Utilization Review Specialist- Behavioral Health

Overview

Collin Springs, part of Lifepoint Behavioral Health, nationally known healthcare organization with diversified delivery network with facilities from coast to coast, seeks passionate, patient-centric, and goal-oriented team members to join our team. We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including crisis stabilization, inpatient care, and outpatient treatment for acute mental health and substance use treatment. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care to decrease suicide rates, decrease addiction-related deaths, reverse the decline in life expectancy, and improve productivity in the communities we serve. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, and flexible scheduling so you can focus on what matters–providing quality patient care. Join our team in McKinney, Texas, to build a career that touches lives.

 

Benefits:

• Working with a highly engaged staff
• Healthy staffing levels
• Expansive Benefit Package
• Career growth
• Competitive compensation
• Daily Pay - We’ve partnered with DailyPay, a voluntary benefit to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule

Position Details

What you will do in this role:

 

• Actively Communicate with interdisciplinary team members to acquire information and give updates on authorizations
• Ensure all pre-certifications are completed for inpatient and outpatient services.
• Monitor hospital LOS, report appropriately.
• Work with Director of Nursing to ensure documentation requirements are met
• Interface with managed care organizations, external reviews, and other payers.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or current clinical license required or license in lieu of degree.
• Current unencumbered clinical licensure and valid driver’s license
• CPR and CPI Certification within 30 day of employment
• Previous utilization review experience in a psychiatric healthcare facility preferred