Admitting Officer I

Admitting Officer I - Patient Logistics Admitting Officer I - Patient Logistics Hiring Department : Patient Logistics Location : Chicago, IL USA Requisition ID : 1025762 Posting Close Date : June 22, 2024 Position Number : CF2517,CF2518 About the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 495-bed tertiary care hospital, 22 outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square Health Center facilities, which are Federally Qualified Health Centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity. This is a full-time and benefits eligible position. UI Health offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience. In addition all full time benefits eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package which include; Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance, a defined benefit pension plan as well as paid leave which includes; Vacation, Holiday and Sick. In addition we offer tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits . Description: The incumbent reports to the Director of Revenue Management, Patient Admitting, who reports to the Associate CFO, who reports to Chief Financial Officer. Under direct supervision, performs basic insurance verification and pre-authorization for inpatient services. Assists to ensure services performed in hospital and/or clinics have met medical necessity guidelines of the insurance carrier and pre-authorization/referrals have been obtained per the payers requirements, maximizing reimbursement in the claim submission process. Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serves as a liaison between patients, healthcare providers, billing departments, and insurers, if applicable; contacts patients to explain healthcare benefits and healthcare facility policies;
• Enters, updates, reviews, and verifies patient health information within an electronic health record (EHR) system for admission and/or outpatient services at a healthcare facility;
• Verifies insurance coverage, determines eligibility and estimates financial liability for admission and/or outpatient services at a healthcare facility; collects patient cost-sharing where applicable;
• Contacts insurance providers to obtain pre-authorizations for applicable health procedures; coordinates with insurance providers to obtain authorization(s) for applicable health procedures;
• Manages authorizations for health procedures in an electronic health record (EHR) system which could include documenting communications with insurance providers, monitoring pre-authorization expirations, and requesting extensions;
• Manages assigned patient cases in an electronic health record (EHR) system which could include updating the status of outstanding tasks, communicating the status of outstanding tasks, and meeting deadlines;
• Maintains current knowledge of all relevant insurance coding, contracts, guidelines, policies, requirements, etc.;
• Performs administrative duties such as answering phones, relaying calls and messages, providing information, etc.;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications Required:


1. High school diploma or equivalent.


2. Any one or combination totaling one (1) year (12 months) from the categories below:


A. College coursework or training from a vocational, technical, or armed forces program in business, communication, health care administration, health information technology, health sciences, public health, social sciences, or a closely related field, as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:

• 30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
• Associate's Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen months (18 months)
• 90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)
• Bachelor's Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years (36 months)

B. Work experience in a medical setting which could include business administration (office administration, billing, collections), customer service, health information technology, medical insurance, patient admission/registration, patient services, or closely related experience.


3. One (1) year (12 months) of work experience in a medical setting obtaining preauthorization approval from medical insurance.



To Apply: For fullest consideration click on the Apply Now button , please fully complete all sections of the online application including adding your full work history with specific details of your duties & responsibilities for each position held. Fully complete the education, licensure, certification and language sections. You may upload a resume, cover letter, certifications, licensures, transcripts and diplomas within the application.


Please note that once you have submitted your application you will not be able to make any changes. In order to revise your application you must withdraw and reapply. You will not be able to reapply after the posting close date. Please ensure the application is fully completed and all supporting documents have been uploaded before the posting close date. Illinois Residency is required 180 days of employment.



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