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Rehab Services Patient Liaison-Part-time Days Shift

Northwestern Medicine · Geneva, IL · Part time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you advocated for a patient who was struggling to get the care they needed.

What they are checking: Whether they act on the advocate part of the role and follow through for the patient.

The posting mentions helping the practice manager with data on productivity and resource use. What kind of data work have you done?

What they are checking: Whether they are comfortable pulling and organizing numbers that leaders use to make decisions.

How do you keep up with many phone calls, walk-ins and scheduling requests at the same time?

What they are checking: Whether they have a real system for juggling tasks without dropping things.

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

What they are checking: Whether they see staff as partners and communicate well, which keeps the clinic running smoothly.

What would you do

A therapist calls in sick and you have a full day of patients booked. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can quickly rearrange care, offer patients real options and keep everyone informed.

A patient keeps missing their therapy appointments. How would you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they look for the reason behind missed visits and help the patient stay on the treatment plan.

An upset patient is at the front desk because their visit was cancelled without notice. What do you say?

What they are checking: Whether they can calm a frustrated patient, take ownership and find a solution.

About the work

This role manages schedules across therapists, rooms and equipment. How do you build a schedule that uses every resource well?

What they are checking: Whether they think about provider time, rooms and equipment together, not just filling open slots.

Tell me about your experience with pre-certifications, referrals and insurance authorizations.

What they are checking: Whether they understand the steps that prevent billing denials before a patient is seen.

How do you register a new patient so nothing causes a billing problem later?

What they are checking: Whether they understand how small registration errors become claim denials and take care to avoid them.

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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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