Utilization Review Clinician - ABA

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members as a clinical professional on our Medical Management/Health Services team. Centene is a diversified, national organization offering competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. ***POSITION IS REMOTE BUT CANDIDATE MUST RESIDE IN FLORIDA*** **Ideal candidate will have BCBA Certification*** Position Purpose: Performs reviews of member's care and health status of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) services provided to determine medical appropriateness. Monitors clinical effectiveness and efficiency of member's care in accordance with ABA guidelines.

Evaluates member’s care and health status before, during, and after provision of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) services to ensure level of care and services are medically appropriate related to behavioral health (BH) and/or autism spectrum disorder needs and clinical standards Performs prior authorization reviews related to BH to determine medical appropriateness in accordance with ABA regulatory guidelines and criteria Analyzes BH member data to improve quality and appropriate utilization of services Interacts with BH healthcare providers as appropriate to discuss level of care and/or services provided to members receiving Applied Behavior Analysis Services Provides education to members and their families regrading ABA and BH utilization process Provides feedback to leadership on opportunities to improve care services through process improvement and the development of new processes and/or policies Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all policies and standards