Registered Nurse, RN - Utilization Review
Altru Health System
Grand Forks, ND, USA
USD 73,819.2-110,718.4 / year
Posted on Aug 7, 2025
Everything we do is underscored by a why — and that why is one another.
Location:
Altru Health SystemPO Box 6002Grand Forks, ND 58201Pay Range: $73,819.20 - $110,718.40Summary:
The Utilization Review RN is responsible for utilization review activities which include reviewing all admissions, continued stays and discharges based on established criteria and evaluation of medical necessity. Communicates with various third party payers. The utilization review RN is also responsible for utilization review activities which include concurrent, retrospective and denial reviews. Works to educate staff and providers regarding those criteria. The utilization review RN completes physician escalations as necessary and participates in the Utilization Management Committee.Essential Job Functions:
Communicates with insurance companies, medical staff, nursing and the discharge team regarding appropriateness of admission and/or need for continued stay.
Coordinates the appeal process with physicians and hospital staff for admission, continued stay, or quality denials. Communicates outcomes of external review. Coordinates and educates physicians and staff regarding level of care, orders, and documentation. Identifies cases for peer review and submits cases as appropriate.
Completes all utilization review documentation according to established guidelines.
Completes physician escalations and coordinates with physician advisor as necessary through established process.
Reviews all admissions, continued stays, and discharges for appropriateness based on established criteria and evaluation of medical necessity, level of care, and various third party payer requirements.
Certification:
Registered Nurse | North Dakota Board of Nursing (NDBON) or Compact State Agreement | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
Notes:
Must hold an unencumbered nursing license prior to start.
Education:
• Preferred: Associates - NursingWork Experience:
• Preferred: A minimum of 3 years Related ExperienceLanguage Requirements:
This position requires proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members.
Physical Demands :
• Sit: Frequently (34-66%)• Stand: Occasionally (5-33%)• Walk: Frequently (34-66%)• Stoop/Bend: Occasionally (5-33%)• Reach: Frequently (34-66%)• Crawl: Not Applicable• Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%)• Twist: Occasionally (5-33%)• Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)• See: Continuously (67-100%)• Hear: Continuously (67-100%)Weight Demands:
• Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Sedentary (<10 pounds)• Carry: Sedentary (<10 pounds)• Push/Pull: Sedentary (<10 pounds)• Slide/Transfer: Not ApplicableWorking Conditions:
• Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)• Outdoor: Not Applicable• Extreme Temperature: Not ApplicableDriving Requirement Definitions:
- Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
- Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
- Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
- Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.
Driving Requirement for this position:
Infrequent DriverReference ID: R6161Making a real difference. For one another.
To take the best care of our patients and community — including friends, family, and neighbors — we need people who are committed to growth, excellence, and one another.
At Altru, you’ll find a culture where support and teamwork are at the heart of what we do. You’ll have opportunities to advance your skills, work with the latest technologies, experience the fulfillment that comes from giving back, and take your career wherever you want it to go.
Join our team and be a part of a small community with a big heart.
Altru offers a comprehensive benefits package to its full- and part-time employees. Excellent benefits include a health plan and 401(k) retirement plan. Other benefits include a dental plan, vision plan, life and disability insurance, education assistance, paid time off (PTO)
