Patient Case Specialist

The University of Chicago Medicine • Chicago, IL

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Join one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic medical centers, UChicago Medicine, as a Patient Case Specialist with our Revenue Cycle-Admitting team. We are committed to a patient-centric, efficient health care delivery system that focuses on quality, safety, service, and operational excellence. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area
The Patient Case Specialist will perform all pre-admission, admission, verification, pre-certification, financial, reception desk, expiration desk and ADT functions.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a healthcare setting

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level