Patient Care & Test Coordination Specialist

Advocate Health; Barrington (IL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health seeks a detail-oriented professional to coordinate tests and treatments across nursing units, ensuring accurate patient records and smooth operations within the hospital information system.

Role requires basic computer skills, excellent communication, and the ability to adapt to interruptions and changing priorities while maintaining hospital certification education requirements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED/HSED required.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail.
• Ability to handle interruptions and changing priorities.
• Must maintain annual education for hospital-based certifications (DNV, CARF, etc.).
• Basic computer skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate tests and treatments across departments to schedule procedures.
• Facilitate communication via multi-line phone, paging and HIS; screen calls.
• Maintain EMR and systems for orders and charges.
• Prepare chart forms for admissions, transfers, discharges and expirations.
• Verify patient demographics and registration accuracy in the medical record.
• Maintain positive customer relations and foster teamwork.
• Provide age-specific care per department standards and policies.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Oral and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Certification Addendum

Hospital certifications education

Education

High School Diploma

GED or HSED

Tools

EMR system

Hospital information system

Job description

Advocate Health seeks a detail-oriented professional to coordinate tests and treatments across nursing units, ensuring accurate patient records and smooth operations within the hospital information system.

Role requires basic computer skills, excellent communication, and the ability to adapt to interruptions and changing priorities while maintaining hospital certification education requirements.