Utilization Review Manager

Copper Springs, part of Lifepoint Behavioral Health, nationally known healthcare organization with diversified delivery network with facilities from coast to coast, seeks passionate, patient-centric, and goal-oriented team members. We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including crisis stabilization, inpatient care, and outpatient treatment for acute mental health and substance use treatment. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care to decrease suicide rates, decrease addiction-related deaths, reverse the decline in life expectancy, and improve productivity in the communities we serve. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, and flexible scheduling so you can focus on what matters–providing quality patient care. Join our team in Avondale, Arizona to build a career that touches lives.

Benefits:

• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• UKG Wallet - We've partnered with UKG Wallet, a voluntary Earned Wage Access benefit, to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule

What you will do in this role:

• Oversees the UR department, ensuring staff has completed all assignments and monitors performance.
• Ensures all pre-certification are completed for inpatient and outpatient services.
• Ensures all re-certifications are completed for inpatient and outpatient servcies and reports status to the CEO or delegate.
• Monitors hospital LOS and reports appropriately.
• Participates in treatment teams to ensure staff have knowledge of coverage and to collect information for communication with agencies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and current clinical license strongly preferred
• Previous utilization management experience in a psychiatric healthcare facility preferred
• Current unencumbered clinical license strongly preferred
• May be required to work flexible hours and overtime, travel up to 80%