Utilizes nursing judgment and reasoning to analyze members’ clinical information, interface with healthcare providers, make assessments based on clinical presentation, and apply clinical guidelines and/or policies to evaluate medical necessity. Works with healthcare providers to promote quality member outcomes, optimize member benefits, and promote effective use of resources. Determines and assesses abnormalities by understanding complex clinical concepts/terms and assessing members’ aggregate symptoms and information. Assesses member clinical information and recognizes when a member may not be receiving appropriate type, level, or quality of care, e.g., if services are not in line with diagnosis. Provide consultation to Medical Director on particularly peculiar or complex cases as the nurse deems appropriate. May make recommendations on alternate types, places, or levels of appropriate care by leveraging critical thinking skills and nursing judgment and experience. Collaborates with case management nurses on discharge planning, ensuring patient has appropriate equipment, environment, and education needed to be safely discharged. Collaborates with and provides nursing consultation to Medical Director and/or Provider on select cases, such as cases the nurse deems particularly complex, concerning, or unclear. Serves as a resource to lower-level nurses. May participate in intradepartmental teams, cross-functional teams, projects, initiatives and process improvement activities. Educates members about plan benefits and physicians and may assist with case management. Collaborates with leadership in enhancing training and orientation materials. May complete quality audits and assist management with developing associated corrective action plans. May assist leadership and other stakeholders on process improvement initiatives. May help to train lower-level clinician staff. Minimum Requirements:Requires a minimum of associate’s degree in nursing. Requires a minimum of 4 years care management or case management experience and requires a minimum of 2 years clinical, utilization review, or managed care experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. Current active, valid and unrestricted RN license and/or certification to practice as a health professional within the scope of licensure in applicable state(s) or territory of the United States required. Multi-state licensure is required if this individual is providing services in multiple states. Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:Prior healthcare third party vendor (TPA) experience. For candidates working in person or virtually in the below locations, the salary - range for this specific position is $75,772 to $113,658. Locations: Illinois. In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401 k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws. - The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law. Job Level:Non-Management Exempt. Workshift: