Cancer Insurance Specialist, Full Time - Days

UChicago Medicine • Chicago, IL

9h • $60,600 - $70,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, Uchicago Medicine, as a Cancer Insurance Specialist in the Finance department. This position will be primarily a work from home opportunity with the requirement to come onsite as needed. You may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area. This is a 3 year grant-funded position. The Cancer Insurance Specialist will be responsible for pre-registration, insurance verification and payor authorizations of inpatients and outpatients, and educating patients about their financial responsibilities and resources.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, and/or two (2) years’ experience working in medical insurance verification and/or other healthcare finance areas.
• Minimum of five (5) years related healthcare registration, billing and/or reimbursement experience required.
• Advanced insurance authorization and registration techniques.
• Website Insurance Training (Navinet, WebMD, Passport)
• EPIC training & testing (Prelude/Cadence)
• Registration Essentials
• Windows-based PC experience
• Background in medical terminology; (Oncology) experience

Nice To Haves

• Resource scheduling experience preferred (e.g. ancillary testing)
• Previous experience in complex clinical setting that required coordination of multiple services
• Utilization of Hospital revenue systems

Responsibilities

• Works with patient and families and collaborates with members of the clinical and administrative team, including Patient Access and Call Center teams, from the point of initial referral through clinical evaluation, and continuing through active treatment and for follow-up visits.
• Routinely interacts with the insurance companies to ensure proper payments for all cancer-related services, and serves as an advocate for the patient when billing problems occur
• Advises patients of anticipated costs
• Works with health insurance providers to determine coverage, benefit limits, and financial responsibility.
• Uses the patients’ electronic health record to both access and document information which supports authorization, therefore, ensuring a systematic approach to sharing critical information.
• Networks with other pre-certification/insurance employees across UCM’s billing entities to stay abreast of and share recent changes, updates, and processes.
• Provides complete information to the Single Case Agreement Team on initial request in an effort to facilitate a standardized and systematic process for non-par insurance plans.
• Maintains and develops clear lines of communication with insurance representatives from multiple insurance companies who can provide pre-certification/authorization guidelines unique to their company. Must be able to effectively manage work across departments, work independently with minimal supervision, and participate in administrative decisions.
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, problem solving, and a high degree of organization are critical qualities.

Benefits

• Compensation & Benefits Overview
• The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.
• The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis.
• Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity.
• Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.
• Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level