at University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Health Care Administrator I - Patient Access
Health Care Administrator I - Patient Access
Hiring Department: Patient Access
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1024953
Posting Close Date: June 24, 2024
Position Number: CF1661
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. Hybrid and flexible work schedules are available. 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 Patient Access Services, who reports to the Associate Chief Financial Officer, who reports to Chief Financial Officer. Coordinates and manages all operations of the Patient Access Department and the Patient Access staff, using initiative, independent judgment and discretion concerning priorities.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Accomplishes departmental human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
Achieves departmental operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to functional strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; determining system improvements; implementing change.
Meets departmental financial objectives by estimating requirements; making recommendations for the annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; implementing corrective actions.
Assures accuracy of patient data and fiscal information by reviewing audits and other reports of patient data and fiscal information, including but not limited to Epic reports.
Enhances patient care delivery system by providing departmental function interface with clinics and professional staff.
Serves and protects the hospital community by ensuring adherence to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards.
Monitors and coordinates staff compliance to UIC, State and departmental mandatory in-service/training and competencies.
Analyzes organizational unit structure and functions to determine adequacy of existing organizational structure, eliminate duplications and non-essential activities, and clarify organizational relationships, with responsibility for recommending revisions in activities, organizational relationships, lines of authority, division of work, and similar operational matters.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and conferences; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
Accomplishes the hospital's goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job... For full info follow application link.
The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The University of Illinois Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
institution/employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services.
