Rising Medical Solutions

Lead Legal Nurse

Rising Medical Solutions  •  Chicago, IL (Remote)  •  17 days ago
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Job Description

Bring your expertise to the Rising team to assist with the expansion of our new demand package product!

The Lead Legal Nurse plays a critical role in evaluating the medical necessity, appropriateness, and cost of medical services within auto, general liability, and workers’ compensation claims while leading the direction and the program. This role combines clinical expertise with analytical review to support claim adjudication, demand package evaluation, and dispute resolution.

The ideal candidate has some leadership experience or is looking to step up, along with experience reviewing plaintiff demand packages, assessing medical records for causation, necessity, and reasonableness, cost, and supporting defensible positions in negotiation, litigation, or audit environments. and is successfully able to:

  • Evaluate liability demand packages, including medical records, billing, and treatment timelines to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and cost drivers
  • Utilize evidence-based guidelines (ODG, MCG, InterQual, etc.) to determine authorization versus escalation to Peer or Physician Review
  • Review and analyze past and projected cost of medical treatment.
  • Document appropriately in Rising’s systems (and client systems as needed), and issue demand package review report
  • Write clear, concise, and defensible nurse summaries on all UR and demand review files.
  • Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with clients, attorneys, and internal stakeholders

Requirements

  • An Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in nursing
  • Hold an active RN license in one or more states
  • Experience reviewing drafting and/or reviewing liability demand packages or supporting claim litigation/negotiation (strongly preferred)
  • Minimum 5 years of clinical, legal, utilization review, or case management experience
  • Certifications such as CCMC, CLNC, CMAC, CRRN, CDMS, or COHN (preferred)
  • Experience with auto liability, general liability, and/or Workers' Compensation
  • The ability to set priorities and work both autonomously and as a team member
  • Well-developed time-management, organization, and prioritization skills
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Superb oral and written communication
  • The ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare summary reports
  • Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
  • Experience in a fast-paced, multi-faceted environment
  • Demonstrated persistence and attention to detail
  • General understanding of CPT and ICD-9/ICD-10 codes and Medicare guidelines
  • Working knowledge of: Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Ability to remain calm during stressful situations
  • A customer-service mindset

Benefits

If you are ready to join a team of professionals dedicated to making a difference and making lives better, please apply today!

Rising Medical Solutions

About Rising Medical Solutions

Rising Medical Solutions is a national managed care firm that provides medical cost containment and medical care management services to the workers'​ compensation, auto, liability, and group health markets. Our client base includes insurance carriers, TPAs, self-insured employers, and public-sector and government entities of varying sizes from small to large tier.

Since 1999, our managed care services have positively impacted hundreds of thousands of employee lives and saved billions in total claim costs for payers across the country. Our flagship bill review service and technologies consistently deliver over 60% in national bill review savings, which includes application of fee schedule/UCR rates, network discounts, nurse audits, provider negotiations, and embedded fraud detection capabilities.

However, our solutions portfolio goes far beyond the standard repricing of medical bills. Our integrated programs deliver clinical and cost-saving expertise before, during, and after treatment. Our proprietary VISION™ platform is the industry’s only multi-product, multi-line, single-sign-on, medical management enterprise system. VISION™ provides claims professionals with unprecedented ancillary referral and medical management capabilities across the entire medical care continuum, from early intervention to payment processing. Together with our passionate, mission-driven employees, Rising delivers an unparalleled user experience for those providing, receiving, and paying for medical care.

Rising also directs and publishes the annual Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study, a national research program examining the complex forces impacting claims management in workers’ compensation today. The study has become one of the most cited research publications in the industry and has been the subject of numerous articles, webinars, and conference presentations since its 2013 inception.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Year Founded
1999
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