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Join a world-class academic healthcare system, Ingalls Memorial Hospital, as a Finance Operations Lead in the Financial Planning department.This role will specifically support assist our newest location; Crown Point Indiana  which is set to open spring of 2024! This role is a hybrid remote opportunity with at least 2 days a week in office. The office location will vary by project but you could be traveling to Northwest, Indiana - Crown Point or Harvey, IL at Ingalls Memorial Hospital.    Job Summary: Reporting to the Director of Finance Operations and according to established policies and procedures, plans, organizes, and manages the fiscal services of the entities covered. Establishes goals, objectives, and standards for all areas of responsibility. Participates in the development of a strategic plan for the hospital and yearly operational budget creation. Collects and prepares cost data, analyzes fiscal accounting and related systems, fiscal presentations for budget and reimbursement, and financial feasibility studies as directed. Reviews the financial performance of all operating units and provides guidance on performance improvement. Works directly with operational leaders on financial planning and trains them accordingly.   Essential Job Functions: - With Director formulates short and long-term financial goals, the operating budgets, and the capital budgets for the Hospital and related entities based on UCM expectations. - With Director ensures the Hospitals are meeting UCM internal control and compliance expectations. - With Director ensures the Hospitals are meeting UCM internal control and compliance requirements. Coordinates and tracks capital budget( Routine, Strategic, and Foundation capital), monthly capital spend, first to sign on all approvals and cash forecasting in conjunction with the process established with UCM. - Analyzes and comments on operating units' profitability and productivity. Identifies opportunities for improvement in quality and reduction of the Hospital's cost per unit of service delivered. Identifies and develops new ventures with probable profitability as directed by the Director and CFO. - Enhances professional growth and development through in-service meetings, educational programs, seminars. - Prepares ROI's, NPV and Product Line Analysis for designated Hospitals and related entities, conferences, or workshops in order to keep abreast of trends and changes in the field. - Assumes responsibility for cost data preparation, analysis, systems analysis and other fiscally related duties as assigned by the hospital Director. - Conducts quarterly reconciliation of system chargebacks to hospital and synergies, in addition to Incentive Bonus metrics. - Collaborate closely with C Suite leaders to provide them weekly KPI information and financial performance evaluation. - Trains operational leaders on “day in the life Finance” to make sure they are interacting with the tools available to ensure charge capture, monthly reporting accuracy, and volume tracking. Required Qualifications: - Level of knowledge normally acquired through a Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance - Core understanding of hospital operations, revenue cycle, accounting and labor productivity standards. - A minimum of five (3) years of progressively more responsible experience in financial/operations positions. - CHFP Preferred - Hospital finance experience with budgeting and working with operations to achieve financial targets - Familiarity with health care as integrated units, and health system matrixed reporting structures including business referral patterns, revenue cycle differences and payer structures. - Advanced analytical/problem solving skills necessary to develop and administer complex, effective fiscal services and activities with the confines of staff and budget constraints, develop overall policies and procedures for the organization, and critically and constructively analyze hospital operations. - An advanced knowledge and experience using Kronos, Excel, Access, Lawson, Healthcare Analytics and Hyperion is highly desirable. - The interpersonal skills necessary to interact with all levels of hospital and corporate personnel and other external parties, frequently in situations that are sensitive and/or significant to the Hospital. - The analytical skills necessary to design and evaluate the assigned task and to probe the basis for underlying assumptions, and the ability to work autonomously. - The communications skills necessary to document clearly and concisely the analyses in writing and to communicate ideas, conclusions, etc., orally. Position Details: - Job Type: Full Time (1.0FTE) - Shift: Days- 9:00a - 5p M-F  - Office Location: Harvey, IL and Crown Point (Hybrid remote - at least 2 days a week expected in office)  - Unit: Financial Planning  - CBA Code: Non-Union Must comply with Ingalls Memorial Hospital'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.

Join our dynamic team at one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic medical centers, UChicago Medicine, as a seasoned Business Systems Analyst.     Job Summary   As a Business Systems Analyst, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our evolving environment. Operating under general direction, you'll define systems scope and objectives through comprehensive research and deep understanding of business systems and industry requirements. Your responsibilities will encompass determining hardware needs, developing programs, and solving routine to moderately complex problems across all phases of application development. Collaborating closely with colleagues, you'll participate in component design, code reviews, and unit testing, ensuring adherence to implementation standards.   In addition to designing and developing technology models for assigned projects, you'll conduct thorough code testing and provide crucial support and maintenance for existing applications. Your expertise will be instrumental during production support hours, as you troubleshoot issues and recommend solutions, while also proactively enhancing programs for optimal performance. Leveraging your analytical skills, you'll craft queries to extract and update data for reporting purposes and develop user manuals to facilitate seamless user experiences.   Your role will involve close collaboration with technical staff to grasp programming challenges, as well as addressing customer complaints and incorporating end-user feedback for continuous improvement. As part of your duties, you may also contribute written documentation of project development and programming code, ensuring clarity and completeness.   If you're ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment, bringing your expertise to drive innovation and excellence, we invite you to join our team as a valued Business Systems Analyst.   Essential Job Functions     - Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze business requirements for IT systems effectively - Design and implement solutions to optimize system efficiency and effectiveness - Schedule meetings with technical teams and downstream app owners to discuss about the application functionality access provisioning and other connectivity roadblocks in application - Implement and maintain user provisioning, deprovisioning, access request, in a timely manner - Configure and manage authentication, such as SSO, MFA, and federated access - Develop and maintain Java, MS SQL, and Python scripts to automate system processes - Provide technical support and troubleshooting for system-related issues promptly - Ensure strict compliance with HIPAA and NIST regulations in all system implementations - Conduct rigorous system testing and validation to guarantee accuracy and reliability - Document system configurations, processes, and procedures comprehensively for reference and training purposes Qualifications    - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, and or work experience in related field - Minimum of 3-4 years' experience as a Business Systems Analyst or in a similar role - Experience with platforms such as SailPoint IIQ or IDN, CyberArk, MS Azure Active Directory and or similar applications - Certification in Epic security preferred; additional certifications are advantageous - Proficiency in federation protocols like SAML and OAuth, with hands-on experience in implementing single sign-on (SSO) solutions - Programming experience in one of the following languages: JAVA, Python, MS SQL, or PHP - Familiarity with Linux operating systems and shell scripting - Deep understanding of HIPAA and NIST regulations and their impact on IT systems - Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and verbal and written communication skills - Ability to work on a flexible schedule which will include occasional late nights and weekends Position Details - Job Type / FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)  - Shift: Days  - Unit/Department: Information Technology - CBA Code: Non-Union  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.

