Clinical Appeals Specialist (Patient Accounting)

Additional Position Details: FTE: 1.000000 | Full Time | Primarily Mon - Fri / 8AM - 5PM

Salary: Starting wage is $36.79-$50.59 per hour depending on experience

Position Summary

The Clinical Appeals Specialist is responsible for managing clinical denials by conducting a comprehensive review of clinical documentation and formulating a timely and defensible written response based on clinical documentation, evidence based medical necessity criteria, physician documentation and medical policies of the payor. Communicates identified denial trends and patterns to the Manager of Patient Accounting, the Director of Revenue Cycle and all applicable patient accounting leaders. Works to review, evaluate and improve the enterprise clinical denial and appeal process. At the direction of the Manager of Patient Accounting, this individual will orchestrate education and other performance improvement initiatives to impact clinical quality, improve efficiency and mitigate lost revenue related to medical necessity denials.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of Clinical RN experience, including 1 year of Denial Management or Case Management or related experience and 1 year of current experience with reimbursement methodologies, required
• RN: Registered Nurse licensed by the Oregon State Board of Nursing, required
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or allied health field or equivalent, preferred
• Experience preparing appeals for clinical denials, preferred
• CCDS: Certified Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist by ACDIS, preferred
• CCM: Certified Case Manager, preferred
  
  

Total Rewards Package

• Earn a competitive and progressive salary.
• Benefit from health plans that focus on health and wellness including medical, dental, vision and wellness beginning within 30 days of hire.
• Plan for your future with a retirement package that includes up to 6% employer contribution.
• Experience a healthy work-life balance with our generous earned time off (ETO).
• Continue to enhance your education through our tuition reimbursement and tuition repayment plans.
  
  

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