Quality Management Nurse Consultant

at  CVS Health

Bring your heart to CVS Health. Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.
Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.

POSITION SUMMARY

This is a fulltime Quality Management Nurse Consultant position in New Jersey. The working schedule is Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm EST.
Responsible for the review and evaluation of clinical information and documentation. Reviews documentation and interprets data obtained from clinical records or systems to apply appropriate clinical criteria and policies in line with regulatory and accreditation requirements for member and/or provider issues. Independently coordinates the clinical resolution with internal/external clinician support as required. Requires an RN with unrestricted active license.
Reviews documentation and evaluates potential quality of care issues based on clinical policies and benefit determinations. Considers all documented system information as well as any additional records/data presented to develop a determination or recommendation. Data gathering requires navigation through multiple system applications. Staff may be required to contact the providers of record, vendors, or internal Aetna departments to obtain additional information. Evaluates documentation/information to determine compliance with clinical policy, regulatory and accreditation guidelines. Accurately applies review requirements to assure case is reviewed by a practitioner with clinical expertise for the issue at hand. Commands a comprehensive knowledge of complex delegation arrangements, contracts (member and provider), clinical criteria, benefit plan structure, regulatory requirements, company policy and other processes which are required to support the review of the clinical documentation/information. Pro-actively and consistently applies the regulatory and accreditation standards to assure that activities are reviewed and processed within guidelines. Condenses complex information into a clear and precise clinical picture while working independently. Reports audit or clinical findings to appropriate staff or others in order to ensure appropriate outcome and/or follow-up for improvement as indicated.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Active and unrestricted RN license in NJ
• Willing and able to travel 50% of their time to meet with providers in Northern New Jersey. Reliable transportation required; Mileage is reimbursed per our company expense reimbursement policy
• 3+ years of clinical experience2+ years of experience using Microsoft Excel

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• HEDIS experience
• Managed Care experience

EDUCATION

• Diploma RN or Associates in Nursing required
• BSN preferred

Please refer the Job description for details