Clinical Review Nurse - Prior Authorization

Spectraforce Technologies

United States, Texas, Houston

Oct 02, 2026

Position Title: Clinical Review Nurse - Prior Authorization

Work Location: Remote - PST and CST (No CA and NY candidates please)

Assignment Duration: 12 Months

Work Schedule: Sunday - Thursday

Shifts depend on what the team needs. Possible shifts in both PST and CST

7am - 4pm

8am - 5pm

9am - 6pm

10pm - 7pm

Work Arrangement: Remote - PST and CST

Position Summary:

Routinely reviews prior authorization requests to determine medical necessity of service and appropriate level of care in accordance with national standards, contractual requirements, and a member's benefit coverage. Assesses more complex authorization requests and provides recommendations to the appropriate medical team to promote quality and cost effectiveness of medical care.

Background & Context:

UM is highly focused on how we can be better partners to our external stakeholders, answering the question of "how can make it easy to work with us?" Specifically, this role will impact the member and provider experience, and this nurse will be responsible for ensuring communication excellence and unbiased application of policy and state regulations to ensure best possible member health outcomes. Candidates will be particularly interested in the collaborative and supportive team environment, enhanced by a democratic leadership style that values each team member's input and fosters a culture of creativity and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

Routinely reviews prior authorization requests to determine medical necessity of service and appropriate level of care in accordance with national standards, contractual requirements, and a member's benefit coverage.
Assesses more complex authorization requests and provides recommendations to the appropriate medical team to promote quality and cost effectiveness of medical care.
Performs medical necessity and clinical reviews of authorization requests to determine medical appropriateness of care in accordance with regulatory guidelines and criteria.

Qualification & Experience:

Candidate Requirements
Education/Certification	Required: Requires Graduate from an Accredited School of Nursing or Bachelor's degree in Nursing and 2-4 years of experience	Preferred:
Licensure	Required: Required: RN- Registered Nurse/LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse - State Licensure required Performs medical necessity and clinical reviews of authorization requests to determine medical appropriateness of care in accordance with regulatory guidelines and criteria	Preferred: NV or Compact RN license
Years of experience required: Nice to haves: 2-4 years of related experience. Prior PA experience required, experience in InterQual/ Milliman, One Note, knowledge of Utilization Management (policies/regulations), at least 1 candidate must have NV license. Disqualifiers: California and NY candidates Additional qualities to look for: Team player, flexible
Top 3 must-have hard skills stack-ranked by importance	1	Prior preservice or prior authorization in Utilization Management department experience required. There is no exception to this required minimum skills experience.
2	Experience in InterQual or Milliman
3	Organizational skills, detailed oriented, able to work independently and make decision in fast paced role, disciplined, technology dexterity, change management minded, Customer centricity minded.