Required Work Experience 3 years of experience in a clinical setting
1 year of experience in physician leadership role, including quality review, utilization review and other managed care functions
Required Education Medical Degree
Required Licenses Active, current, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Arizona (a state in the United States).
Required Certifications Board Certification
Preferred Work Experience 3 years of experience in a primary care field
Preferred Education N/A
Preferred Licenses N/A
Preferred Certifications N/A
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide consultative services throughout the corporation, including for the Marketing, Sales, Legal, Actuarial, Network Management, Internal Audit, Finance, and Claims Divisions.
Communicate with customers regarding their difficult and costly cases, including recommendations and showing the impact of BCBSAZ interventions.
Seek to improve department/division efficiency through effective use of information system tools and processes to reduce healthcare costs, increase quality of care and service, and reduce administrative expense.
Review, and implement medical policies and other medical decision-making policies or procedures
Represent BCBSAZ at professional organizations and acts as liaison with individual health care professionals and supports collaborative relationships with physicians and hospitals.
Provide professional oversight for the various clinical peer committees including, but not limited to, the Clinical Quality Improvement Committee, Credentialing Committee, Medical Directors Committee, and Medical Management Committee.
Participate in the appeals and grievance processes to assure timely and accurate responses to members and providers
Conduct, as appropriate, Appeal Peer Review cases in accordance with the required qualifications.
Provide written information to members and providers through letters and articles in member and provider newsletters and other publications.
Work to ensure productive relationships with all customers, employers, members, and providers to ensure members receive the appropriate health care in the most appropriate set
Benefits
Health insuranceVision insuranceRemote work options
Additional Information
Awarded a Healthiest Employer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona aims to fulfill its mission to inspire health and make it easy. AZ Blue offers a variety of health insurance products and services to meet the diverse needs of individuals, families, and small and large businesses as well as providing information and tools to help individuals make better health decisions.
At AZ Blue, we have a hybrid workforce strategy, called Workability, that offers flexibility with how and where employees work. Our positions are classified as hybrid, onsite or remote. While the majority of our employees are hybrid, the following classifications drive our current minimum onsite requirements:
Hybrid People Leaders: must reside in AZ, required to be onsite at least twice per week
Hybrid Individual Contributors: must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per week
Hybrid 2 (Operational Roles such as but not limited to: Customer Service, Claims Processors, and Correspondence positions): must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per month
Onsite: daily onsite requirement based on the essential functions of the job
Remote: not held to onsite requirements, however, leadership can request presence onsite for business reasons including but not limited to staff meetings, one-on-ones, training, and team building
Please note that onsite requirements may change in the future, based on business need, and job responsibilities. Most employees should expect onsite requirements and at a minimum of once per week.
This position is hybrid within the state of AZ only. This hybrid work opportunity requires residency, and work to be performed, within the State of Arizona.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Direct, lead and provide professional oversight for medical management activities related to utilization management, case management, disease management, and quality management activities. Support collaborative relationships with physicians and hospitals to achieve mutually acceptable business goals and to ensure that medical policies, procedures and the activities/actions of the division on behalf of the corporation are consistent with the standards of good medical practice in the community.
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