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Patient Liaison- Rehab Services Full-Time Days

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

Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you improved how a schedule or front office ran.

What they are checking: Initiative to make the practice run better, not just keep up with daily tasks.

Tell me about a time you advocated for a patient.

What they are checking: Willingness to act on a patient's behalf, which the posting names as part of the liaison role.

What would you do

A physical therapist is out for a week. How do you handle their patients' appointments?

What they are checking: Coordinating care alternatives across the team while keeping patients informed.

A patient has used all their authorized visits but the therapist says they need more. What do you do?

What they are checking: Working with the therapist and payer to request more visits and keeping the patient informed honestly.

A patient keeps canceling at the last minute. How would you handle it?

What they are checking: Balancing patient compliance with the treatment plan and good use of therapist time.

How do you work with therapists who all want their schedules set up differently?

What they are checking: Building strong relationships with staff while keeping the clinic schedule fair and workable.

How would you explain to a patient why their insurance needs a referral before they can start therapy?

What they are checking: Explaining insurance requirements simply so patients understand and do not feel brushed off.

About the work

Rehab patients usually come two or three times a week for weeks. How would you schedule a new patient's full plan of care so they get the visits they need?

What they are checking: Understanding recurring scheduling and how gaps in visits hurt patients' progress.

What do you know about insurance visit limits and authorizations for physical and occupational therapy?

What they are checking: Whether they know therapy visits often need authorization and tracking to avoid denied claims.

How would you open and close clinic templates when a therapist's hours change?

What they are checking: Comfort with schedule maintenance tasks and thinking about which patients are affected.

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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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