UI Health - Healthcare Utilization Review Coordinator II extra help

UI Health - Healthcare Utilization Review Coordinator II extra help

Hiring Department: UI Health - Healthcare Utilization Review Coordinator II extra help

Location: Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1034703

FTE:

Work Schedule: Min 32 hours/month(4 Shifts)

Shift: Extra Help

# of Positions: 2

Posting Date: 09/12/2025

This position requires Illinois residency within 180 days of the hire date.

Salary: The previously determined range for this position was $ to $ The final rate offered will be determined by the collective bargaining agreement, internal salary equity, candidate experience and qualifications, and budget constraints. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a rate at or near the top of the full range for a position

About the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health)

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a Joint Commission-accredited tertiary care hospital and outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity. Learn more:

Benefits eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package which offers: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance; a defined benefit pension plan; paid leaves such as Vacation, Holiday and Sick; tuition waivers for employees and dependents. .

Position Summary
Health Care Utilization Review Coordinator (HURC) is accountable for coordinating and facilitating patient services across the various levels of the continuum utilizing Relationship-Based Care model as the framework. The HURC takes initiative to improve patient outcomes by integrating Shared Leadership, Evidence Based Practice and Magnet's Five Models of Care into clinical practice. Through therapeutic relationships with patients, families, self and colleagues, the HURC functions as an interdisciplinary team member who assist patients and their families in navigating through the healthcare system based on individual and patient population needs. In addition to the care facilitation, the HURC will perform related duties including utilization management, discharge planning and referral to other levels of care and fulfills unit and organizational goals.
This is an extra help position.

Duties & Responsibilities
Collaborates with the patient, family, physicians, RN's and multidisciplinary team to assure appropriate, safe, cost effective, timely and efficient services. Utilizes clinical and social work experts as needed to ensure delivery of comprehensive patient services
Facilitates coordination of patient services in assigned patient care unit, or department by collaborating with the patient, family, physicians, RNs, and multidisciplinary team to assure appropriate safe, cost effective, timely and efficient services.
Communicates and coordinates with all staff in developing and implementing the discharge planning process including appropriate Clinical Level of Care, continued stay, patient assessment, planning, implementation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and ongoing evaluation.
Assists in identifying system problems and issues that impede (impeding) diagnostic or treatment progression to the appropriate administrative liaison. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team when delays occur in consults, treatments, discharge planning, or procedures to facilitate timely, cost-effective delivery of patient services.
Facilitates daily communication ( patient rounds, multidisciplinary team meetings and conferences) with the interdisciplinary team to discuss plan of care and assist with expediting care across the continuum
Maintains expertise through participation in continuing education programs. Serves as experienced resource and patient services facilitation reference for care team members.
Receives and provides feedback to members of the health care team regarding performance/practice.
Other Duties as Assigned.
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited professional nursing program
• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation.
• Five years (60 months) of Medical Surgical experience.
• BSN (or higher) required of an accredited nursing program.
• Current BLS/CPR and/or other required unit specific certifications
• Nationally certified through ANCC approved certifier, or within 6 months of hire in an area relevant to their clinical area.