Join UChicago Medicine Care Network, as a Medical Assistant at our River East clinic just steps off Michigan Avenue in Downtown Chicago.   Up to $1,500 Sign On Bonus Available!    In this role, a Medical Assistant is an employee who performs a wide variety of patient care services under the direct supervision of a registered nurse, advanced practice nurse (APN) or physician. Such services can involve therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedures.   Responsibilities include: - Triage, conduct vitals - Experience administering vaccinations and immunizations - Complete paperwork and forms - Check schedules and organize patient flow - Accompany patients to exam/procedure room - Assist patients as needed  - Prepare room for exam - Collect patient history - Perform screenings per provider guidelines - Assist physicians/nurses with various procedures - Chart; relay instructions to patients/families - Answer calls - Send/receive patient medical records - Obtain lab/X-ray reports, hospital notes, referral information, etc - Complete forms/requisitions as needed - Schedule appointments - Insurance coverage verification - Manage and update charts to ensure that information is complete and filed appropriately - Prescription Refills - Ordering, sorting, storing supplies - Restock exam/procedure room   Required Qualifications - High school diploma or equivalent - Must have a current certificate of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training - Experience working in a community health setting - Position requires completion of a certified/registered program for medical assistants that are recognized by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross (CMA, RMA, CCMA, NCMA) - Minimum of one year of recent experience working in a medical office/facility Preferred Qualifications - Considerable skill in communicating verbally, determining priorities, and in organizing work; ability to maintain an organized, alphabetized filing system - General working knowledge of PC: Excel, Microsoft Word for Windows, and EPIC - Computerized appointment scheduling experience - Ability to handle stress in a fast-paced environment - Considerable skill in handling sensitive public contacts with discretion, tact and courtesy when dealing with patients, coworkers and physicians - Physical ability to perform stocking, lifting and transporting supplies and instruments Position Details - Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE) - Shift: Day Shift - Unit/Department: Primary Care - CBA Code: Non-Union In this role, we anticipate that you will generally work approximately 40 hours per week. We anticipate that you will generally be scheduled to work the day shift, between the hours of 7:30am-8:00pm and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts. We anticipate you will be scheduled to work 90% at the River East Clinic and 10% at various offsite locations. The days of the week that you are scheduled will vary depending on the week, but we anticipate that you will be scheduled to work on weekends (Saturday) only once a month.   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.

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Customer Service Representative at our Burr Ridge Call Center. Please note this position will be located in Burr Ridge. In this role you will respond to calls and paging requests to support normal operations of the hospital system. Our call center team prides itself on fostering a team-oriented work environment while delivering the highest standard of customer service.   In this role, the Customer Service Representative answers calls professionally and courteously as they work on the UCH Call Center console and transfers calls to the appropriate destination. The CSR recognizes emergency, life threatening, and high priority calls and situations, and responds rapidly according to prescribed procedures. The CSR also provides paging services (overhead and ‘beeper’), and messaging functions. S/he will address callers’ concerns and provide correct information and directions.   Essential Job Functions: - Answer calls and initiate radio paging and overhead paging requests within prescribed performance intervals. - Conduct regularly scheduled tests for Call Center systems as designated by management, e.g., periodic overhead and radio paging as mandated by policies and procedures. - Document results by updating test logs, notifying appropriate supervisory or technical staff of negative or unusual results. - Provide accurate and appropriate information upon request or as necessary. Examples include provision of a paging history, interpretation of on-call schedules, and provision of information on location based on the directory. - Provide carious communications and answering services for physicians and staff members. - Record or document answering service calls verbatim. - Perform other duties as assigned.   Required Qualifications:  - A complete high school diploma or equivalent from an accredited educational body - Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work cooperatively in a team environment - Ability to sit for long periods of time and maintain composure under stressful and/or emergency conditions - The physical and mental dexterity to function at a console - 3 or more years of experience using telecommunications systems equipment - Familiarity with database entry and applications   Preferred Qualifications:  - Familiarity with medical terminology - Working knowledge and experience using personal computers and the Microsoft Windows applications   Position Details: - Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE) - Shift: Days - 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (off Wednesday and Thursday) - Unit/Department: Burr Ridge Call Center - CBA Code: Non-Union 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.

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Physicist, Lead with our Medical Physics Team at our Harvey, Illinois location.   The Physicist, Lead is responsible for providing comprehensive, efficient, effective and safe radiation oncology physics support which includes quality assurance testing, dosimetry, and calibration of radiation therapy equipment, efficient and effective equipment management, 3D external beam treatment planning and special physics procedures, implementation of new clinical procedures and technology including image guided radiation therapy, supervision of dosimetry and other technical staff. The Physicist, Lead insures compliance with all relevant legal requirements, standards, and codes of practice, and contributes to training and education within the Service.    Eligible for up to $10,000 hiring bonus!    Essential Job Functions: - Maintains dosimetry on linear accelerators, sealed sources, CT and planning systems to meet the regulatory requirements. - Ensures that all equipment meets the accepted standards and codes of practice. - Maintains dosimetry for sealed and unsealed sources for brachytherapy. - Ensures that the treatment checking protocol is met - Assists with the ongoing development and maintain a suitable quality assurance program covering all aspects of radiation oncology. - Ensures that the quality assurance program meets the codes of safe practice currently in use from the (Illinois Department of Public Health, American Association of Physicists in Medicine, American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, American College of Radiology, etc). - Ensures adequate supervision of technical staff undertaking quality assurance program. - Performs complex treatment planning, such as radiosurgery, brachytherapy and other special planning. - Manages purchase, inventory and quality assurance of radioactive sources. - Continues to develop procedures and protocols to further enhance current and new equipment. - Utilizes relevant research findings where appropriate and participate in clinical development activities when required. - Participates in new equipment evaluation, acceptance testing, and in the implementation of new procedures and technologies in the clinic. - Ensures that the regulatory requirements are met and maintained to maintain high standards of radiation safety for personnel and equipment. - Advises on all aspects of radiation safety to ensure that personnel are following the appropriate standards, equipment is operated within safe guidelines, and installation of new equipment meets the regulations and manufacturers specifications. - Supervises the work of dosimetrist, reviews and evaluates treatment plans generated by dosimetry staff. - Makes recommendations to Radiation Oncologist on effective and safe patient treatment approaches. - Participates in peer and self appraisal, keeps up to date with current trends in medical physics and radiation oncology works and imparts this knowledge where relevant. - Participates in own regular ongoing education, undertakes education sessions for health and education groups in particular for Dosimetrists, Radiation Therapists, Nursing, and Maintenance staff. Takes responsibility for self-directed and self-initiated learning. - Performs other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications: - A Masters of Science or a PhD degree in Medical Physics or a closely related field in science or engineering. - A minimum of 3 year work experience in radiation oncology. - Well developed organizational, interpersonal skills, and communication skills. - Board certification by the American Board of Medical Physics or the American Board of Radiology, in Therapeutic Radiological Physics or in a closely related specialty. - Meet the registration requirements of 32 Illinois Administrative code section 410 for Therapeutic Radiological Physicists and be registered as an approved Therapeutic Radiological Physicist with the State of Illinois   Position Details: - Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE) - Shift: Days – 8 hour shift - Unit/Department: Medical Physics  - CBA Code: Non-Union   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.  

