Commercial Review Specialist I

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York

Eligibility: Utilization ManagementUtilization ReviewQuality Assurance

Posted Jul 31 · 5 years of experience

Unit and setting: Hospital
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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The UR-CR Specialist I is primarily responsible for ensuring that patient care services are appropriately recorded and utilized in accordance with hospital standards of quality, the policies of regulatory agencies, and the negotiated contracts with reimbursement entities. This is achieved through a thorough chart review and utilization of first-level screening criteria to ensure patients are at the appropriate level of care during the continuum of their hospital stay. The UR-CR 1 will collaborate with the medical team and the UR medical directors to establish the appropriate level of care.

The UR CR 1 will act as a liaison for discharge appeals and social admissions, preparing regulatory notices for delivery to the patient.

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In Syracuse, NY

Syracuse, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% below the US average

Median rent: $1,039/mo
Household income: $47,819/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Syracuse, NY

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals often choose University Hill for apartments next to the hospitals and Syracuse University, or Downtown for converted warehouse lofts around Armory Square. Locals name Meadowbrook, Westcott, Strathmore, and Sedgwick as the safest close-in neighborhoods, with Tipp Hill and Eastwood also considered solid; Westcott is eclectic and student-noisy with parks and a rose garden, while Eastwood has a village main street and sturdy WWII-era houses. Brighton offers lower-priced historic houses with deep front porches, Washington Square is Little Italy on a walkable grid, Bradford Hills has large-lot homes above Nottingham High School, and Strathmore sits beside Onondaga Park with Ward Wellington Ward houses. Family suburbs repeatedly recommended are Baldwinsville, Fayetteville-Manlius, Jamesville-DeWitt, Liverpool, and Cicero.

Nurses and young professionals often choose University Hill for apartments next to the hospitals and Syracuse University, or Downtown for converted warehouse lofts around Armory Square. Locals name Meadowbrook, Westcott, Strathmore, and Sedgwick as the safest close-in neighborhoods, with Tipp Hill and Eastwood also considered solid; Westcott is eclectic and student-noisy with parks and a rose garden, while Eastwood has a village main street and sturdy WWII-era houses.

Brighton offers lower-priced historic houses with deep front porches, Washington Square is Little Italy on a walkable grid, Bradford Hills has large-lot homes above Nottingham High School, and Strathmore sits beside Onondaga Park with Ward Wellington Ward houses. Family suburbs repeatedly recommended are Baldwinsville, Fayetteville-Manlius, Jamesville-DeWitt, Liverpool, and Cicero.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: trulia.com Source 4: quora.com Source 5: cnynicheteam.com

Getting aroundCentro buses converge downtown and run heavily to Syracuse University, so Downtown and University Hill can work without a car; everywhere else a car does most of the work. Interstates 81 and 690 cross just north of downtown and put the whole metro within about 15 minutes. Average commute times are cited at about 15.26 minutes in one city profile and 21 minutes in a local housing report. University Hill is the hospital cluster; the North and South Sides are flatter grids that are easier to walk and park than the climb home on the Hill.

Centro buses converge downtown and run heavily to Syracuse University, so Downtown and University Hill can work without a car; everywhere else a car does most of the work. Interstates 81 and 690 cross just north of downtown and put the whole metro within about 15 minutes.

Average commute times are cited at about 15.26 minutes in one city profile and 21 minutes in a local housing report. University Hill is the hospital cluster; the North and South Sides are flatter grids that are easier to walk and park than the climb home on the Hill.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: cnynicheteam.com

OutdoorsGreen Lakes State Park is the signature nearby park; locals also name Jamesville Beach Park, Otisco Lake Park, Stafford Forest, Webster Pond, and Onondaga Park beside Strathmore. The Onondaga Creekwalk leads toward Onondaga Lake, which offers watersports. The region has 35-plus state and county parks and more than 170 parks and natural areas, with the Finger Lakes a short drive, Adirondack Park about two hours northeast, and the Catskills less than two hours southeast. Year-round activities include skiing, hiking, ice skating, swimming, apple picking, rafting, biking, camping, and horseback riding.

Green Lakes State Park is the signature nearby park; locals also name Jamesville Beach Park, Otisco Lake Park, Stafford Forest, Webster Pond, and Onondaga Park beside Strathmore. The Onondaga Creekwalk leads toward Onondaga Lake, which offers watersports.

The region has 35-plus state and county parks and more than 170 parks and natural areas, with the Finger Lakes a short drive, Adirondack Park about two hours northeast, and the Catskills less than two hours southeast. Year-round activities include skiing, hiking, ice skating, swimming, apple picking, rafting, biking, camping, and horseback riding.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: visitsyracuse.com Source 3: iloveny.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: syracuse.edu

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Syracuse sits where the Erie Canal once cut through downtown, a compact hill-ringed city an easy drive from the Finger Lakes and Onondaga Lake. What is genuinely distinct is hospital-adjacent living on University Hill, 15-to-21-minute metro commutes on I-81 and I-690, and housing costs far below New York and national norms—loft rentals in Armory Square warehouses, apartments near the hospitals, and early-1900s houses and owner-occupied doubles in Eastwood, Brighton, and Washington Square. Nurses who want walkable nights land Downtown; those who want a village main street look at Eastwood; families repeatedly choose Baldwinsville, Fayetteville-Manlius, Jamesville-DeWitt, Liverpool, or Cicero for schools. Weekends run from Green Lakes State Park, Onondaga Park, and the Creekwalk to Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Salt City Market, Little Italy in Washington Square, Syracuse Mets games, and festivals including the Great New York State Fair, Taste of Syracuse, and Winterfest. The tradeoffs are not subtle: about 114 inches of snow a year, a car almost everywhere except Downtown and the Hill, uneven neighborhood safety, and generally low city public-school rankings. A garage and a short commute matter here more than in a milder city.

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As of 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: syracuse.edu Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: cnynicheteam.com Source 5: iloveny.com Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: facebook.com

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