DI Medical Underwriting Consultant

The DI Underwriting Medical Consultant , reporting to the Manager, Underwriting Policy and Support in the Underwriting Policy area, is a key business partner for DI Underwriting. This position assists in maintaining the DI underwriting guidelines and is responsible for reviewing individual health risk characteristics for complicated applicants, assisting in making recommendations to underwriting. The role combines clinical judgment, analytics, and strong communication.

The applicant should be a medical professional who can understand health conditions and personal characteristics, singly and in combination, and how they influence the probability of disability.

You will

• Assist with medical reviews of current underwriting cases
• Review older underwriting and claims files when needed to support ongoing IDI underwriting policy research projects
• Medical guideline authorship, drafting, updating and driving change across underwriting
• Review medical literature to remain up to date on current medical best practices
• Assist in keeping the underwriting guidelines current and relevant
• Collaborate cross functionally with underwriting leadership, claims, legal/compliance, data, etc.

You have

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree required
• 5+ years of clinical experience in high-acuity settings cardiac care, ER/ICU, or case management experience
• Strong ability to interpret common cardiac testing; including EKG’s
• Solid proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Business mindset, familiarity with statistics, prior insurance or disability experience a plus

Skills and

Competencies:

• Clinical Synthesis for IDI:
  Training and experience with many varied medical conditions is essential. This includes recognition of symptoms, knowledge of medications that are commonly used to treat various ailments, ability to understand and interpret medical records, and an understanding of treatments and durations of a wide range of diseases.
• Risk Decisioning:
  Clear understanding of risk management is central to this position. Morbidity risk is the driving force of profitability in this profit center. The person in this role must understand when to offer a policy to an applicant with a less-than-ideal medical history, when to modify the benefits of the policy prior to issue, and when to decline the policy altogether.
• Communication:
  This skill is vital, since the person in this position must answer medical questions from underwriters daily, and the answers must be clear and actionable.
• Operations Prioritization:
  The medical underwriting queue has turned around times that must be managed efficiently with additional job roles.
• Collaboration and Professionalism:
  Individual will be an effective partner to Underwriting, Claims, and Legal/Compliance.

This is a remote position.

$73,280.00 - $

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

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