Patient Appointment Coordinator Jobs

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Patient Appointment Coordinator at our Burr Ridge Call Center. Please note this position will be located in Burr Ridge. In this role you will be assigned to specialty scheduling hubs and is the employee responsible for answering and responding to telephone calls received through the main telephone lines of the ambulatory practices
In this role, the Patient Appointment Coordinator will obtain, verify, and input demographic, insurance and referring physician information as required, document messages electronically using appropriate medical terminology, triage calls per protocol and assist callers in a manner consistent with the Ideal Patient Experience approach and philosophy. The Patient Appointment Coordinator will be accountable for achieving performance and service targets and metrics.
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Required Qualifications

• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Exceptional customer service skills including the ability to use independent thinking, sound judgment and creativity when resolving customer issues
• High School Diploma required
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and effectively handle challenging situations
• Successful completion of Cadence Scheduling system training and competencies
• Basic office skills including 35 wpm typing and 4500 key stokes an hour
• Ability to accurately and efficiently enter alpha numeric data on screen
• Ability to use personal computers and select software applications including Epic
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, physicians, management, staff and other customers

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic medical terminology
• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Position Details

• CBA Code: 743 Clerical
• Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)
• Unit/Department: Burr Ridge Call Center
• Shift: Rotating – 8 hour shift

Must comply with UCMC’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.
Why Join Us
We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, The University of Chicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.
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