at University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Assistant Director Financial Case Management
Assistant Director Financial Case Management
Hiring Department: Revenue Cycle
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1023030
Posting Close Date: August 12, 2024
About the University of Illinois Chicago
Salary: $75,000 - $150,000
UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
Description:
About 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.
Position Summary:
The Assistant Director of Patient Financial Counseling provides onsite, operational and strategic leadership to plan, direct, evaluate and continuously improve patient financial service functions. The Assistant Director of Financial Case Management will report to the Director of Patient Financial Clearance, who reports to the Associate Chief Financial Officer. This position has administrative responsibilities for financial counseling operations within its scope and activities involving services rendered at UI Hospital. Those activities include financial counseling for both hospitals and professional services. In executing these responsibilities, the Assistant Director works across the organization to deliver the best possible patient financial experience.
Duties & Responsibilities
Develops the strategies, objectives, goals, policies and procedures for the department.
Implements necessary measures to achieve these stated objectives and goals, following through to ensure that objectives are met or exceeded.
Manage escalations, identify trends and deficiencies and initiate corrective action to resolve.
Monitor and interpret entity-specific reports related to department performance, staff performance and financial performance, ensuring appropriate action plans are executed.
Supports Leadership in key governance processes, e.g., payor authorization compliance, access benchmarking, revenue cycle optimization, etc. with identification and resolution on complex priorities and challenges.
Creates the vision for and provides organizational leadership of the Financial Counseling department in support of UI Health organizational goals and strategies.
Develops and administers a fiscally responsible department budget consistent with the department's goals, objectives, and performance improvement plans.
Establishing, deploying, and enforcing financial clearance standards that ensure regulatory compliance, patient safety, financial integrity, and timely, efficient, and equitable patient access.
Serves and protects the UI Health community by ensuring adherence to... 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.