Manager, Central Sterile Processing, Full-time, Evenings or Nights, University of Chicago Medicine, Hyde Park, Illinois   We're hiring a full-time Manager for Central Sterile Processing at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Hyde Park, Illinois!   JOB SUMMARY   This position has 24 hours, 7 days a week accountability for maintaining departmental operations in all hospital sterile processing areas. Operates, directs and supervises the department and all related systems in an efficient and effective manner. Utilizes time management skill to prioritize departmental activities and tray reprocessing. Responsible for the planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling all group personnel and activities of the department. Develop, articulates and ensures adherence to high standards of operational performance and resource utilization. Will be proficient in available technology, i.e. SPM inventory management system. Will be required to use independent judgment in the discharge of their duties.   Required Qualifications: - High School graduate or equivalent required.  - Thorough knowledge of OR instrumentation with medical terminology and operating room process required.  - Must have 5 years as a CS technician and 2 years in leadership.  - Must possess knowledge of all modalities of sterilization.  - Be able to act as resource to all subordinate staff as well as customer population.  - Case Cart and inventory experience necessary.  - Departmental budget experience required.  - Must have good verbal and written communication skills.  - Basic computer knowledge required.  - Must be proficient in word, excel, and e-mail.  - Associate or Bachelor degree preferred. - RN, LPN, or OR Tech with OR experience preferred. - Purchasing experience preferred. - Experience in dealing with employees covered under bargaining unit contracts highly preferred. - PowerPoint experience preferred. Licenses/Certifications: -  Certification for Central Service Technician required  Position Details - Job Type/FTE: Full-time,1.0 - Shift: Evenings or Nights, 230pm - 1130pm or 1030pm-730am - Unit/Department: 377706, SPD- Mitchell - CBA Code: Non-Union Organizational Overview - Click here to learn more about UChicago Medicine - Click here to learn more about our benefits - Click here to explore other career opportunities at UChicago Medicine   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.

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Contracting Risk Analyst – Value Based Care for the Finance Managed Care department.This position is a hybrid remote opportunity with occasional requirements to come in off at our Burr Ridge or Hyde Park locations.   The Contract Risk Analyst – Value Based Care is responsible for analyzing and modeling Value Based Care (VBC) and population health risk agreements on behalf of the Office of Managed Care (OMC) and the UChicago Medicine Clinically Integrated Network (CIN), including but not limited to Medicare Advantage, Medicare CMMI Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) for shared savings (MSSP and ACO Reach), Commercial ACOs, Bundled Payments, Capitation, Direct to Employer (DTE), and global risk agreements. Partners with the Contracting team (FFS and VBC), CIN and the clinical teams on evaluating VBC risk contracts, incentive programs and distribution, incentive funds flow, calculating and modeling projected financial risk performance (such as risk corridor scenarios, stoploss/reinsurance, feasibility, and scenario analyses). Analyst works with senior leadership to support future financial goals and strategies related to its entities, as well as modeling and forecasting. The analyst assists VP of Payer Strategy, OMC Directors and CIN leadership during risk-based contract negotiations to ensure successful contract negotiation and implementation, monitoring and enforcement of contract terms and support for value base care contracting initiatives and serves as a subject matter expert for risk based contract terms developing monitoring tools and reporting to proactively manage and mitigate risk and improve contract performance. Analyst monitors and reviews existing and new CMMI Government Programs (MSSP, etc) understanding the risk components and partnering with the Director, Value Based Payment Models and BI Analyst to assess feasibility and requirements for participation. . Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams across the care continuum – Decision Support, Financial Planning, Budgetary, etc to support enterprise wide alignment and reporting around VBC programs. Actively embodies Mission, Vision, and Value of UCM.   Essential Job Functions: - Perform sophisticated VBC risk analyses including developing contractual risk models, financial and operational models and performance monitoring and evaluations. Responsible for VBC and CIN risk corridor and feasibility analysis, financial forecasts of upside/downside risk, determination of Stop-Loss, among other risk based contract terms. Creates financial models and forecasts that provide insight on mitigating potential losses and maximizing and optimizing financial performance under VBC contracts. Develops models for projecting and evaluating costs trends in risk contracts across enterprise. Supports development and maintenance of physician incentive models and payout distribution methodologies. Sources large integrated internal databases (Enterprise Data Warehouse, vendor sources data marts, etc) to develop analyses. Analyzes complex datasets to assess changes and opportunities in total cost of care, leakage and membership attribution. - Work closely with the VP Payer Contracting and Director Value Based Payment Models to support all VBC contract negotiations for Managed Care Commercial payers, Direct-To-Employer, Medicare Advantage payers and Medicaid payers to analyze, model and negotiate VBC contract risk terms for UCM hospitals and physicians. This includes assessment and identification of contract opportunities through implementation of the contract; negotiating and managing complex and innovative VBC risk methodologies striving to maximize performance and incentive opportunities. - Works with OMC and CIN teams on monitoring of current internal performance and analysis of VBC risk contracts by creating standard internal reporting that monitors current performance and forecasts future trends. Partners with internal and external department analysts on developing physician incentive reporting, as well as custom reporting that analyzes data for trends analysis and interpreting medical patterns to uncover opportunities in risk performance. Supports subcommittee report outs on active risk-based programs. - Create reports of contract outputs, historical trends, and opportunity analyses as needed for OMC, CIN, and senior leadership. - Continued education on ever-changing VBC program rules and policy updates both commercial and governmental that impact expected performance contract profiles and education of internal stakeholders on risk and performance terms, methodology and impacts as needed. Required Qualifications:  - A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Healthcare, or related field, or a combination of relevant education and experience. Advanced Degree in Finance based disciplines are preferred. - Five or more years of experience in a multi-facility health system in either: Prior experience with value-based care (VBC)/alternative payment models  - Five or more years’ experience in multi-facility health system, large academic and community physician groups or clinically integrated network, large academic medical center or insurer environment. - Experience in the following areas highly desirable: - Risk programs analysis and reporting – including Medicare Advantage, Bundled Payments, and ACOs. - Experience in supporting risk based contract negotiations. - Experience with Health system data warehouses and datamarts. - Knowledge and experience in VBC provider incentive distribution managementprograms and incentive funds flow preferred. - Payer experience preferred - Requires detailed knowledge of hospital and physician complex value based care (VBC) risk reimbursement methodologies including shared savings, capitation, downside risk, % of premium, global risk and bundled payments. - Experience with CMS CMMI governmental programs related to Medicare and Medicaid highly desirable. - Requires detailed knowledge of hospital and physician complex VBC methodologies, particularly Value based care (VBC) risk reimbursement structure knowledge. - Excellent understanding of risk based contracts, including: - Proficient understanding of MSSP and Medicare Advantage contracting methodologies, upside/downside risk corridors, Stop-Loss provisions, financial effect of risk capture, among others. - Proficient understanding of payer claims files and file formats, including Revenue Code and CPT coding in a clinical/hospital/ASC/physician office setting. - Proficient manage care contract rate interpretation skills - Demonstrated advanced technical skill and knowledge of healthcare EDW data systems and query languages. - Experience in population health and value based care data repositories, third party software tools, and working with payer claims datasets. - Experience with payer compliance review including underpayment variances and denial management highly desirable. - Requires familiarity and aptitude with risk contracts and associated payer and provider datasets, and modeling systems and/or cost accounting systems that build payer risk contract profiles. - Ability to analyze and integrate complex internal and external datasets. - SQL skills preferred. - Requires individuals with high mathematical acumen, ability to access and assimilate data, articulate a strong case for a recommended course of action. - Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, and the ability to make decisions quickly and independently. - Strong attention to detail and well organized. - Adapts well to rapid change and multiple, demanding priorities with excellent time and project management skills. - Ability to understand and interpret federal regulations and policies, coding guidelines and reimbursement changes. - Interact effectively with colleagues in a variety of contexts and forums and contribute as a team player. - Demonstrated ability to self-direct, multi-task and partner with technical staff from different departments. - Ability to work remotely as business needs require while remaining an engaged member of a team. - Microsoft Office Suite advanced proficiency also required, particularly Excel. Strong aptitude for learning additional software or systems as needed, particularly finance and revenue cycle billing systems. Position Details: - Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0FTE) - Shift: Days Monday-Friday - Location: Hyde Park, IL when requred to come onsite (as needed) - Unit/Department: Finance, Managed Care - CBA Code: Non-Union 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.

