Responsibilities

Highlands Behavioral Health System is an 86 bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in Littleton, CO. Highlands features individual units for adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. www.highlandsbhs.com

The Utilization Review Coordinator possesses knowledge of psychiatric clinical diagnosis and the ability to articulate those indicators professionally. The UM Coordinator manages medical necessity by evaluating the patient medical records to determine severity of patient’s illness and determining the appropriateness of level of care. Serves as liaison for patients and hospital with insurance companies. Negotiates and advocates for patient length of stay and level of care. Oversees utilization review activities with other departments to ensure reimbursement for services provided by the hospital. The UM Coordinator leads physician daily treatment team meetings, manages authorizations and reviews for outpatient programming and at time of admission is responsible for obtaining the precertification. The UM coordinator must be able to work with the business office and admissions departments to complete preliminary verification of benefits. The UM Coordinator has a working knowledge of all levels of care offered and appropriately manages patient benefits.

Total Rewards for our employee's include:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment

• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries

• Competitive Compensation

• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan

• Pet insurance

• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

• Generous Paid Time Off

• Free Basic Life Insurance

• Tuition and Educational Reimbursement More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com (https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/benefits.uhsguest.com__;!!OPumOOY!LESmM5gXhzV_CHynAC4xuBwbiziVj9coqpLEQWiQ5z7oVHquGGj54MrpWvQQ1WAGAvddDK7cPgk6O34etVYL040C_OHMTPB9$)

  SHIFT: Monday - Friday (4 hours per day/flexible)

  If you need assistance or would like to reach someone in the Human Resources department at Highlands please email:

  HIGHLANDSBHSHumanResourceContact@uhsinc.com.

  Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

  Qualifications

  Education: Masters prepared healthcare professional (Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work) required or RN with direct experience.

  Experience: A minimum of 3-5 years direct psychiatric patient care experience.

  Licensure: Valid RN license, LCSW, or LPC preferred.

  Knowledge: Must possess knowledge of psychiatric care, utilization review, insurance reimbursement procedures, DSM-V, etc. Advanced computer skills necessary. Strong analytical, organizational, verbal and written skills required.

  About Universal Health Services

  One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

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