What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Quality Auditor, Quality Review- Consultant - RN position at Blue Shield of CA?
Your Role
The Quality Review team completes audits of front-line staff to ensure alignment with department processes and regulatory compliance. Clinical Quality Auditors also provide coaching and work closely with business leaders to drive optimal results. The Clinical Quality Auditor, Consultant will report to the Quality Review Senior Manager. In this role you will develop performance metrics, evaluate performance, and perform auditing and coaching to ensure that staff have the skills and knowledge required to be successful in Utilization Management and Appeals and Grievance (Post Service).
Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow - personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.
This is a hybrid role requiring an onsite presence 5-8 days per month. Onsite responsibilities include working in the San Diego clinics approximately 2-3 days per month.
Your Knowledge and Experience
- Current, unrestricted California RN license required
- Requires a college degree or equivalent experience
- Requires 7 years of prior relevant experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in managed care or a similar complex healthcare setting, including experience in Concurrent Review, Prior Authorization, or PostService Review
- Strong knowledge of Medicare and MediCal requirements, with ability to audit and train across both lines of business
- Familiarity with regulatory agencies and standards, including DMHC, CMS, and NCQA
- Strong organizational and project management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities, lead department initiatives, and meet deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to coach and develop clinical staff on audit findings, regulatory requirements, and operational processes
- Prior auditing or quality review experience preferred
- Experience designing audit tools, performance metrics, or workflow improvement strategies preferred
Hybrid
This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.
Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.