Job Description

Join UChicago Medicine as a Part-Time Clinic Coordinator in the Imaging Department. 

As a Clinic Coordinator, you will perform reception and clerical duties of considerable difficulty in outpatient clinic settings. You will be involved with extensive utilization of the Hospitals' systems and constant interaction with patients, physicians, and other members of the Hospitals' staff. 

Essential Job Functions

• Utilizes a wide variety of computer systems (HIS, EPIC, MARS, Sunquest, OACIS) effectively
• Collaborates with nursing staff to ensure that all patient care activities are coordinated effectively and that both clinical and fiscal goals are met
• Establishes a customer service orientation in the clinic and ensures that clerical staff interactions with both patients and physicians are handled satisfactorily
• Assists in the resolution of patient and physician complaints

Required Qualifications:

Education:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Successful completion of medical terminology class.

Skills Required:

• Ability to type 35 wpm or perform data entry at 4500 keystrokes per minute
• Ability to perform general office duties of filing, Xeroxing, operating printers.
• Familiarity with telephone and intercom systems.
• Ability to enter and retrieve data accurately and quickly, check work and resolve mistakes.
• Strong verbal, writing, and number-comparison skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to handle a wide variety of public contacts, including conflicts, with patience, tact, courtesy and discretion.

Other Critical Requirements:

• Considerable skill in determining priorities, working independently, and making decisions.
• High degree of initiative and problem-solving ability.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise judgment, make independent decisions, and assume responsibility.
• Ability and willingness to cooperate with co-workers, supervisors and physicians to do whatever needs to be done in order to serve the patient and the flexibility to learn and incorporate new systems and processes.
• Demonstration of both a strong customer service orientation and a commitment to excellence and accuracy while working in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment.
• Ability to attend mandatory training classes offered by the Hospitals after hours or on weekends, with advance notice.

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Part-time; 0.5 FTE
• Shift: Evenings
• Unit/Department: Patient Access
• CBA Code: 743 Clerical

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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Bring your career to the next level at a hospital that is thriving; from patient satisfaction to employee engagement, we are at the Forefront of Medicine. Take advantage of all we have to offer and #BringYourPassiontotheForefront.

University of Chicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: www.uchospitals.edu/jobs

The University of Chicago Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.