Patient Advocate

Compasshealthcenter; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 58,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k matching

Paid time off

CEU seminars

Job summary

Compass Health Center is seeking a Patient Advocate to bridge patients and clinical staff, ensuring accurate intake, insurance coordination, and HIPAA-compliant record handling.

The role supports two part-time schedules, with both remote and onsite shifts in Chicago, requiring strong organizational and communication skills to manage demographics, insurance details, and billing inquiries.

Qualifications

• High school degree or equivalent required.
• Associates degree preferred for higher responsibilities.
• Knowledge of HIPAA and patient privacy is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review demographic and insurance data for accuracy in charts.
• Conduct New Patient Orientation and administrative intake.
• Serve as billing information point for services coordination.
• Follow up with responsible party to review program costs and collect docs.
• Handle weekend and after-hours patient web inquiries.
• Maintain confidentiality per HIPAA and Compass policies.
• Perform clerical duties to support center operations.

Skills

Communication

Organization

HIPAA knowledge

Multi-tasking

Conflict resolution

Computer literacy

Education

High school diploma

Associates degree preferred

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Weekly outpatient therapy isn't always enough, and a trip to the ER isn't the only answer. Patients and their families rely on CompassHealth Center when in crisis – every day, we help people overcome depression, anxiety, suicidality, obsessions/compulsions, trauma, chronic pain, and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely.

About This Role

We are seeking a Patient Advocate to act as a liaison between patients and clinical staff to communicate or resolve incoming inquiries regarding finances, HIPAA, and information as needed. If you are passionate about providing your patients with exemplary care, while being sensitive to their individual psychiatric conditions, you would be a great addition to our team.

Our centrally located Chicago office is nestled in the vibrant neighborhood of North Center, not to mention the social events hosted on our fully furnished rooftop!

Schedule Options

There are two part-time schedule options available for this position. Your schedule preference will be discussed during the interview process:

• Option 1 – approx 24 hours/week: Sunday, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM remote, Monday & Tuesday 1:00 PM–9:00 PM onsite in Chicago
• Option 2 – approx 15.75 hours/week: Wednesday–Friday, 3:45 PM–9:00 PM onsite in Chicago

What You'll Do:

• Reviews the accuracy of demographics, insurance, completion of forms, organizational data to be entered in the chart in a timely manner.
• Conduct New Patient Orientation/Administrative Intake for accurate intake paperwork collection. Functions as a service regarding insurance and other administrative procedures,
• Point of contact for billing information for Urinary Drug Screening (UDS) coordination and Genetic Testing coordination. Obtains approval to move forward with services.
• Follows up with financially responsible party who is not present at intake to review program cost and collects necessary documents for patient to start recommended program.
• Follows up with patient's parents if joint medical decision-making consent is needed and obtains necessary documents for patient to start recommended program.
• Primary contact for weekend and after-hours patient web inquiries.
• Maintain patient charts according to confidentiality standards and policy. Maintain all patient's, visitor's, and staff's confidentiality according to HIPAA requirements and Compass policy.
• Performs clerical duties to ensure efficient operations of the center to include computers, office equipment, copiers, fax, scanner, postage equipment.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Who You Are:

• Possess a High school degree or equivalent required; Associates degree preferred
• 2-3 years of experience in a healthcare/clinical setting
• Insurance benefit knowledge in healthcare preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Professionalism and professional image
• Strong organization and planning skills; detail oriented
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Computer proficiency and ability to learn new software
• Conflict resolution and problem-solving skills
• Flexible Schedule - Able to work assigned schedule

Compensation

We are committed to a fair and equitable work environment. The expected compensation range for this role is below. This range includes multiple career path levels across the organization; where you fall in the range is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, your years of experience, type of experience, location, and education/certifications. Compass reserves the right to update these ranges.

$52,000—$58,000 USD

Who We Are

Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health, bringing passion, connection, and patient-centered care to the PartialHospitalizationand Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland, we serve hundreds of patients every day, ranging from ages 5 through adulthood, in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual programming. Compass fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare.

A few more things we want you to know: our values are super important to us, and hopefully will be to you, too. Cultural humility, teamwork, continuous improvement, connection, patient centered care, passion, innovation, and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an opportunity to feel fulfilled through a joint mission towards healing our communities.

Benefits & Perks

We know that you will be dedicated to your purpose here. We look at that investment as a two-way street. We are proud to offer plenty of space for growth, and opportunities to pursue continuous development within our organization.

For eligible positions, our other benefits include: comprehensive medical/dental/vision plans, 401k program with company matching, generous PTO (including competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment), and continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities.