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Mgr Patient Access

Advocate Health · Barrington, IL

Posted Sep 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026

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Behavioral

Walk me through your background in patient access and admitting. How did you move into a supervisory role, and what did that first year of managing staff and budgets look like?

whether the candidate actually has the five years of patient access experience plus the one year of supervisory scope the posting requires

Tell me about a time you managed a 24/7 department. How did you structure coverage and handle the overnight or weekend problems that came up when you weren't physically there?

real experience running around-the-clock operations, not just a 9-to-5 team

Give me an example of a recurring problem in registration or admitting that you traced back to a root cause. What did you change, and how did you know it worked?

ability to do actual process improvement analysis rather than just react to complaints

Describe a time you had to roll out a new policy or procedure across multiple patient access departments, maybe something tied to insurance updates or JCAHO requirements. How did you get buy-in from staff who were used to doing things differently?

experience standardizing processes across departments and managing change resistance

Tell me about the hardest personnel decision you've had to make, a termination, a corrective action, something like that. How did you handle it and what was the outcome?

comfort with the full range of HR responsibilities including difficult conversations, not just the easy parts of managing people

How do you coach a large staff, maybe 30 or more people across different shifts, when you can't be present for every interaction?

scalable coaching and supervision approach for a large, dispersed team

Technical

Tell me about a time you had to explain a technical system issue, something involving your patient access software, to IT on one side and frontline staff on the other. How did you bridge that gap?

ability to act as liaison between technical teams and non-technical users, a specific duty called out in the posting

Have you been through a system conversion or major software change in a patient access setting? What was your role, and what went wrong that you didn't expect?

hands-on experience with PAS software transitions, not just theoretical familiarity

What does the Code of Ethical Conduct mean to you in a role where your staff handle sensitive patient and financial information every day?

understanding of compliance responsibility and how it translates into everyday oversight of staff behavior

Situational

A patient complains loudly at the front desk about a long wait and a billing question your staff can't answer. Staff are stressed, other patients are watching. What do you do in that moment, and what do you do afterward?

composure and follow-through on service recovery, plus whether they train staff versus just intervening personally

How would you go about improving patient and staff satisfaction scores in a department that's currently struggling with both?

understanding that staff morale and patient experience are linked, not two separate initiatives

You're given a budget for the year and partway through you're over on labor costs because of turnover and overtime. Walk me through how you'd handle that.

financial accountability and practical budget management under pressure

A physician's office is frustrated because your registration process keeps causing scheduling delays for their patients. How do you work through that with them?

the networking and problem-solving with physician offices specifically named as a required skill

This role covers Advocate Good Shepherd and involves some travel across sites. How do you keep consistent standards and morale across locations you're not at every day?

multi-site management capability and awareness of the travel demands of the job

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The full job description

As published by Advocate Health.

Department: 10391 Enterprise Revenue Cycle - North IL Arrival Managers Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: Responsible for 24/7 departments. Pay Range: $41.10 - $61.65 Major Responsibilities: • Utilizes performance improvement techniques and quality/quantity standards to analyze processes in order to streamline workflow design operations, improve quality and service and revenue cycle performance. Participates in multidisciplinary teams for process improvement. • Maintains effective communication with patients, families, department and medical staff and acts as a liaison to assure efficient department operations with exceptional quality and service. • Surveys and ensures satisfaction of patients, staff, and physicians. Follows up on concerns, complaints and issues to maximize internal/external customer satisfaction and quality. • Analyzes problem trends to determine and fix root causes. Develops ideas and makes recommendations for refinements, initiating implementation as appropriate. • Collaborates with patient access departments to initiate new procedures, revising and refining as needed (includes: Policy / Procedure manuals, JCAHO requirements, insurance plan updates, training programs, etc). • Collaborates with interdisciplinary management, PAS Quality and Training, Information Services, Clinical Information Services, Business Office and other leadership to standardize policies, work standards and processes. Considers needs of finance, government agencies, business operations, marketing, and strategic initiatives of site or region. • Serves as liaison to Information Services and other areas using PAS software. Presents technical problems in formats understandable to both technical support and the user. Assists with conversion planning, system options, procedure development and training. • Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale. • Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives. • Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business. Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required: • None Required. Education Required: • Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent knowledge) in Health Care Administration or related field. Experience Required: • Typically requires 5 years of experience in patient access and admitting. Includes 1 year of supervisory experience in management of staff, budgets and multiple human resources functions within a multi-department, large and complex healthcare organization. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: • Proven ability to effectively network and problem solve for physicians and physician office management. • Demonstrated critical thinking, creativity, problem solving and decision-making skills. • Self-directed, flexible and ability to handle a high degree of pressure with effective time-management. • Exceptional organizational, communication (verbal & written) and facilitation skills. • Demonstrated coaching and counseling skills with ability to supervise large numbers of staff in a fast-paced, unpredictable environment. • Intermediate computer skills with Windows applications and other automated systems. Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: • Position requires travel, may be exposed to road and weather hazards. • Exposed to a normal office environment, with significant patient and public contact. • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job. This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties. Our Commitment to You: Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Compensation • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job • Incentive pay for select positions • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits and more • Paid Time Off programs • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs • Educational Assistance Program Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview. About Advocate Health  Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

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