Financial Coordinator, Full Time - Days

University of Chicago Medical Center; Burr Ridge (IL); Remote; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join UChicago Medicine as a Financial Coordinator in a remote position. Your role will focus on ensuring the accuracy of cash postings and processing payments within a world-class academic healthcare system. This position requires strong mathematical, organizational, and data entry skills, aiming to provide superior healthcare with compassion while working with a dedicated team.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in a data entry capacity.
• Ability to type at 25 wpm and perform 8,000 keystrokes per hour.
• Preferred experience in a call center setting dealing with patient insurance information.

Responsibilities

• Accurate and timely posting of cash payment batches and check requests.
• Balancing LockBox/Cashiering Deposits and preparing Excel spreadsheets.
• Researching payments with insufficient information.

Skills

Mathematical skills

Organizational skills

Proficiency in Windows

Excel proficiency

Data entry skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine as a Financial Coordinator for our Patient Inquiry & Vendor Mgmt - Revenue Department. This is a remote, work from home opportunity and you may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area.

As a Financial Coordinator, you are responsible for the accurate and timely posting of cash payment batches, check requests, and EDI balancing.

Essential Job Functions

• Balancing LockBox/Cashiering Deposits and preparing Excel spreadsheets for ledger reconciliations.
• Posting of payment batches to BHIS from LockBox, Cashiering, and other clinical areas (PDP's). Posting of check requests on patient accounts. Keys data onto Excel spreadsheet for ledger reconciliation. Posting of NSF checks on patient accounts. Keys data onto Excel spreadsheet for ledger reconciliation.
• Batching and balancing various types of vouchers for data entry. (i.e. IDPA, Collection Agencies)
• Review of payments for non-UCH receipts and write-up of appropriate paperwork to process fund transfers. Review of EDI vouchers: a)Posting NOF's and miscellaneous exceptions to either patient accounts or the 999 account; b)Balancing the EDI voucher amounts to actual wire amounts received and monies posted; c)Logs EDI information on Excel spreadsheets for ledger reconciliation.
• Documentation of wire deposits on Excel spreadsheets for ledger implementation. Identification, computation and batching of contractual allowances for various payers.
• Research payments where insufficient information is supplied or accounts have gone to zero through various Hospital applications. (e.g. BHIS, WinCoins). Prepare inquiry letters to various carriers to determine the proper application of Unidentifiable monies received.
• Reopen accounts on BHIS system.
• Interacts with management and others in identifying Cash Application issues and determining solutions.
• Processes deposits and application of payments in a timely fashion
• Performs other duties assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be proficient in a Windows environment to be capable of multi-tasking functions
• Should also be proficient in Excel for Windows
• Two or more years of experience in a data entry capacity
• Ability to perform accurately at 8,000 keystrokes per hour and type at 25 wpm
• Excellent mathematical skills
• Ability to organize and process a large volume of work in a timely manner
• Strongly preferred experience within a call center setting detailing with Patients Insurances information

Position Details

• Job Type: Full Time (1.0)
• Shift: Local Remote; Monday-Friday 8 hour shifts
• Unit/Department: Patient Inquiry & Vendor Mgmt - Revenue
• Office Locations: Burr Ridge
• CBA Code: 743 Clerical Union

Why Join 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. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at:UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities.

UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and 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.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.