Utilization Review Clinician - Behavioral Health
Listed compensation
$27.02-$48.55/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on_site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Centene Corporation as a Remote Utilization Review Clinician – Behavioral Health, M-F in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Position Purpose: Performs a clinical review and assesses care related to mental health and substance abuse. Monitors and determines if level of care and services related to mental health and substance abuse are medically appropriate.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $27.02 - $48.55/hour.
- Health insurance
- 401K and stock purchase plans
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off plus holidays
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- On-site position.
- No weekends required.
- Flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules
This position offers weekends off. Work with Centene Corporation in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The clinician performs clinical reviews to assess the medical appropriateness of mental health and substance abuse services. They also conduct prior authorization and concurrent reviews while providing coaching to providers to improve quality and utilization.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a master's degree and a fully independent behavioral health license such as LCSW, LMHC, LCPC, or LMFT. The role requires 2-4 years of related experience and strong knowledge of utilization review processes.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Healthcare Administration Career Context
Of the 40 active Healthcare Administration listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 25% have no call, 55% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for District of Columbia is 109.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$79k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $72k in an average-cost state. 64.3% of District of Columbia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Centene holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 78/100, 47 active listings.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Utilization Review Clinician - Behavioral Health at Centene a 7.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Healthcare Administration — ranked against 924 active Healthcare Administration listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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- No weekends
- On-site