits:

  • competitive pay
  • health insurance
  • 401K and stock purchase plans
  • tuition reimbursement
  • paid time off plus holidays
  • flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules