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Position Summary

Utilization Management Nurse Consultant - must reside in Florida

Work from home anywhere in Florida. Candidates must reside in Florida.

As a Utilization Management Nurse Consultant, you will leverage your clinical expertise to review, coordinate, and manage healthcare services for members, ensuring the right care is delivered at the right time and in the most appropriate setting. This role involves evaluating clinical information, applying evidence-based guidelines and medical necessity criteria, and collaborating with providers and interdisciplinary teams to support quality, cost-effective healthcare outcomes.

Please Note: Utilization Management is a 24/7 operation. Schedules may include evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Key Responsibilities

• Review clinical documentation and apply medical necessity criteria, policies, and clinical guidelines to make coverage determinations and recommendations.
• Coordinate and communicate all aspects of utilization and benefit management activities across the continuum of care.
• Collaborate with providers, healthcare teams, and internal stakeholders to facilitate appropriate treatment plans, discharge planning, and care transitions.
• Utilize critical thinking and clinical judgment to support evidence-based care and appropriate resource utilization.
• Identify members who may benefit from care management programs and facilitate referrals as appropriate.
• Support urgent and emergent member needs, including triage and crisis intervention when necessary.
• Serve as a clinical resource and consultant for internal and external partners regarding utilization management processes and decisions.
• Promote quality improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to enhance healthcare outcomes and benefit utilization.

Required Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Florida.
• Minimum of 3 years of recent inpatient clinical nursing experience.
• Ability and willingness to obtain additional state nursing licenses as needed (company-sponsored).
• Must permanently reside in Florida.
• Strong clinical assessment, documentation, communication, and critical-thinking skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Utilization Management (UM) experience.
• Managed Care experience.
• Discharge planning and care coordination experience.
• Experience applying medical necessity guidelines and utilization review criteria.

Education

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$29.10 - $62.32

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. 
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/30/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.