A Registered Nurse with a passion for delivering excellent patient care to a diverse population of patients, focusing on the quality and treatment of those with various morbidities and co-morbidities . Utilize exceptional communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to promote positive outcomes for patients and families. I thrive in collaborative team environment as a competent contributor and patient advocator and educator in order to support delivery of optimal care. Committed professional well-versed in prioritizing, collecting, analyzing and reviewing data to evaluate interventions and appropriateness of services rendered.
Utilizes proactive triggers for diagnoses, cost criteria, and complications to identify potential appropriate utilization of services and initiate appropriate referrals to physician advisor in a timely manner.
•Understands proper utilization of health care resources and assists with identifying barriers to patient progress and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team.
•Conducts medical necessity review of all admissions. While utilizing approved clinical review criteria to determine medical necessity for admissions including appropriate patient status and continued stay reviews as necessary.
• Provide necessary notification and supporting clinical documentation to commercial and governmental insurance carriers within a timely manner and arrange peer to peer review with internal physicians advisor to assist with denials and promote cycle revenue.