Utilization Management Nurse Analyst (Remote)

Availity delivers revenue cycle and related business solutions for health care professionals who want to build healthy, thriving organizations. Availity has the powerful tools, actionable insights and expansive network reach that medical businesses need to get an edge in an industry constantly redefined by change. At Availity, we're not just another Healthcare Technology company; we're pioneers reshaping the future of healthcare! With our headquarters in vibrant Jacksonville, FL, and an exciting office in Bangalore, India, along with an exceptional remote workforce across the United States, we're a global team united by a powerful mission. We're on a mission to bring the focus back to what truly matters – patient care. As the leading healthcare engagement platform, we're the heartbeat of an industry that impacts millions. With over 2 million providers connected to health plans, and processing over 13 billion transactions annually, our influence is continually expanding. Join our energetic, dynamic, and forward-thinking team where your ideas are celebrated, innovation is encouraged, and every contribution counts. We're transforming the healthcare landscape, solving communication challenges, and creating connections that empower the nation's premier healthcare ecosystem.

The position of UM Nurse Analyst will report to the Medical Director of Availity’s Auth AI solution. The UM Nursing Analyst is responsible for the interpretation of payer medical policy guidelines and the construction of NLP/AI–enabled decision trees that accurately reflect medical necessity criteria. The role requires in-depth knowledge of utilization management principles, the role and purpose of medical necessity guidelines and prior authorization adjudication practices. This individual will work in a team environment and will be expected to perform highly complex tasks while collaborating with team members with both clinical and engineering/programming backgrounds. The successful candidate will be detail oriented with strong analytic reasoning skills, demonstrate strong communication and organizational skills while remaining open-minded, embracing change and the spirit of innovation. Sponsorship, in any form, is not available for this position. Location: Remote, US Why you want to work on this team: Dynamic, collaborative group working on innovative technologies to disrupt the status quo and solve the problem of prior authorization in healthcare. Opportunity to work directly on cutting edge AI technology and its application to the healthcare industry.

Reviewing payer Medical Policy Guidelines to identify pertinent medical necessity criteria related to specific Procedural codes or CPT codes. Use programming language to construct attestation questions that reflect medical necessity criteria. Assign coded medical constructs to attestation trees based on clinical relevance to facilitate automation of responses to the questions. Identify medical terms that should be added to the existing vocabulary of coded medical concepts. Serve as Subject Matter Expert and general medical resource to engineering teams and developers