Join UChicago Medicine Care Network at our new Northbrook clinic in the North Chicago suburbs as a Surgery Coordinator. In this role, you will partner with the rest of the clinical team to provide patients the highest quality of care.

In this role, the Surgery Coordinator, UCM Care Network schedules patients for procedures and surgery and advises patients of surgical and financial preoperative requirements. Coordinates and schedules appointments for surgeries and procedures at the clinic, ambulatory surgery center or hospital.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate and schedule surgeries and procedures and follow-up appointments as designated by physicians according to established policies and procedures. Provide patient with generic preoperative information sheets and advise patients of preoperative surgical and financial requirements.
• Obtain authorization for surgery from patient’s insurance company. Submit patient clinical and financial information to facility assuring appropriate medical records release, if needed. Schedule diagnostic therapy and other treatments as requested.
• Responsible for gathering charge information, coding, entering into data base complete billing process and distributing billing information. Responsible for processing and filing insurance claims and assists patients in completing insurance forms.
• Answer and screen telephone calls in a courteous manner, and record messages for physician and other personnel.
• Performs other duties assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of two years of administrative assistant experience in a medical office, including experience with insurance preauthorization and patient collections
• Considerable skill in communicating verbally, in determining priorities and in organizing work; ability to maintain an organized, alphabetized filing system
• Considerable skill in handling sensitive public contacts with discretion, tact and courtesy when dealing with patients, coworkers and physicians
• Knowledge of CPT and ICD-10 coding
• Ability to handle stress in a fast paced environment

• Computerized appointment scheduling experience
• Surgery scheduling experience preferred

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)
• Shift: Day Shift
• Unit/Department: Women’s Health
• CBA Code: Non-Union