Patient Benefits Coordinator
Vernon Hills, IL - USA
Job Summary
Shift Type: Part time; 20 to 30 hours per week
About the Role
The Patient Benefits Coordinator plays a key role in helping patients understand their insurance coverage and financial responsibility while supporting accurate compliant billing practices. This role works closely with patients insurance payors providers and the Revenue Cycle Manager to ensure smooth financial experiences and timely reimbursement in a thriving Medical Spa and Cosmetic surgery Practice.
Youll handle insurance verification prior authorizations patient estimates and billing supportwhile helping improve workflows and maintaining high standards of confidentiality and compliance.
What Youll Do
Patient Accounts & Insurance
- Verify insurance coverage and interpret benefits
- Prepare and communicate patient cost estimates (deductibles co-insurance out-of-pocket)
- Manage prior authorizations and pre-certifications
- Monitor provider schedules for changes that impact billing or authorization
- Communicate clearly and professionally with patients payors and internal teams
- Support insurance patient payments deposits refunds and balance follow-up
Billing & Coding Support
- Assist with claims accounts receivable and payment posting
- Review documentation and coding for accuracy and compliance
- Help ensure ICD-10 and CPT codes align with services provided
- Stay current on billing and coding regulations and best practices
- Educate and support staff on billing and estimator workflows
Process Improvement & Compliance
- Identify opportunities to improve billing and financial workflows
- Support training and implementation of best practices for insurance billing
- Maintain strict confidentiality and comply with HIPAA and company policies
What Were Looking For
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
- 3 years of medical billing coding or revenue cycle experience
- Working knowledge of ICD-10 CPT and insurance billing processes
- Strong communication organization and multitasking skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Experience with Nextech Trizetto or Klara is a preferred (not required)
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Work Environment
Combination of sitting standing. Collaborative meetings may require some transit back and forth between two office buildings (across a parking lot).
Fast-paced Med Spa and Cosmetic Surgery office setting
Growth & Development
This role offers opportunities to grow into project leadership or expanded responsibilities within the revenue cycle team or broader organization.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
As a top cosmetic surgery center and med spa in Chicago, RL Center proudly offers the safest, most effective aesthetic treatments and procedures in the country to the men and women of Northern Illinois & all of Chicagoland.