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Patient Liaison - Mobile Rehab Full time Days

Northwestern Medicine · Chicago, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 24, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a time you advocated for a patient.

What they are checking: Whether they act as a resource and advocate, which the posting describes.

Tell me about a time you resolved a billing error for a patient.

What they are checking: Whether they can untangle billing problems and explain them clearly.

How do you build good working relationships with the therapists you schedule for?

What they are checking: Whether they can work as a partner with clinical staff.

What would you do

A therapist calls out and you have to reschedule a full day of patients. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can coordinate care alternatives and communicate kindly with affected patients.

A patient keeps missing appointments. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they help patients stay on their treatment plan while following policy.

A patient is upset that their insurance only covers a few visits. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they can explain coverage limits with empathy and offer options.

About the work

How would you schedule patients so therapists, rooms and equipment are used well?

What they are checking: Whether they can manage schedules that make full use of resources.

How do you obtain pre-certifications or referrals for therapy visits?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the insurance steps that prevent billing denials.

How would you help a practice manager gather data on productivity or resource use?

What they are checking: Whether they are comfortable with data collection and basic analysis.

How do you register a patient accurately when they're in a hurry?

What they are checking: Whether they get demographic and insurance details right under time pressure.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The Patient Liaison reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Memorial, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. The Patient Liaison is primarily responsible for overseeing the service experience for all patients and for ensuring optimal use of all practice resources. The Patient Liaison serves as a resource to patients and staff alike by establishing strong relationships, providing them with necessary information and advocating on their behalf as needed. Responsibilities: • Manages schedules to make best use of all resources including providers, rooms and equipment. • Performs schedule maintenance activities such as opening and closing clinic templates and coordinates care alternatives for patients impacted by changes. • Communicates with patients and/or clinical staff as necessary to ensure patient compliance with prescribed treatment plan. • Assists Practice Manager with data collection and analysis related to physician productivity and resource utilization. • Facilitates the resolution/prevention of billing errors and denials – including obtaining pre-certifications or referrals as needed. • Registers patients and schedules or coordinates the scheduling of appointments. • Provides patient education information and/or materials as needed. • Maintains a strong relationship with patients, internal providers and staff, external hospital departments, physician offices and vendors. • Answers all incoming inquiries from patients, providers, staff and others related to all aspects of practice operations. • Conducts follow-up with patients to ensure compliance with all testing, prescriptions and the plan of care. • May perform other duties as assigned. Required : • High School Diploma or GED equivalent. • 2 years previous healthcare experience. • Experience in a customer service role. Preferred : • Bachelor’s degree. • Previous experience with an electronic medical record system. • Knowledge of medical terminology. Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

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