Nurse Audit Lead

Anticipated End Date:

2026-03-21

Position Title:

Nurse Audit Lead

Job Description:

Nurse Audit Lead

Location: Virtual: This role enables associates to work virtually full-time, except for required in-person training sessions, providing maximum flexibility and autonomy. This approach promotes productivity, supports work-life integration, and ensures essential face-to-face onboarding and skill development.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Nurse Audit Lead is responsible for leading a team of clinicians responsible for identifying, monitoring, and analyzing aberrant patterns of utilization and/or fraudulent activities by health care providers through prepayment claims review, post payment auditing, and provider record review.

How you will make an impact:

• Develops, maintains and enhances the claims review process.
• Assists management with developing unit goals, policies and procedures.
• Investigates potential fraud and over-utilization by performing the most complex medical reviews via prepayment claims review and post payment auditing.
• Correlates review findings with appropriate actions (provider education, recovery of monies, cost avoidance, recommending sanctions or other actions.
• Acts as principal liaison with Service Operations as well as other areas of the corporation relative to claims reviews and their status.
• Notifies areas of identified problems or providers, recommending modifications to medical policy, on line policy edits.
• Communicates and negotiates with providers selected for prepayment review.
• Assists investigators by providing medical review expertise to accomplish the detection of fraudulent activities.
• Trains and provides guidance to nurse auditors and manages workflow and priorities for the unit.

Minimum Qualifications: Requires AS in nursing and minimum of 5 years of clinical experience and minimum of 2 years of claims review experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. Current unrestricted RN license in applicable state(s) required.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• BA/BS preferred.
• Knowledge of auditing, accounting and control principals and working knowledge of CPT/HCPCS and ICD 9 coding and medical policy guidelines strongly preferred.
• Prior health care fraud audit/investigation experience preferred.
• Certification as a Professional Coder preferred.

Job Level:

Non-Management Exempt

Workshift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Job Family:

MED > Licensed Nurse

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.