NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.For more information, go to, and interact with us onLinkedIn,Glassdoor,Indeed,Facebook,Twitter,YouTubeandInstagram.Position SummaryWe have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Care Manager (RN) - Days. In this role, the successful candidate Coordinates and procures services necessary to meet the post-acute care needs of patients identified as requiring such services. Ensures a timely and smooth transition to the most appropriate post-acute care setting. Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary patient care staff both internal and external to the organization. Participates in quality improvement and evaluation processes related to the management of patient care. Ensures maximization of provider reimbursement of patient days through timely and accurate insurance reviews.
Job Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Performs an initial utilization review of patients for appropriateness of setting using industry standard utilization clinical criteria including, but not limited to InterQual, Milliman Care Guidelines (MCG), etc. Collaborates with the Attending of record and the Physician Advisor as indicated for review of any patient not meeting criteria for level of care ordered. Performs continued stay and extended stay reviews when there is a change to a higher level of acuity, authorized days expire, required by the insurance payer contractual agreement, stay is denied or reduced to a lower level of care.
• Provides patient clinical reviews to payer in a timely and efficient manner to obtain certification of the patient days and secure reimbursement. Confers with Attending Physician, Physician Advisor, and multidisciplinary team as needed to mediate concurrent denials.
• Screens all inpatients utilizing case management departmental screening criteria for potential post acute care needs. Perform an assessment for discharge needs for all patients that meet screening criteria, are referred by care team or are requested by patient/designee. Develops a discharge plan in collaboration with the patient/designee and care team incorporating patient preferences. Implement the discharge plan with referrals, including necessary medical information, to appropriate post acute care services. Reassessment of this process will be done with ongoing review of all readmissions to ensure that the plan was responsive to the discharge needs.
• Completes all necessary documentation as per departmental policy and procedure utilizing Allscripts. Completes Patient Review Instrument (PRI) accurately and in a timely manner.
• Identifies and reports risk and quality issues to appropriate department. Tracks avoidable days in Allscripts to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provides patients with all necessary notices in accordance with requirements for CMS conditions of participation and insurance payer contracts. I

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