Description

Tampa General Behavioral Health Hospital, 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 to join our team. 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 Tampa, Florida, to build a career that touches lives. 

We offer:

New competitive pay ratesTuition assistance/reimbursementExpansive benefits packageProfessional development and advancement opportunitiesSupportive leadership and culture

As a Director of Utilization Management you will:

Directs, plans and coordinates all inpatient, partial hospital and intensive outpatient program utilization management activities. 

Ensures utilization review activities are completed accurately and timely.

This includes obtaining authorizations for services, coordinating peer-to-peer process and follow-up and managing clinical denials and appeals.

Coordinates closely with the hospital’s interdisciplinary teams to provide positive patient outcomes through high quality practices while managing resources efficiently. 

Directs the management of the financial resources of the patient and family through the coordination of quality service delivery, working to ensure financial reimbursement of each individual case as required by third party payors.

Qualifications

As a Director of Utilization Management you will have:

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services, Psychology or like area, or LVN/LPN.

Independent Practice Scope License in state of practice, LCSW, LMFT, LPC or BSN RN, Preferred.

Minimum three years’ experience in an Inpatient mental health setting.