Manager, Appeals and Grievance

Job Details: Job Location: Any Location Remote US - Oklahoma City, OK, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Travel Percentage: Occasional, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Nurse, WHO WE ARE: GlobalHealth is a fast-growing Medicare Advantage HMO health insurer. We aspire to be the employer of choice in our industry, attracting and retaining a highly talented workforce. Our passion is Genuine Care and Optimal Health for the members we serve. We are unique by providing high touch, high value and a partnership to our members. We go above and beyond to provide personalized, engaging, and responsive services to our members. We work hard to offer affordable health insurance coverage with the benefits people truly want and need. It is our hope to be more than just a health insurance company we want to be long-term partners with our members. We are looking for future employees who exude our core values of taking accountability through ownership, being driven, innovative and who have a passion for continuous learning.    WHO YOU ARE:   The successful candidate provides daily Clinical leadership and compliance of Appeals and Grievance. Identifying and executing opportunities to promote timeliness and resolution based on regulatory requirements.     ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:   Schedule and balance available resources to match anticipated demand Monitor and oversight of appeals and grievances process Handle escalations for member issues Manage employee time and attendance Provide coaching and training of A&G team Provide daily reporting for critical measures Identify and execute on opportunities for improvement with workflow and structure Manage daily workload for subordinates to ensure contractual and regulatory compliance Perform hiring, coaching and disciplinary actions as required Serve as primary Clinical representative and advocate for A&G issues and concerns in department leadership meetings Must maintain confidentiality of business information, including Protected Health Information (PHI), as required by HIPAA and company policy. Performs 1st round Quality of Care reviews Performs other duties as assigned Qualifications: EDUCATION:                                                                                                      Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Associate degree or bachelor’s     EXPERIENCE: 3 years A&G Clinical operations experience required 2 years appeals and grievances required 1 year experience with one or more of the following: MS Office (+Power BI a plus), call center management and reporting applications (Mitel) or CRM applications (Epic) required Familiarity with process analytics and continuous improvement methodologies (lean, six-sigma, EOS, TOC) preferred Proven history of successful process design and implementation preferred Medicare and/or NCQA experience preferred KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:   Exceptional prioritization and task management skills Must be detail oriented and able to multitask, focusing on multiple cases at a time Strong documentation skills are essential Ability to perform essential job functions with high degree of independence, flexibility, and creative problem-solving techniques Ability to thrive in a results-oriented environment Naturally pushes to drive tasks to completion   WORK ENVIRONMENT:   Current work environment is remote; however, some state exclusions apply. Must have access to a reliable and secured internet connection source. Work environment must maintain confidentiality of business information, including Protected Health Information (PHI), as required by HIPAA and company policy. This position will also be required to use reasonable and necessary safeguards to protect GlobalHealth records from unauthorized access, disclosure or damage and will adhere to all GlobalHealth privacy and security policies.   TRAVEL: Minimal travel expected (less than 5% in support of corporate initiatives) MANAGER RESPONSIBILITY:   Supervises work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling, and reviewing work, ensuring quality standards. Is responsible for hiring, terminating, training, and developing, reviewing performance and administering corrective action for staff. Plans organizational structure and job content.   OTHER DUTIES:   Must maintain confidentiality of business information, including Protected Health Information (PHI), as required by HIPAA and company policy. Performs other duties as assigned.   This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or witho