Caring For the Community You Love 

Choose a career to make a difference in people's lives every day, choose Fisher-Titus!

Perks of working at Fisher-Titus:

• Hours of Work- Full time


• Comprehensive Benefits Package- Medical & Dental coverage, 401K match, paid time off, tuition assistance and more!


• Shift, Weekend & PRN differential

About Fisher-Titus:

Fisher-Titus proudly serves the greater Huron County area’s 70,000-plus residents by providing a full continuum of health and wellness care from heart and cancer care to outpatient services such as lab, imaging, and physical rehabilitation.

Vision: Be the first choice for healthcare and employment within our community 

Mission: Deliver compassionate and convenient care to the highest level of excellence that promotes lifelong health and wellness for our community

General Summary:

Under the general direction of the Supervisor, Utilization Review/Denials Management, collaborates with the medical staff, including the referring and admitting physicians, to ensure that hospital services and resources being requested are qualified based on regulatory and payer guidelines. Facilitates a patients’ entry into the hospital from all sources and into all entry points. Performs Medicare, Medicaid and all other payer requested reviews of patients who will be accessing or already utilizing hospital resources either as an inpatient or outpatient for Observation. Coordinates activities with Central Scheduling to obtain clinical authorization.

Essential Functions:

• Stays current on regulations and guidelines affecting hospital level of care eligibility and accurately applies nationally recognized acute care and transition criteria to determine qualifications for hospital level of care.


• Uses objective criteria, as defined by the Fisher Titus Medical Center Utilization Management Plan, to assist the physician in determining if a patient is qualified for hospital level of care or continued stay.


• Reviews all cases regardless of access entry point, including: emergency department, direct admissions, transfers from other facilities, ambulatory and outpatient services.


• Based on available documentation within the medical record, assesses patient’s severity of illness and intensity of services (SI/IS), collaborates with the admitting physician to assign a level of care.


• Demonstrates the ability to identify cases where SI/IS criteria are not met; uses initiative and good judgment when referring the case to the case manager, medical advisor or attending physician for further review.


• Promotes the use of evidence-based protocols and guidelines.


• Discusses cases with admitting physician, medical advisor, and/or case manager to inform if hospital services being considered are non-qualified for inpatient acute level of care or outpatient observation services.


• Maintains knowledge of and adheres to review policies and processes as defined within the Fisher Titus Medical Center Utilization Review/Audit Plan.


• Uses the appropriate screening tool per Fisher-Titus Medical Center Utilization Review plan and per Fisher Titus Medical Center Policy and process.


• Utilizes available software to record chart review findings and submits the information to the appropriate payer.