Sentara Healthcare

Director, Appeals and Grievance

Sentara Healthcare$110K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Virginia Beach, VA
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required.
  • Minimum five years of healthcare complaints/appeals experience.
  • Strong strategic planning skills.
  • Proficiency in regulatory compliance and audits.
  • Experience in developing policies and workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and direct Appeals and Grievance department services.
  • Oversee the policy development to meet compliance standards.
  • Manage staff to address complaints, appeals, and grievances.
  • Collaborate with Medical Directors to improve appeal trends.
  • Ensure adherence to contractual and accreditation requirements.
  • Lead external audits for compliance to NCQA, CMS, and other regulations.
  • Support compliance inquiries and create corrective action plans.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.
  • Adoption, Fertility, and Surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
  • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave.
  • Paid Parental and Family Caregiver Leave.
  • Emergency Backup Care.
  • Comprehensive disability and critical illness plans.
  • Life Insurance coverage.
  • 401k/403B with employer match.
  • Tuition Assistance up to $5,250/year and discount opportunities.
  • Student Debt Pay Down benefit up to $10,000.
  • Pet Insurance and Legal Resources Plan.
  • Potential for annual discretionary bonuses based on eligibility.
Full Job Description

City/State

Virginia Beach, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

Overview

The Director of Appeals and Grievance will plan, develop, and direct the department services and activities for all existing and new business opportunities. This includes setting strategic long- term goals for Commercial, Medicaid, and Medicare business. This role assumes leadership for the program development and strategic planning of for Appeals and Grievance Department in all Sentara Health Plan’s (formally known as Optima Health) lines of business and markets.


-Develops policies, workflows, and compliance documents, which meet all contractual, regulatory and accreditation requirements for new and existing business product lines.
-Provide oversight for complaints, appeals and grievances reporting and analysis, and interface with Member Services on ongoing key performance indicators
-Oversee staff in their efforts to resolve and coordinate resources effectively to solve any needs for ad hoc requests and ongoing projects relative to appeals and grievances, state, federal, and accreditation requirements
-The Director works closely with the Medical Directors to identify trends in Appeals and make recommendations to change Medical Criteria and Benefit covered items.
-Accountable for ensuring compliance with contractual agreements, SHP policies and procedures in addition to Federal, State and Accreditation regulations and standards.
-Responsible for all external audits of Appeals and Grievance: NCQA, EQRO, CMS, DMAS and BOI.

-Responsible to meet department SLAs and work with other departments to ensure full compliance with targets.

-Responsible for effective management of work inventories and establishing and maintaining working relationships with other departments.

-Responsible for the outcomes of the Appeals and Grievance department.

-Support inquiries from Compliance and Internal Audit including development and execution of corrective action plans with a focus on issues recurrence avoidance.

-Other tasks as needed for the success of the department and Sentara Health Plans

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Location

  • Remote

Experience

  • Minimum five years of experience with Healthcare Complaints/Appeals.


Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000

• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave

• Emergency Backup Care

• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans

• Life Insurance

• 401k/403B with Employer Match

• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education

• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000

•Pet Insurance 
•Legal Resources Plan
•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

About Sentara Healthcare

Sentara Healthcare is a not-for-profit healthcare system that operates hospitals, outpatient care centers, imaging centers, and other healthcare facilities in Virginia and North Carolina. The system provides a range of medical services, including cancer care, heart and vascular care, orthopedics, pediatrics, and women's health. Sentara Healthcare also offers health plans and wellness programs. The system is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care and has received numerous awards and recognitions for its clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.
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