Onsite Patient Access & Financial Specialist

UChicago Medicine; Illinois; On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

UChicago Medicine is seeking a Patient Case Specialist to join the Onsite Patient Access Services team in the greater Chicagoland area. You will handle pre-admission, admission, verification, pre-certification, financial, and ADT functions with a patient-centric approach.

The role is part-time (0.5 FTE) with evening shifts and rotating weekends; strong communication and math skills are essential to determine patient liability and secure timely reimbursement.

Qualifications

• A completed Bachelor’s degree and/or 3 or more years of relevant experience.
• Good communication skills - verbal and written.
• Candidate must be able to interact effectively with a variety of internal and external customers with tact, discretion, and courtesy.
• Strong mathematical skills are required to calculate patient liability.

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 insure proper billing
• Captures complete and accurate patient demographic and insurance information for inpatient admissions
• Determines patient's liability; discuses liability with patient to secure payment
• Cross-trains to all Admission Services functions
• Performs other duties as requested by senior management

Skills

Communication skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Mathematical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 3+ years experience

Job description

UChicago Medicine is seeking a Patient Case Specialist to join the Onsite Patient Access Services team in the greater Chicagoland area. You will handle pre-admission, admission, verification, pre-certification, financial, and ADT functions with a patient-centric approach.

The role is part-time (0.5 FTE) with evening shifts and rotating weekends; strong communication and math skills are essential to determine patient liability and secure timely reimbursement.