Description
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.
The Patient Case Specialist will perform all pre-admission, admission, verification, pre-certification, financial, reception desk, expiration desk and ADT functions.
Essential Job Functions:
- 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.
Required 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
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in a healthcare setting
Position Details:
- Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)
- Shift: Nights M-F and every other weekend
- Unit/Department: Revenue Cycle
- CBA Code: 743 Clerical
Must comply with UCMC'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.
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