Join UChicago Medicine at Crown Point, as a Vascular Technologist in the Vascular Laboratory.    Come be a vital part of our team as a Vascular Technologist at our cutting-edge facility in Crown Point! UChicago Medicine, Crown Point is a new two-story, 130,000-square-foot multispecialty care center and micro-hospital in Northwest Indiana for what will be the academic health system's largest off-site facility and its first freestanding building in Indiana.  It is anticipating an opening in Spring 2024.     Essential Job Functions - Performs the following examinations on patients as schedule demands either in the Lab or at their bedside according to approved vascular laboratory procedures under general supervision; Venous Duplex (assessment for deep vein thrombosis, venous insufficiency and vein mapping), Arterial segmental pressures, continuous wave Doppler waveforms arterial duplex scan, PPG measurements, graft surveillance and arterial mapping, Carotid and vertebral artery duplex and Abdominal duplex to assess bypass grafts, stents, AAA, mesenteric, aortoiliac and renal artery stenosis/occlusion. - Writes preliminary reports for exam(s) and contacts the referring physician with results; within the guidelines set by the Vascular Laboratory Medical Director. - Assesses appropriateness of exam(s) ordered and modifies said exam based on an assessment of the patient's history, physical exam and symptoms; within the guidelines set by the Vascular Laboratory Medical Director. - Participates in the on-call rotation for Venous Duplex exams during nights/weekends as directed by the Imaging Center Leader. - Provides basic nursing care to each patient while they are in the laboratory. - Performs administrative duties as assigned including, but not limited to; billing processes (procedural CPT code designation, and the clarification and follow-up on incorrect billing occurrences), scheduling of patients, maintaining of logs, databases and inventory, and ordering of equipment and supplies. - Performs quality assessment and improvement activities and maintenance of lab equipment to ensure quality of patient examinations, patient safety, patient care and to maintain accreditation of the vascular laboratory by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories. - Performs all other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications - Required minimum experience: six months experience in an internship or regular position in any ultrasound field. - Required minimum education: Completion of a two-year allied health education program that is patient-care related. - Preferred minimum experience and education: Bachelor’s degree (any major) or foreign degree equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in the U.S. plus 12 months of full-time clinical ultrasound/vascular experience. - No credentialing required, but incumbents holding Vascular Tech, Registry title will be encouraged to become credentialed within 24 months of the date they are eligible to take credentialing exams. Position Details - Job Type/FTE: Registry, 0.10 - Shift: Day - Unit/Department: Proc Vascular Lab - Crown Point - CBA Code: Non-Union 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.

Join UChicago Medicine at Crown Point, as a EEG Technologist in our Neurophysiology Department.    Come be a vital part of our team as a EEG Technologist at our cutting-edge facility in Crown Point! UChicago Medicine, Crown Point is a new two-story, 130,000-square-foot multispecialty care center and micro-hospital in Northwest Indiana for what will be the academic health system's largest off-site facility and its first freestanding building in Indiana.  It is anticipating an opening in Spring 2024.     Essential Job Functions - Explains procedure ,Answers pertinent procedure questions -Documents medical history and other relevant information from the patient, patient's chart or physician. - Utilizing paste or adhesive tapes to , apply electrodes according to the 10/20 System -Adds additional placements according to 10/10 Modified Nomenclature System under indirect supervision as needed. - Obtains standard or extended recordings in outpatient area or as a portable study in the ER, ICU, NICU, EMU, radiology or inpatient wards. - Recognizes artifacts and takes appropriate steps to eliminate them utilizing intermediate troubleshooting techniques. - Appropriately monitors other variables such as EKG, EMG, EOG, or respirations as technically or clinically indicated. - Uses activation procedures such as hyperventilation, photic stimulation and sleep, when appropriate and demonstrates additional activation procedures when necessary. - Selects electrode combinations and demonstrates skill in creating new montages and equipment settings for electroencephalographic recordings when clinically indicated. - Selects electrode combinations and demonstrates skill in creating new montages and equipment settings for electroencephalographic recordings when clinically indicated under indirect supervision. - Ability to correctly identify normal and abnormal EEG patterns. - Summarizes the recording for the purpose of informing the physician of abnormalities observed during the test. - Keeps equipment clean and in good operating condition. - Familiar with diagnostic trouble shooting techniques, notifying supervisor of problems. - Plays a role in the general flow and operation of the EEG Lab and EMU including billing, logging, filing, and archiving. - Performs other duties assigned. - Provides guidance to junior technicians. - Can obtain advanced recordings in Evoked Potentials OR Assist with NCS/NCV procedures and assist physician with EMG Procedure OR Can obtain advanced recordings in WADA, Ballon Occulsions, Epilepsy Monitoring, and EEG monitoring with PET under indirect supervision. Required Qualifications - Graduated from Electroneurodiagnostic (END) Program preferred. - 3.5 or more years’ experience working in a clinical EEG setting – OR - Board certification from ABRET [American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked. - Potential Technologists] in R.EEG.T [Registered Electroencephalographic Technologist] or R.EP.T [Registered Evoked Potential Technologist] with 6 months experience working in a clinical EEG setting OR - Board certification from AAET [American Association of Electrodiagnostic Technologists] in R.NCS.T [registered Nerve Conduction Studies Technologist] with 6 months experience working in a clinical EMG setting. - Competency in all aspects of the EEG Technician, Evoked Potential Technician or Nerve Conduction Studies Technician. - Basic PC and Microsoft™ Windows® knowledge - ENDT Program Certificate Preferred Position Details - Job Type/FTE: Registry- 0.10 - Shift: Day - Unit/Department: Neurophysiology - Crown Point - CBA Code: Non-Union 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.

