Remote Behavioral Medical Director

Remote Behavioral Medical Director
- Texas

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- Texas role at Remote Worker US

Remote Behavioral Medical Director
- Texas

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You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members as a clinical professional on our Medical Management/Health Services team. Centene is a diversified, national organization offering competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose

Assist the Chief Medical Director to direct and coordinate the medical management, quality improvement and credentialing functions for the business unit (behavioral health).

• Provides medical leadership of all for utilization management, cost containment, and associated activities including quality improvement .
• Performs medical review activities pertaining to utilization review, quality assurance, and medical review of complex, controversial, or experimental medical services, ensuring timely and quality decision making.
• Supports effective implementation of performance improvement initiatives for capitated providers.
• Provides medical expertise in the operation of approved quality improvement and utilization management programs in accordance with regulatory, state, corporate, and accreditation requirements.
• Conduct regular rounds to assess and coordinate care for high-risk patients, collaborating with care management teams to optimize outcomes.
• Collaborates effectively with clinical teams, network providers, appeals team, medical and pharmacy consultants for reviewing complex cases and medical necessity appeals.
• Assists in the development and implementation of physician education with respect to clinical issues and policies.
• Identifies utilization review studies and evaluates adverse trends in utilization of medical services, unusual provider practice patterns, and adequacy of benefit/payment components.
• Identifies clinical quality improvement studies to assist in reducing unwarranted variation in clinical practice in order to improve the quality and cost of care.
• Interfaces with physicians and other providers in order to facilitate implementation of recommendations to providers that would improve utilization and health care quality.
• Reviews claims involving complex, controversial, or unusual or new services in order to determine medical necessity and appropriate payment.
• Develops alliances with the provider community through the development and implementation of the medical management programs.
• As needed, may represent the business unit before various publics both locally and nationally on medical philosophy, policies, and related issues.
• Represents the business unit at appropriate state committees and other ad hoc committees.
• May be required to work weekends and holidays in support of business operations, as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Education/Experience

Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy. Utilization Management experience and knowledge of quality accreditation standards preferred. Actively practices medicine. Course work in the areas of Health Administration, Health Financing, Insurance, and/or Personnel Management is advantageous. Experience treating or managing care for a culturally diverse population preferred.

License/Certifications: Board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Current Texas state license as a MD or DO without restrictions, limitations, or sanctions from government programs.

Pay Range: $ - $ per year

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock…