Appeals and Grievance Specialist

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Presbyterian is seeking a Appeals and Grievance Specialist

Responsible for responding to verbal and written complaints, grievances, and requests for appeals that involve complex matters. Responsible for performing comprehensive research to clarify facts and circumstances. Able to identify the root cause for an issue. Assure that customers and health plan providers receive exceptional service when acknowledging, discussing, documenting or responding to their issue of dissatisfaction. Makes initial decision regarding resolution of complaints, grievances or appeals based on completed research. Responsible for making sure issues are categorized and can be reported to internal stakeholders, oversight committees and regulatory agencies. Able to act as a member advocate in each case, comparing the grievant/appellants issues with the organization s documented facts

Some key responsibilities include:

• Perform research related to the facts and circumstances of a member and provider complaint, appeal, or grievance.

• Gathers necessary documents (from internal and external resources) related to an appeal, grievance or complaint to develop a complete file. Gathers information from clinical sources, medical records, chart reviews, admitting records, patient financial records, and from subject matter experts in order to research the facts of all complaints, grievances and appeals. Uses available documentation including DART, provider manuals, member contracts and online policies and procedures to support accurate and consistent decisions relating to claims payment, authorizations, contractual issues, servicing and care standards, and all other operational aspects of the organization.

• Required to document the substance of each complaint, grievance or appeal case according to legal requirements.

• Responsible for making direct verbal contact with members and providers who have filed a complaint, grievance or appeal during research process in order to fully document the issue. Required to communicate in writing with customers, members, providers or designated representative; using the regulatory compliant format on all issues both for acknowledgment and resolution. All written correspondence must be reviewed for regulatory statutes and requirements for all customer types. Must be able to professionally articulate orally and in writing an understanding of complex issues and detailed action plans.

Qualifications:

• High School education or G.E.D. equivalent required. Associates Degree preferred.

• Three years experience in a customer service setting required of which one year in a health care environment is preferred.

• Experience in managed care field such as Claims or Member Services strongly preferred.

• Experience with healthcare databases is preferred

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

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Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.