Pay Plan Title: Utilization Management Specialist II
Working Title: Utilization Management Specialist II
Position Number: 04004
FLSA Status: Exempt
Posting Salary Range: $56,270 - $69,898
Office Location: Remote within North Carolina.
POSTING DETAILS:
Make an Impact
Trillium Health Resources is a Tailored Plan and Managed Care Organization (MCO) serving 46 counties across North Carolina. We manage services for individuals with serious mental health needs, substance use disorders, traumatic brain injuries, and intellectual/development (IDD) disabilities. Our mission is to help individuals and families build strong foundations for healthy, fulfilling lives.
Why Work for Us?
Trillium believes that empowering others begins with supporting our team. We offer our employees:
- A collaborative, mission-driven work environment
- Competitive benefits and work-from-home options for most positions
- Opportunities for professional growth in a diverse inclusive culture
Every day, our work changes lives – from children thriving through early intervention and school-based therapies, to adults with severe mental illness living independently and contributing to their communities.
If you are looking for a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of others, apply today!
What We’re Looking For
Trillium Health Resources has a career opening for a Utilization Management Specialist II to join our team! The Utilization Management Specialist II supports clinical review by validating service authorization requests and managing workflow from intake through determination. The role reviews requests for completeness, routes cases to appropriate clinical staff, and monitors authorization timelines to ensure timely, accurate clinical review and decision-making.
On a typical day, you might:
- Validate service authorization requests against benefit requirements and submission standards prior to clinical review or for post payment reviews.
- Identify missing or inconsistent documentation and obtain required information from providers.
- Route complete requests to appropriate clinical reviewers based on service type and urgency.
- Monitor authorization timeframes and follow up to prevent delays in clinical review.
- Track determinations and ensure authorization status is accurately reflected in systems.
Employee Benefits:
Trillium knows that work/life balance is essential. That’s why we offer:
- Typical working hours: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm; flexible work schedules with some roles with management approval.
- Work-from-home options available for most positions
- Health Insurance with no premium for employee coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 24 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) plus 12 paid holidays in your first year
- NC Local Government Retirement Pension (defined-benefit plan) https://www.myncretirement.gov/systems-funds/local-governmental-employees-retirement-system-lgers/lgers-handbook
- 401k with 5% employer match and immediate vesting
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifying employer
- Quarterly stipend for remote work supplies
Qualifications
Required:
- High School Diploma/GED and six (6) years’ experience working in the MH/SU/IDD field; OR
- Associate’s degree and four (4) years’ experience working in the MH/SU/IDD field; OR
- Bachelor’s degree and two (2) years’ experience working in the MH/SU/IDD field; OR
- Equivalent combination of education/experience.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Must reside within North Carolina.
- Must be able to travel within catchment as required.
Preferred:
- Experience working with the PH/BH/MH/SU/IDD population.
- Familiarity with and understanding of medical terminology.
Deadline for Application: Friday, October 2, 2026 @ 11:59PM
How to Apply
To be considered, submit your application and resume through our ADP Career Center. Your resume must include:
- Employer name, dates of service (month/year), average hours worked per week, and essential job duties
- Education details (degree type, date awarded, institution, field of study)
- Licensure/certification information, if applicable
After submission, your resume will be reviewed to ensure it meets the essential criteria for the position. You’ll be notified by HR regarding your application status as appropriate. All applicants will receive a final update once the recruitment cycle closes.
Join our Talent Community through ADP to stay informed about future opportunities. Be sure to keep your resume updated in your profile.
Trillium Health Resources is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and a drug-free workplace. All candidates must pass a drug test as a condition of employment.
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Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED and six years of experience working in the mental health, substance use, intellectual or developmental disabilities field; or an associate degree and four years of related experience; or a bachelor's degree and two years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Valid driver's license.
- Must reside within North Carolina.
- Ability to travel within the catchment area as required.
- Experience working with the physical health, behavioral health, mental health, substance use, or intellectual and developmental disabilities population.
- Familiarity with and understanding of medical terminology.
- Pass a drug test as a condition of employment.
What We Do
Trillium Health Resources manages specialty behavioral health care for North Carolinians across 46 counties. Trillium is committed to transforming lives and building community well-being through partnership, access to services and proven solutions designed to help those we serve reach their fullest potential. Everyone on Trillium’s staff--our care managers, call center, claims agents, project managers, and IT staff--all contribute to this mission. We offer a challenging, engaging work environment where staff take home more than a paycheck. Our performance management plan includes regular check-ins to examine individual employee goals and professional development plan. Our departments work on cross-functional, short-term projects and long ranging initiatives. Every day we see the results of our dedication, in the smiles of children on our accessible playgrounds and pride on the face of an adult cooking a meal for the first time. By joining Trillium, you are doing more than going to work…you are transforming lives. We help those with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and substance use disorders (Medicaid members and state-funded recipients) get the services they need to improve well-being and live fulfilling lives. We are dedicated to carrying out our mission by investing in the health and well-being of the communities we serve and empowering individuals with access to services, tools and resources to live a fulfilling life. Trillium reserves the right to hide material (comments, images and/or links to other sites) that contains anything vulgar or sexually explicit; is spam; advocates or depicts illegal activity; targets or disparages any ethnic, racial, other type of group; contains personal attacks of any kind; promotes private business ventures, services, or products; campaigns for public office or promotes a political organization; infringes on copyrights or trademarks; or is off topic.