Join the University of Chicago Medicine as an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) in the Neurology Intensive Care Unit. As the Inpatient Neurology ICU Advanced Practice Provider (APP) you will manage our general neurology and consultative neurology patients, and leverage knowledge of critical neurological conditions to care for the adult patient population.   Sign On Bonus Available!    The ideal candidate will have critical care, general medicine and/or neurology clinical experience that can be leveraged to care for a diverse patient population and the full range of neurological disorders. As a member of the Neurology-Critical Care team, the neurology APP will manage critical care patients in the dedicated Neuro-ICU as well as respond to consultation requests from emergency services, inpatient units, and all other critical care areas throughout the hospital.  Attending physicians hold frequent rounds and are always available to discuss cases and treat patients. Radiology, pathology, and case conferences complement direct patient care.   Our Neurology ICU clinical team has expertise in the management of many neurological disorders, including: - Brain and spinal cord injuries - Brain infections (encephalitis and meningitis) - Brain swelling - Brain Tumors - Nerve and muscle problems that affect breathing, such as myasthenia gravis and Guillain-Barré syndrome  - Status epilepticus - Stroke - Any catastrophic disorder affecting neurologic function Nurse Practitioner Job Summary: The Nurse Practitioner is an advance practice nurse responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management. The Nurse Practitioner manages a caseload of patients and exercises autonomous decision making in the assessment, diagnosis, and initiation of delegated medical treatments. The scope of practice also includes family support, teaching, staff education, consultation, and research.   Nurse Practitioner - Education and Experience Requirements: - Licensed Registered nurse in the state of Illinois - Current APN license - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner degree required - ICU or Neurology experience highly preferred Physician Assistant Job Summary: The Physician Assistant is qualified by academic and clinical education to provide healthcare and patient services that may include educational, research, clinical nursing specialist support and administrative activities under the direction and supervision of the Director/leadership. The PA has acquired the knowledge, skills and judgment necessary to assist the physician through organized instruction and supervised practice. This licensed health professional will take patient histories, conduct examinations, diagnose illnesses, pre- and post-operative patient evaluation, order and interpret laboratory tests and assist during complicated operations. The PA exercises autonomy in medical decision making and provides a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services.    Physician Assistant - Education and Experience Requirements: - Education: Completion of an accredited (physician assistant) educational program required. - Licensure: Certification in ACLS and by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and current and/or eligibility for:  State of Illinois licensure / registration required - ICU Certification Preferred - ICU or Neurology experience highly preferred Position Details  - Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (1.0) - Shift: Rotating / 12-hour Shifts / 3 days per week /4-hours per week on call  - Unit/Department: Neurology Intensive Care Unit  - CBA Code:  Non-Union  

Bring Your Passion to the Forefront:  Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant), Liver Transplant Inpatient, Full-Time, Days and Nights, University of Chicago Medicine in Hyde Park, Chicago, IL     The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management. As an APP, you will manage a caseload of patients and exercise autonomous decision making in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of delegated medical treatments. The scope of practice includes family support, discharge planning, staff education, and consultation. In this role you will provide direct support to patients throughout the inpatient stay for the abdominal, kidney, and liver transplant patients.   This individual will utilize advance practice skills obtained through the completion of a formal provider program. These skills include advanced levels of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care, as well as performing some invasive procedures. For this position, the APP will be responsible for functions related to the clinical care and management of solid organ transplant patients and others with end-stage organ disease. The APP is also responsible for planning, organizing, and directing patient care efforts in collaboration with medical and surgical physicians and other team members. Based on the specific work group, the individual's responsibilities may encompass the pre-transplant, peri-transplant/inpatient, post-transplant, or all phases of transplant care.   Nurse Practitioner (NP) Required Qualifications - Master's of Science in Nursing required - Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration required - Must be certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurse's Credentialing Center or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - Must have or be able to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers OR   Physician Assistant (PA) Required Qualifications - Completion of an accredited (Physician Assistant) educational program required - Certification by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) required - Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois licensure/registration required - Certification in ACLS required - Must have or be able to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers  Position Details - Job Type/FTE: 1.0, Full-time - Shift: Days and Nights (Anticipate rotating from days to nights every 3 months) - Unit/Department: LIVER TRANSPLANT - CBA Code: Non-Union  Preferred Qualifications - A demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate and communicate among interdisciplinary teams. - Must be highly proficient and organized with patient examinations and assessments, diagnostic interpretations, clinical interventions, and health care planning. - Must have effective problem-solving skills - At least 1-2 years of inpatient/outpatient APP experience preferred. - Experience in abdominal transplant and immunosuppression preferred but not required.

Job Title: Advanced Practice Provider, Neurosurgery   $10,000 Sign on Bonus and Tuition Reimbursement available!    Job Description: Join UChicago Medicine as an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) within the Neurosurgery Unit. As the Neurosurgery Advanced Practice Provider (APP), you will manage our general neurosurgery and consultative neurosurgery patients and leverage knowledge of critical neurological conditions to care for the adult and pediatric patient populations.   Our adult and pediatric Neurosurgery clinical teams have expertise in the treatment of many neurological disorders, including: - Brain and spinal cord injuries - Brain infections (encephalitis and meningitis) - Brain swelling - Brain tumors - Nerve and muscle problems that affect breathing, such as myasthenia gravis and Guillain-Barré syndrome  - Status epilepticus - Stroke - Any catastrophic disorder affecting neurologic function Job Summary: As an Advanced Practice Provider, you will be responsible for comprehensive direct patient care management. In this role, the APP will manage a caseload of patients and exercise autonomous decision-making in assessing, diagnosing, and initiating delegated medical treatments. The scope of practice includes family support, discharge planning, staff education, consultation, and research. The APP is also responsible for planning, organizing, and directing patient care efforts collaborating with medical and surgical physicians and other team members.   Nurse Practitioner (NP) Required Qualifications   - Master of Science in Nursing - Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois RN and APN licensure/registration - Certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurse's Credentialing Center or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - Ability to qualify for Illinois and DEA prescribing numbers   OR   Physician Assistant (PA) Required Qualifications   - Completion of an accredited (Physician Assistant) educational program - Certification by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) - Current and/or eligibility for State of Illinois licensure/registration - Certification in ACLS   Position Details    - Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0) - Shift: Rotating / 12-hour shifts / 3 shifts per week - Unit/Department: Neurology Surgery - CBA Code:  Non-Union

