Pre-Payment Review Nurse Consultant

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OIG Nurse Consultant at Gainwell overseeing Medicaid pre-payment activities. Conducting compliance reviews to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicaid program.

Responsibilities:

  • Conducting clinical and financial pre-payment compliance reviews to detect, combat, and eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicaid program.
  • Consulting on the development and implementation of pre‑payment review policies and guidelines that support OIG program objectives.
  • Perform comprehensive medical record reviews and analyze complex datasets and systems.
  • Develop, establish, and implement pre‑payment review criteria across multiple service areas.
  • Process pre‑payment reviews according to medical necessity criteria, administrative code, and other requirements.

Requirements:

  • Current Wisconsin Registered Nurse license issued by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.
  • Knowledge of current medical concepts, practices, and techniques.
  • Ability to assess statistical data and reports related to health service utilization patterns.
  • Knowledge of laws, statutes, regulations, and rules related to the state Medicaid program.
  • Knowledge of federal and state legislation pertaining to Title XIX, Title XVIII, Title XX, and Title III.
  • Ability to incorporate medical knowledge and experience into the development of medical policy, administrative rules, and medical standards.
  • Ability to develop standards and guidelines for monitoring medical practice patterns.
  • Thorough knowledge of Medicaid-covered services and reimbursement policy for analysis, recommendation development, and implementation.
  • Ability to use medical and financial records, claims, and claims data to obtain documentation supporting audit or investigative findings.
  • Knowledge of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).
  • Skill in using computer-accessible databases to support audit activities and technology used for pre-payment review audits, including reviewing and analyzing computer-generated reports.
  • Extensive knowledge of hardware, software, and networking technologies relevant to healthcare industry changes.
  • Knowledge of program, financial, and accounting systems used by healthcare entities, including patient account management, billing processes, and reimbursement procedures.
  • Understanding of governmental and industry accounting and auditing standards or audit guides used to audit healthcare providers.
  • Ability to organize, prepare, summarize, and present information gathered during audits or investigations in a clear and usable manner to support valid findings and conclusions.
  • Extensive knowledge of technical writing, publication organization, preparation, and formatting.
  • Ability to clearly express the State’s position on Medicaid issues—both orally and in writing—in audit reports, investigative reports, exit conferences, and departmental meetings.
  • Knowledge of records maintained by healthcare providers and the ability to inspect medical records, patient charts, financial statements, transaction documentation, invoices, payroll records, and claims.

Benefits:

  • generous, flexible vacation policy
  • 401(k) employer match
  • comprehensive health benefits
  • educational assistance
  • leadership and technical development academies