Cape Town City Centre: Case Manager – Medical Advisor

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Position Purpose: To facilitate the setting of quality standards, policies, and procedures (clinical and non-clinical) for area. Ensure adherence to audit requirements, reporting and planning through evaluation, and coaching internal resources. Experience: 5 years’ experience in the Managed Care environment in pre-authorisation call centre/ hospital case management or hospital claims. Working experience with a team of medical advisors will be an added advantage. Qualifications Enrolled or Registered Nurse Generic Output Details Accountabilities Continuous improvement: Review and write clinical rules and processes Develop clinical policies, procedures and and maintain other business rules related to business unit, to ensure optimal automation Systematically monitor and review all policy changes Demonstrate independent decision making in the evaluation and feasibility of requests for system improvements and policies / processes Interact with team members at all levels of the business in decision making Liaise with all other Service Network Providers and Medscheme Operational areas to successfully develop Standard Operating Procedures Deliver approved, signed off and published Standard Operating Procedures Create and maintain clinical and non-clinical policies and procedures Implement practical solutions that use the specialist and departmental systems and processes Provide specialist input and recommendations to improve the efficiency, compliance and quality objectives related to the area of specialisation Identify problems and develop and propose solutions to present to appropriate leader or stakeholders Ensure day to day operational support required from area of specialisation is provided to enhance performance Cost containment: Support the identification, development and implementation of cost-effective processes to increase efficiency and reduce cost drivers related to area of specialisation Continuously review cost / benefit and Return on Investment within area of specialisation Drive customer-centricity: Maintain a high level of impact on other departments to support improved delivery Continually increase understanding of client and stakeholder needs, satisfaction and service delivery Knowledge management: Set up and maintain document library Coach internal resources on new Standard Operating Procedures Ensure that adequate knowledge regarding specialisation is shared as required and maintained within the research library Provide advice and / or training as required Maintain, develop and implement specialist knowledge within the day to day operations of the organisation Maintain expertise level: Be a member of related professional bodies Ensure CPD (continual professional development) or similar accreditation requirements are met annually to ensure maintained specialist accreditation Network key relationships: Engage with and provide support to the established network of internal and external expert resources and partners Specialist support to projects: Provide Specialist expertise and ensure best practice related to specialisation is implemented in projects, when required Conform to project management disciplines when participating in projects Represent department or project on appropriate committees related to area of specialisation Position Specific Outputs Communication with third parties Approval of all GEMS radiology cases, radiology experience would be advantageous Review and reassign cases to the correct email or UMS boxes Compile and maintain weekly statistics. Daily communication to Business unit Managers, Team leaders – MA availability / Late cover / TAT. Arrange and/or coordinate second opinions Obtain discounted quotes Obtain clinical information by contacting Member/Providers. Review and refer escalations to Medical advisors Refer to Medical advisors if MA clinical input is required. Review cases referred to Medical advisors within our scope of practice according to policies and Scheme rules. Support the Medical advisors and team with any administrative functions where required. Competency Requirements Attribute: Influence Entrepreneurship Credibility Ownership Collaboration Knowledge: Knowledge and understanding of scheme rules and products Knowledge of Quality Assurance methodologies Knowledge of policies and procedures Skill: Numerical Ability Data modelling and evaluation Attention to Accuracy and Detail Knowledge and application of relevant legislation Relevant systems knowledge and application Problem solving and decision making skills Computer Technology Skills Task Management Executive Business Writing Skills Adobe Creative Suite Customer Focus Communication Skills

Case Manager – Medical Advisor position available in Cape Town Region, Cape Town City Centre. This job position was posted by . The job has been posted on 2024-06-07 in the Healthcare Nursing category

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