Patient Case Specialist, Full time - Days
Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Patient Case Specialist with our Patient Access Services Department. We are committed to a patient-centric, efficient healthcare delivery system that focuses on quality, safety, service, and operational excellence. This position is 100% onsite; you will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.
Responsibilities
- Performs a thorough analysis of patient's financial data
- Determines and meets requirements of third-party payors to secure reimbursement for inpatient services
- Documents all account activity to ensure proper billing
- Captures complete and accurate patient demographic and insurance information for inpatient admissions
- Determines patient's liability; discusses liability with patient to secure payment
- Cross-trains to all Admission Services functions
- Performs other duties as requested by senior management
Requirements
- A completed Bachelor’s degree and/or 3 or more years of relevant experience
- Good communication skills — verbal and written
- Ability to interact effectively with a variety of internal and external customers with tact, discretion, and courtesy
- Strong mathematical skills to calculate patient liability
Qualifications
- Experience working in a healthcare setting (preferred)
About Us
We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent, and commitment — with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward.
Pay
The pay range for this full-time (1.0 FTE) position reflects current market data and is reviewed annually. Compensation offered at hire will vary based on candidate qualifications, experience, and organizational considerations such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.
Benefits
UChicago Medicine offers a full complement of benefit options for eligible roles. Review the details at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.