Be a part of a world-class academic health-care system at UChicago Medicine as a Magnetic ResonanceImaging Technologist in the MRI Department.   Sign-on Bonus of $15,000   As the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technologist, you will perform MRI exams on outpatient, inpatient and pediatric patients. You will assist the MRI Imaging Center Leader in maintaining continuity in the day-to-day operations of imaging facilities located in the DCAM, Comer, CCD, and Mitchell Hospitals. The MRI Technologist will also act as a content expert to other technologists/students for the purpose of teaching and instructing them in MR scanning (including, but not limited to exams under the general categories of neuroradiology, musculoskeletal, abdominal, breast, pediatric, cardiac, and MR guided procedural scans. In this role, you will review all MRI patient safety information prior to exam and screens all patients so exams are performed in a safe manner. You will review all MRI requisitions for clinical information before presentation to radiologist for proper imaging protocol. The MRI Technologist will inspect images for quality, formatting and labeling before submitting to the Radiologist for interpretation Perform imaging protocols under directions of Radiologist. You will also regularly attend department meetings and discuss opportunities for improving procedures and quality of exams and patient throughput and provide cross coverage of imaging team leader in their absence.   Essential Job Functions: - Perform MR scans as trained and holds competency for MR procedures. - Possess knowledge of and utilize appropriate care protocol relating to the physical and psychological needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, young and mature adults, and geriatric patients. - Review all requisitions to ensure correct exam(s) have been ordered and allotted the proper time frame. - Coordinate exams that require direct Radiologist involvement, and review/evaluate completed exams for quality and proper format. - Make notation to Radiologist when images are to be repeated and the proper technical factors needed for correction. - Ensure correct data is entered into RIS checking that all exams have been properly verified and correct exam(s) ordered has been verified. - Verify that correct information is recorded in patient exam log, with regularly auditing of exam log and proper archiving in iSite, EPIC, and Radiant. - Report and record all malfunctioning equipment to Manager, MRI Team Leader and/or Radiology Engineering appropriately. - Educate other technologists on PACS/process of how to network and how to check that all images have been saved in PACS. - Assisting staff with RIS updates and revisions. - Develop an effective and collaborative relationship with the physician leadership in the MRI section of the department. - Act as a key contact for those customers that need assistance with MRI questions, issues, and concerns. - Work with physicians, nursing floors, radiologists, and Imaging Team Leaders to prioritize and coordinate the daily workload as appropriate. - Ensure safety of patients and non-radiology staff in and around the MRI scanner. - Participate in continuing education activities to maintain appropriate accreditation. - Perform daily quality assurance (QA) scans to ensure the system is in good working order. - Check to ensure that routine PMs (Preventive Maintenance) are performed as scheduled. - Routinely check the RF coils for damage/and report repairs as needed. Required Qualifications: - Formal training in MR scanning and possesses the ability to apply knowledge of physics and system hardware and software to problem solve to obtain the highest quality images possible. - Competency perform high quality MR exams and to educate all technologists in the use of MRI equipment. - Possess progressively advanced imaging experience as a MRI technologist. - Proficient with the following applications: MRA, Peripheral, post processing workstation, Cardiac, Pediatric, Neuroradiology, abdominal, musculoskeletal, thoracic, procedural, and breast imaging. - Resource person for technical operations in the MRI Department Knowledge of PACS, EPIC and Radiant. - Current registry by ARRT (MR) (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists). - Advance certification (MR) with either certification board. (If not certified at hire then must meet ARRT within one year of date of hire. - Current CPR Registration. Preferred Qualifications: - Minimum two years of Full-Time MRI experience  Position Details: - Job Type/FTE: 1.00 FTE - Shift: Night (8pm-6:30am) - Unit/Department: Rad MRI- Hyde Park - CBA Code: Non-Union - No Visa Sponsorship Available 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.

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Histology Technician in the Clinical Anatomic Pathology Lab.  In this role as a Histology Technician you will perform routine and special microtomy of surgical and autopsy tissues and processes slides for H&E, special and IHC staining.  Responsible for quality control, instrument maintenance, and method development to support a broad menu esoteric stains as required for definitive cancer diagnosis.  Works collaboratively with colleagues and participates in process improvement projects.   **Up to a $5,000 Sign On Bonus**   Job Summary   In consultation with the Lab Supervisor and Chief Test Dev Histotech, is responsible for preparing and processing surgical, autopsy, and Outreach tissue specimens by routine histologic techniques to be examined under a microscope by a pathologist.     Essential Job Functions    • Ensures that specimens meet acceptance criteria and utilizes LIS and specimen tracking/documentation software to assure patient, label, and block identification and record deficiencies/quality concerns.• Performs daily and preventative maintenance of tissue processors, staining platforms, paraffin dispensers, embedding stations, water baths, microtomes, cryostats, freezers, refrigerators, microscopes, etc. as outlined in laboratory procedures and recommended by the manufacturer.• Prepares all tissues for microscopic study, including but not limited to: specimen receiving and verification, processing, embedding, microtomy (cutting), staining (H&E, special stains and IHC as appropriate), and coverslipping.• Performs processing/preparation techniques for muscle, sural nerve, and/or renal tissue. May assist in cutting/staining of frozen sections.• Owns process for “recut” logs: additional levels/deepers, special stains, IHC, molecular, etc. • Prepares routine, special stain, and IHC solutions following laboratory and safety procedures.• Reports all test results according to policies and procedures, within stated turn-around times, and follows appropriate backup procedures during computer downtimes. • Practices the proficient and safe use of all equipment necessary for the completion of all duties and responsibilities by following all maintenance, operation, safety and quality controls policies and procedures.• Works with peers to identify and resolve problems. Reports equipment or instrument malfunctions and documents appropriately.• Escalates serious or persistent issues to the supervisor.• Maintains section’s inventory. • Provides patient-focused care in a clinical setting through the accurate performance of routine and complex tests through the pre-analytic, analytic and post-analytic stages.  • Answers inquiries regarding specimen handling, results and other technical information. • Appropriately assists clinicians with requests and seeks out resources necessary when information is not available to answer questions.• Participates in peer interviews of other histotechnicians and histology assistants.• Assists in the training of peers and housestaff in the proficient and safe use of equipment in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. • Ensures completion of quality control, maintenance, and quality assurance documentation.• Participates in ongoing laboratory accreditation and inspection preparation.• Participates in review of laboratory policies and procedures, training and competency activities, and proficiency testing program.• Maintains pathology archives (pulling and filing blocks, slides, and frozen tissue samples.• Performs microscopic quality controls on tissue slides for quality of processing, cutting, staining, and coverslipping, as needed and investigates all steps when staining in not optimal.• Participates in educational and training activities to acquire new skills, maintain technical relevance and improve proficiency. • Perform testing as necessary.  Required Qualifications:    • Must satisfy CLIA ‘88 qualification requirements for testing personnel performing high complexity testing.• Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Histotechnician or Histotechnologist program; and/or• Associates degree in clinical laboratory science, life sciences, or related field from an accredited college or university• At least one year of histology laboratory experience required.• Ability to write laboratory procedures and policies. • Knowledge and ability to use automated and conventional laboratory instrumentation. • Knowledge and proficiency in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, and laboratory/hospital information systems. Proven ability to use computers for data entry, retrieval, and statistical analysis. • Ability to handle large volumes of work within narrow timeframes, outstanding organizational ability and attention to detail. • Visual acuity; Good manual dexterity and fine motor skills and ability to maneuver/lift bulky containers.• Ability to interact in a professional manner with individuals at all levels.• Ability to maintain composure in stressful situations.     Preferred Qualifications    • Certification (or eligibility) for Histotechnician (HT) through American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or equivalent     Position Details  - Job Type/FTE: Full-time (1.0) - Shift:  Evening Shift (12:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Tuesday - Friday and 6:00 am - 2:30 pm Saturdays)  - Unit/Department: Anatomic Pathology Lab - CBA code: Non-Union 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.

Pharmacy Resident, Pharmacy Residency, full time days, Chicago, IL.   We're hiring for a Pharmacy Resident for Pharmacy Residency as a full-time day’s job in Chicago, IL.    Pharmacy Residents are registered pharmacists who are participating in a twelve-month clinical residency appointment with the UCMC. Pharmacy Residents provide safe, effective, and optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of disease states. The Pharmacy Resident proficiently provides direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy operational services in a decentralized practice setting with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel. They also provide centralized pharmacy operations including order entry and verification, drug product checking, product compounding, and medication dispensing.   Pharmacy Resident Required Experience and Qualifications:  - Graduate of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy required. - Doctor of Pharmacy degree required. Registered Pharmacist in the State of Illinois or eligible.   Pharmacy Residents participate in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system while providing comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to the patients in their assigned areas. Pharmaceutical care services include assessing patient needs, incorporating age and disease specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education, adjusting care according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events. Pharmacy Residents serve as departmental resources and liaisons to other departments, hospital personnel, or external groups. They proficiently manage and facilitate the appropriate use of medications according to professional and regulatory standards.   In this role, we anticipate that you will be scheduled to work the rotating shift, and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts.  We anticipate you will be scheduled to work 100% at the Hyde Park campus.  The days of the week that you are scheduled will vary and you will work every 3rd weekend.   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.

