Health Care Administrator I - Imaging and Diagnostic Services

University of Illinois Chicago
United States, Illinois, Chicago
May 01, 2025
Health Care Administrator I - Imaging and Diagnostic Services Health Care Administrator I - Imaging and Diagnostic Services Hiring Department: Diagnostic Services Location: Chicago, IL USA Requisition ID: 1033588 FTE: 1 Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm Shift: Days # of Positions: 1 Workplace Type: On-Site Posting Close Date: May 3rd, 2025 Salary Range (commensurate with experience): $61,000.00 - 110,000.00 / Annual Salary About the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a Joint Commission-accredited tertiary care hospital and outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity. Learn more: https://hospital.uillinois.edu/about-ui-health Benefits eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package which offers: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance; a defined benefit pension plan; paid leaves such as Vacation, Holiday and Sick; tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits. Position Summary The incumbent reports to the Director of Patient Support Services, who reports to the Associate Chief Operating Officer. The incumbent coordinates and manages the financial clearance, registration, and customer service/ patient experience operations of the Imaging and Diagnostic Department, using initiative, independent judgment and discretion concerning priorities. Duties & Responsibilities Provides guidance to supervisor and support staff to ensure a competent and productive workforce. Resolves scheduling, registration and financial clearance issues with department personnel, representatives of the health care community. Assists in planning various aspects of special projects and essential programs, including complex scheduling and urgent requests. Oversees patient registration and financial clearance process ensuring patient insurance (primary, secondary) is verified and necessary documents (referrals, clinical notes, labs) are attached to the patients chart. Accomplishes departmental human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures. Establish and maintain a continuous staff engagement and education process, working to inspire high performance and lower staff turnover. Monitors attendance time (punch in and out time). Audits staff work / activity for accuracy. Complete payroll and submit PAR requests for time and attendance correction. Audits attendance for department personnel quarterly Completes probationary and yearly performance evaluations for personnel. Conduct weekly staff meetings to discuss hospital initiatives, departmental progress, improvement plans, and staff concerns. Serves as liaison between departments and off- site clinics; provides information, assistance, and advice to various constituencies and individuals. Achieves departmental operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to functional strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; determining system improvements; implementing change. Meets departmental financial objectives by estimating requirements; Making recommendations for the annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; implementing corrective actions. Serves and protects the hospital community by ensuring adherence to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) standards. Monitors and coordinates staff compliance to UIC, State and departmental mandatory in-service/training and competencies. Analyzes organizational unit structure and functions to determine adequacy of existing organizational structure, eliminate duplications and non-essential activities, and clarify organizational relationships, with responsibility for recommending revisions in activities, organizational relationships, lines of authority, division of work, and similar operational matters. Accomplishes the hospital's goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Supervises other non-academic personnel, either directly or through appropriate supervisors Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned. Minimum Qualifications Any one or any combination, that equals 3 years (36 months) of the following types of preparation-- A. college course work leading to a major in hospital administration, health administration, or business administration, or similar area of study a. Associate Degree (60 semester hours) equals 1 year (12 months) b. 90-semester hours equals 2 years (24 months) c. Bachelor's Degree (120 semester hours) equals 3 years (36 months) OR B. progressively more responsible experience that provided a knowledge of generally accepted principles, theories, and practices used in hospital administration, health administration, business administration or similar professional experience One year (12 months) of hospital/medical center/health care administrative work experience OR College course work leading to a Master's Degree in hospital administration, health administration, business administration or similar area of study Preferred Qualifications Management and customer service experience EPIC- scheduling and registration experience Excellent attendance, interpersonal and communication skills. To Apply: For fullest consideration click on the Apply Now button, please fully complete all sections of the online application including adding your full work history with specific details of your duties & responsibilities for each position held. Fully complete the education, licensure, certification and language sections. You may upload a resume, cover letter, certifications, licensures, transcripts and diplomas within the application. Please note that once you have submitted your application you will not be able to make any changes. In order to revise your application you must withdraw and reapply. You will not be able to reapply after the posting close date. Please ensure the application is fully completed and all supporting documents have been uploaded before the posting close date. Illinois Residency is required within 180 days of employment. The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. 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