Utilization Analyst-UHW
Primary Location Downey, California
Worker Location Onsite
Job Number 1321648 Date posted 01/17/2025
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Description:
Coordinates and supervises data management, analyses and reporting for KFH utilization management and Continuing Care Services, SCPMG, KFHP Outside Services management (i.e., day utilization at Outside facilities, and the Emergency Prospective Review Program and Air & Ground Transportation Program, using (implementing and refining) computerized data management systems and in manually maintained utilization data.
Basic Qualifications:
Job Summary:
Coordinates and supervises data management, analyses and reporting for KFH utilization management and Continuing Care Services, SCPMG, KFHP Outside Services management (i.e., day utilization at Outside facilities, and the Emergency Prospective Review Program and Air & Ground Transportation Program, using (implementing and refining) computerized data management systems and in manually maintained utilization data.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Coordinates and supervises data and reporting needs, data collection process and data processing issues and provides timely utilization data and analytic support.
- Frequent contacts with other organizational units and outside facilities staff to obtain, verify and/or provide information, e.g., works with Regional Claims and outside hospitals to reconcile billing charges.
- Answers inquiries and educate patients, physicians and hospitals on covered benefits and charges.
- Provides information and assistance to Health Plan members during claims review process and coordinates authorized and non-authorized claims review.
- Documents outside medical services and reinforce procedures for patients seen in outside emergency department.
- May coordinate and supervise Air & Ground Transportation and Prospective Review Authorization Program.
- Coordinates and supervises claims and referral information.
- Provides information regarding member admissions to outside facilities.
- Maintain the consistency and integrity of the non-KFH utilization bed track computerized data management system.
- May assist in scheduling patient appointments and coordinating patient care.
Pay Grade: 15
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- N/A
Education
- High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
- N/A
Additional Requirements:
- Experience applying analytic techniques and computer skills to hospital data.
- Strong analytic and verbal skills.
- Expertise with tracking, spreadsheets and graphic computer systems operating on PC mainframes.
- Knowledge of health plan benefits.
- Understanding of medical center operations, complex health systems, with the ability to quickly grasp regional policies, contract interpretation of out-of-plan medical services.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Health Connect experience a plus.
- Associate of Arts or Bachelor's degree preferred.
Notes:
- This is a temporary position for approximately three (3) months.
- If twelve (12) hour option chosen, shift will be 7:00 pm – 7:30 am with 8-hour back up shift 7:00 pm – 3:30 am.
Primary Location: California,Downey,Downey Boeing - Independence Park
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
Shift: Variable
Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Working Hours Start: 07:00 PM
Working Hours End: 07:30 AM
Job Schedule: Part-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Temporary
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B01|SEIU|Local 399
Job Level: Entry Level
Department: Independence Park - Emrgcy Pros Review Progm-EPRP - 0806
Pay Range: $29.7 - $31.83 / hour
The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: No
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital).
Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.
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