Pharmacy Resident II, Pharmacy Residency, full time days, Chicago, IL.   We're hiring for a Pharmacy Resident II for Pharmacy Residency as a full-time day’s job in Chicago, IL.    Pharmacy Residents are registered pharmacists who are participating in a twelve-month clinical residency appointment with the UCMC. Pharmacy Residents provide safe, effective, and optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of disease states. The Pharmacy Resident proficiently provides direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy operational services in a decentralized practice setting with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel. They also provide centralized pharmacy operations including order entry and verification, drug product checking, product compounding, and medication dispensing.   Pharmacy Resident Required Experience and Qualifications:  - Graduate of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy required. - Doctor of Pharmacy degree required. Registered Pharmacist in the State of Illinois or eligible.   Pharmacy Residents participate in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system while providing comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to the patients in their assigned areas. Pharmaceutical care services include assessing patient needs, incorporating age and disease specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education, adjusting care according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events. Pharmacy Residents serve as departmental resources and liaisons to other departments, hospital personnel, or external groups. They proficiently manage and facilitate the appropriate use of medications according to professional and regulatory standards.   In this role, we anticipate that you will be scheduled to work the rotating shift, and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts.  We anticipate you will be scheduled to work 100% at the Hyde Park campus.  The days of the week that you are scheduled will vary and you will work every 3rd weekend.   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.

Join one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic medical centers, UChicago Medicine, as a Desktop Support Tech - Field Services (Hyde Park, IL). We are seeking logical troubleshooters who can join our team and support the growing operations for our healthcare system. This is an onsite position that will be based at our main UChicago Medicine campus in Hyde Park, IL.   The Desktop Support Tech - Field Services (Hyde Park, IL) is responsible for the design, management and support of moderate to complex support and operating systems with general supervision. Areas of management and support may include but are not limited to, core operating systems; such as Macintosh and Windows, software distribution and anti-virus solutions.    Job Summary:   Responsible for providing customer direct technical support for UCMC/BSD supported computer and software with limited direction. This includes monitoring the resolution of problems related to any supported UCMC/BSD device and applications. This support includes but is not limited to Macintosh, PC, Monitors, Printers and peripherals such as handhelds, scanners and all applications residing on the standard desktop.  Responsibilities also include designing, configuring, and installing hardware and end-user applications (i.e. software), and participation in various departmental projects.   Essential Job Functions: - Responsible for managing support tickets for Windows and Macintosh software/applications and hardware. - Providing assistance as required, ensuring timely resolution and meeting all established SLA’s. - Resolves service requests from the incident tracking system and ensures requests are handled in a timely, accurate and efficient manner, using remote administration tools when possible to resolve the problem. - Makes site visits to install/update computer hardware or applications or complete quality assurance reviews or site assessment activities. - Documents the root cause of problems and the solutions to problems encountered and submits them to the appropriate management and knowledge management areas or systems. - Maintains accurate and complete records of all end device assets in proper management systems. - Works effectively as a team member both within the department and across the UCMC/BSD enterprise to promote and integrate information services through communication, cooperation, and collaboration. - Provide consistent and accurate feedback to engineering teams on system modifications to meet customer needs, improve stability or reliability of core systems. - Demonstrate in-depth understanding of all help desk services, processes, and procedures. - Consistently provides guidance/training/mentoring for less experienced team members. - Periodically interacts with IS teams and vendors to restore service and/or identify and correct core problems. - Models customer service orientation through professional responsive actions in a fast paced and high volume environment. - Assists help desk support staff as needed to facilitate first call resolution where applicable. - Participate in on-call pager rotation to provide customer support as needed. - Conduct specialized user support such as Executive support as requested. - Provide hardware and software consultations to customers as requested. Projects: - Works with other IS teams to resolve complex customer issues. - Performs other duties as requested by senior management. - Participate in special projects as required by management. Required Qualifications: - Associate or bachelor's degree in related technical area or technical training/experience equivalent. Bachelor’s degree preferred. - Minimum four years' experience providing support of customer trouble tickets and effectively troubleshooting PC hardware and software problems over the telephone and/or in person required (using remote administration tools and on site). - Excellent listening skills with the ability to empathize, focusing on client service. - Excellent organizational skills with emphasis on detail and follow-through. - Independent problem-solver. Sorts through issues and conducts comparative analysis of multiple solutions. - Excellent decision making and problem-solving skills, demonstrating initiative in the resolution of problems. - In-depth understanding of PC hardware and software, operating systems and applications, networking topology and wireless infrastructure as well as peripherals. - Effective time management skills required, with the ability to complete projects and daily responsibilities both timely and effectively. - Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to effectively interact with customers, peers, and managers. - Dedication to exceeding quality standards and providing products and services of the highest caliber. - Knowledge of networking standards, protocols, security, troubleshooting, and performance tuning. - Experience in hardware and software design, installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting. - Intermediate knowledge of LAN/WAN networking, servers, workstations, operating systems, and applications. - 24 x 7 x 365 support requirements. Available to work after hours and weekends, as required. - Reliable transportation  Preferred Qualifications: - A+ certification from an accredited facility.  - Macintosh support experience. - Experience with a help tracking system.   Position Details: - Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE) - Shift: Days - Unit/Department: IT Technology Services - Hyde Park  - CBA Code: Non-Union 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.

Join a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago MedicineCrown Point, located in Crown Point, Indiana, as an Admin Services Coordinator. UChicago Medicine is an integrated academic and community health system with multiple primary medical facilities within the surrounding suburbs of Chicago.  UChicago Medicine, Crown Point is a new two-story, 130,000-square-foot multispecialty care center and micro-hospital in Northwest Indiana for what will be the academic health system's largest off-site facility and its first freestanding building in Indiana.    The Admin Services Coordinator will work on various tasks/projects concurrently with the need to prioritize as dictated by management needs.  Performs work independently or as well as part of the UCM Crown Point Leadership team as required.  Provides management of the budget, and development of communications on behalf of the Executive(s).  Consistently manages and administers all office and business functions related to the day-to-day operations of the building.   Essential Job Functions: - Maintains confidentiality of reports, documents, and records. This includes personnel files, staffing and position control records, financial reports, project/proposal reports, financial plans and operating strategies. - Maintains regular contact with all levels of management, staff, and physicians within the Medical Center. - Collaborates with other UCM entities by gathering data, relaying messages, obtaining information, research issues, work on various project and committee assignments, as directed. - Manages and administers a wide range /variety of word processing/spreadsheet/power point tasks in final form, which are often confidential in nature and may require, detailed proofreading and/or grammatical changes for accuracy. - Manages daily operations for the Office, organizes multiple tasks, identifies, and implements methods of improving daily operations. - Identifies functional or operational changes needed as part of the department support team function for service improvement; draft for management review written policy/procedures for these suggested changes. - Completes and oversees specially assigned projects with minimal supervision in a timely and efficient manner. - Coordinates with department administrative team members in regular ordering of supplies, completion of work orders, submission of invoices for payment, etc. for facility as needed. - Is an essential part of physician credentialing for both the Hospital and ASC. - Works with the UCM Medical Staff Office to ensure proper processes are followed and documents are completed and corrected in a timely manner. - Prepares packets for Medical Executive Committees. - Prepares agendas and documents and takes minutes at Medical Executive Committee meetings. - Assists with organization of the Crown Point facility Quality Committee – schedules meetings, confirms attendance, prepares materials, takes minutes, etc.   Required Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree preferred. - Minimum seven to ten years of increasingly responsible administrative or secretarial experience, preferably in a complex health care or professional office setting. - Documented proficiency and advanced skills in a variety of computer software applications (including word processing, spread sheets, presentation applications). - Prefer applicants with advanced skills in relation to Microsoft Office Suite products. - Strong sense of service orientation in responding to the needs of internal and external customers. - Must be able to independently and professionally interact with customers, both internal and external to the Hospitals; strong interpersonal skills required.     Position Details: - Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0FTE). - Shift: Days - Location: Crown Point - CBA Code: Non-Union 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.

