Wound Care UM RN

Anticipated End Date:

2025-04-21

Position Title:

Wound Care UM RN

Job Description:

Location: Must reside within 50 miles of an Elevance Health PulsePoint.

The RN Wound Care UM is responsible for performing pre-certification  certification and/or authorization activities for Home Health Services for members with wound care needs included as contracted services that meet eligibility and benefits coverage. Oversees members who have complex wound needs to determine if the member has the  appropriate wound care for the type of wound. Identifies and monitors delivery of home-based services  responds to a members total health needs and ensures the highest quality of continuity of care.

How you'll make a difference:

• Develops coordinated  collaborative care plans with all involved providers. Reviews Home based services for clinical appropriateness of the continued care.
• Performs reviews telephonically using the members medical records  discussion with the members physician and/or discussion with Home health agency staff.
• Contacts the home care agency and ordering physician to discuss changing the member plan of care for wound care.
• Promotes healing and decrease home care utilization.
• Responsible for certification determinations and sending written authorizations to referring physician and home health care provider.
• Requests additional clinical information from members care providers as necessary.
• Facilitates timely discharges and transfers based on individual needs and care requirements.
• Educates patients to help them understand their health choices and assists them in making informed decisions about their health care.
• Serves as an information resource to patients  health care professionals  facilities  health plan representatives  care givers and family members.
• Monitors cost-effective use of resources and uses clinical expertise to make recommendations for alternate resources as needed.
• Refers requests that do not meet coverage guidelines criteria to Physician for review. Uses clinical judgment in authorizations that fall outside of guideline parameters.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires a HS diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 5 years of experience in a variety of health care settings; or any combination of education and experience  which provides an equivalent background.
• Current  active valid unrestricted RN license to practice as a health professional within the scope of practice in applicable state(s) or territory of the United States required. Certifications relevant to wound care  such as WOCN or CWS required. WOCNCB certification preferred.

Preferred skills qualification and experiences:

• Home health experience preferred.
• For the Wound Care Connect program, in addition to Wound Care Certification requirements above, Ostomy training through accredited program such as WOCN or ABWM and ostomy experience is also required.
• 1 year of Utilization Management experience preferred.

Job Level:

Non-Management Non-Exempt

Workshift:

Job Family:

MED > Licensed Nurse

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Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.