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Denial Coordinator (Collection Coordinator, Medicare) for our Revenue Cycle -PFS Medicare and Commercial division. This is a hybrid remote opportunity where you are expected to come in office as need. Our office location for this role would be at our campus in Burr Ridge, IL.   Job Summary: This position is responsible to coordinate and manage project and special Medicare Billing and Collection activity according to HCFA guidelines.     Essential Job Functions: - Assists Manager in Performing Weekly Quality Control on MSP billing situations and MSP form completion by Clinics and Admitting as per Medicare Intermediary and Carrier directions. - Manages the following high dollar critical billing accounts to assure that all accounts have billed and paid appropriately as per Medicare Intermediary and Carrier direction. Prepare monthly management reports of same activity highlighting potential problem areas and suggest changes to prevent similar problems in the future.           -Kidney Dialysis accounts-Patients dialyzed at two off-site facilities           -Physical Therapy           -Speech Therapy           -Occupational Therapy           -Cardiac Rehab           -Indirect Medical Education – Medicare HMO accounts that qualify for additional funds Additional Documentation Requests-Formal request from Medicare for additional information. Zero billing-Must satisfy HCFA’s requirement to submit MSP claims when no balance is due. - Acts as an intermediary and with cooperation of Compliance office, interact with Admitting, UCPG, CLINICS, Medical Records, Dialysis Centers and Intermediary/Carrier to reconcile problems associated with any form of billing or collection activity, exercising the strictest limits associated with the confidentiality of patient information. - Analyzes potential Medicare Bad Debt accounts and recommend bad debt write off as appropriate. Develop and maintain Medicare Bad Debt Logs as per Medicare Intermediary and Carrier directions. - Oversee special projects such as MSP audits, Compliance office audits and requests, Hospital internal audits, and Senior Management/Attorney requests. - Identifies Medicare Credit Balances and process appropriate adjustments according to HCFA guidelines and Medicare Intermediary and Carrier directions. - Assists and advises the Medicare Manager in developing short term and long term goals to reduce backlogs and maintain current billing status. - Coordinates, develops and documents new procedures to train employees for changes to work flow as required by Medicare Intermediary and Carrier or management. - Assists and advises Medicare Manager in the development of employee production reports. - Meets regularly with Compliance office to assure all Medicare regulations are being followed. - Works with Compliance office to review, interpret and implement new Medicare regulations in Patient Accounting and throughout hospital. - Attends outside meetings and/or seminars to keep updated on industry changes and developments. - Stays abreast of Medicare billing and follow up requirements to enable performance as Medicare billing specialist. - Directs other billing activities in absence of Manager.   Required Qualifications:  - High school diploma - A minimum of 3-5 years prior hospital billing and/or collection experience - Applicant must be able to deal with a high volume of work with stringent production time frames. - Applicant must be able to identify and solve problems independently but must also be strongly invested in team management and be able to work closely and at times, in an unstructured environment. - Applicant must have superior writing skills for both external correspondence and internal communication and able to deal effectively with people in a variety of contexts, including staff of a variety of Hospitals departments, patients, physicians, nurses, provider representatives and financial institutions. - This position requires extensive knowledge of complex policies regarding Medicare billing and collections, state and third party payers’ regulations pertaining to Medicare billing and reimbursement. Must be able to apply this information to effectuate appropriate billing and collection of assigned accounts. - Applicant must have strong analytic and financial assessment abilities as well as the ability to maintain close attention to a variety of details in order to carry out their responsibilities effectively. - This position requires a minimum of 1-2 years experience working with a mini or main frame - collection system environment. Knowledge of personal computers is preferred with a background in developing spreadsheets with computation tables and the ability to produce written reports.   Preferred Qualifications:  - A Degree in a Business-related field or the equivalent - 6 months to 1 year of supervisory experience - Prior Denial experience strongly preferred   Position Details: - Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE) - Shift: Days/ 8hr Shifts - Flexible start time between 7am - 8:30am - Unit/Department: Revenue Cycle - PFS Medicare and Commercial - Location: Burr Ridge when required to come in office - CBA Code: Non-Union 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.

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Medical Assistant with our Dermatology clinic. In this role you will partner with the rest of the clinical team to provide patients the highest quality of care.    In this role, a Medical Assistant is an employee who performs a wide variety of patient care services under the direct supervision of a registered nurse, advanced practice nurse (APN) or physician. Such services can involve therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedures.   Essential Job Functions: - Know and practice the University of Chicago Medical Center’s Pride Values and Patient Centered Care Definition and Principles. - Perform any or all duties involving direct patient care as assigned by the registered nurse or physician and within the scope of the Nursing policies and procedures. - Appropriately implement and document patient and family education as delegated by the RN or physician. - Obtain and record vital signs. - Perform tests, i.e. pregnancy tests, urinalysis, and hemocults, etc., specific to the patient population. - Document all aspects of patient care according to hospital policies and procedures. - Perform phlebotomy services. - Assist with collection of specimens. Perform labeling and logging of specimens in compliance with hospital standards. - Performs other duties as assigned.   Required Qualifications:  - A completed High School diploma or equivalent from an accredited body - A current certificate of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training - Must have phlebotomy experience - Experience working in a community health setting - Completion of a certified/registered program for medical assistants that is recognized by the American Heart Association   Preferred Qualifications:  - Considerable skill in communicating verbally, in determining priorities and in organizing work; ability to maintain an organized, alphabetized filing system - General working knowledge of PC. Excel, Microsoft Word for windows, OASIS and EPIC - Computerized appointment scheduling experience - Ability to handle stress in a fast-paced environment - Considerable skill in handling sensitive public contacts with discretion, tact and courtesy when dealing with patients, coworkers, and physicians - Physical ability to perform stocking, lifting, and transporting supplies and instruments   Position Details: - Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE) - Shift: Days - Unit/Department: Dermatology - CBA Code: Non-Union In this role, we anticipate that you will generally work approximately 40 hours per week. We anticipate that you will generally be scheduled to work the day shift, between the hours of 8:00am-4:30pm and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts. We anticipate you will be scheduled to work 100% at the Hyde Park Clinic. The days of the week that you are scheduled will be Monday through Friday.   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.