Jobs at Northwestern Medicine

Maintains patient and provider data integrity across Northwestern Medicine systems, including Epic, MPI, EMPI, and clinical records. Reviews and corrects patient identity, chart, provider, merge, scan, fax, and imported-result issues; manages tickets and report queues; supports database loads, testing, quality checks, and workflow improvements. The role also processes medical records, uploads imaging, responds to internal and external inquiries, trains users, and supports HIM operations.

Performs complex physician professional-service coding by reviewing medical records and assigning CPT, ICD-10, HCPCS, and modifiers. Reconciles charges, resolves billing and Optum edits, supports claim appeals, identifies documentation issues, and provides coding feedback and training to physicians and staff. Maintains coding accuracy, productivity, compliance, and current knowledge of billing guidelines while collaborating with Patient Accounting, billing, and operational teams.

Coordinates clinical research studies throughout the protocol lifecycle, supporting principal investigators and interdisciplinary teams. Reviews study feasibility, maintains compliant protocols and procedures, monitors deviations, recommends corrective actions, and escalates concerns. Provides guidance and training to clinical research nurses, mentors staff, supports adverse-event response, and delivers clinical nursing support across inpatient and outpatient settings. Maintains clinical proficiency and participates in committees and quality initiatives.

Coordinates Northwestern Medicine campus and community recruitment programs, workforce pipeline initiatives, award applications, community and vendor relationships, HR events, and team meetings. Supports the Director of Human Resources with administrative projects, scheduling, invoices, and event logistics. The role manages timelines, improves processes through automation, collaborates across HR, represents the organization externally, and maintains confidentiality while handling multiple priorities.

Leads integrated marketing plans and complex marketing materials while supporting marketing directors on strategic initiatives. Manages large projects, multidisciplinary teams, senior internal clients, and external vendors. Builds client relationships, translates needs into effective briefs, assigns responsibilities, and ensures delivery on time and within budget. Requires strong communication, judgment, marketing expertise, and vendor-management capabilities, with healthcare or agency marketing experience preferred.

Manages daily diagnostic imaging operations, including departmental goals, staffing, scheduling, recruitment, payroll, budgets, compliance, contracts, vendors, equipment, supplies, and patient care quality. Coordinates services among patients, staff, physicians, and departments, provides patient care when necessary, and oversees performance management and conflict resolution.

Provides peer recovery support to consumers experiencing behavioral health crises. Responsibilities include advocacy, crisis assessment and triage support, recovery education, case management, transportation, treatment and discharge planning, referrals, community liaison work, documentation, and trauma-informed rehabilitation services. The specialist collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and community agencies, supports Living Room services, facilitates wellness activities, and helps prevent psychiatric hospitalization.

Provide full-spectrum obstetrics and gynecology care, including surgical services, while collaborating with maternal-fetal medicine, anesthesia, and multidisciplinary teams. The full-time role serves patients in Mokena and Orland Park, Illinois, with privileges at Palos Hospital and Palos Surgical Center. Clinic hours are Monday through Friday with a flexible schedule and work-life balance. The physician must be board eligible or board certified.

Full-time facial plastics otolaryngologist providing Facial Plastics and General ENT care across outpatient clinics in Lake Forest, Grayslake, and Glenview, Illinois. The physician joins a team of six otolaryngologists and two advanced practice providers, with access to an ambulatory surgery center and nocturnal APP call support at Lake Forest Hospital. Board eligibility or board certification is required.

Provide clinical lactation consultation and education to breastfeeding patients in the maternity unit and outpatient clinic. Assess breastfeeding issues, develop and implement individualized care plans, collaborate with medical and nursing staff, document care, teach breastfeeding techniques, lead classes/support groups, and integrate evidence-based practice to improve outcomes.

Provide outpatient cardiology care at the Northwestern Medicine Bronzeville Outpatient Care Center. Role requires a board-eligible or board-certified cardiologist who completed an ACGME-accredited cardiology fellowship. Position includes patient care, collaboration with clinical support staff, administrative support, and opportunities for mentorship, teaching, and research through Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Emphasis on physician wellness, stable schedule, and community engagement.

Support revenue cycle and clinical departments by maintaining charge master accuracy, performing audits and pricing reviews, researching billing/coding regulations, linking EPIC to charge master, identifying charge capture opportunities, and assisting finance, revenue cycle, IT, and clinical teams on compliance and special projects.

Provide peer-based crisis support in the Living Room, using lived recovery experience to de-escalate crises, connect consumers to resources, assist with service and discharge planning, transport clients as directed, liaise with community agencies and hospital staff, document services, and participate in team meetings and training.

Provide lactation consultation and nursing care for breastfeeding patients. Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized care; teach breastfeeding techniques; develop nursing procedures; collaborate with medical staff, patients, and families; integrate research into practice while adhering to ANA standards.

Provide outpatient advanced heart failure nursing care including assessments, triage, medication administration, patient education, emergency response, care coordination, documentation, and staff resource support.

Manage day-to-day operations of the Lake Forest Hospital simulation center and standardize simulation programs across the region. Oversee equipment maintenance, audiovisual/VR systems, scheduling, budgets, curriculum development, facilitator training, standardized patient hiring, and compliance with accreditation and safety standards.

Coordinate all aspects of clinical trials under the Principal Investigator: patient care per protocol, investigational medication dispensation, scheduling, vendor coordination, documentation and CRF data entry, adverse event reporting, regulatory/IRB submissions, staff training, and sponsor/monitor liaison. Travel between hospital locations as needed.

Designs and delivers data warehouse and analytic solutions: builds ETL, writes advanced SQL, creates dashboards/reports, evaluates data quality, documents designs, leads analytics projects, and mentors staff.

Maintains employee payroll records, enters and processes payroll data, prepares earnings and deduction reports, balances payroll totals, resolves discrepancies, answers payroll questions, protects confidential information, and supports payroll and finance projects.

Processes hospital diet orders, meal selections, menus, nutrition notes, patient preferences, and related dietary paperwork. Answers calls and communicates with patients and families about dietary and menu requests. Ensures patients receive appropriate meals, maintains accurate computerized records, and prepares nourishment labels, reports, and charges. The role requires organization, flexibility, customer focus, basic computer skills, and the ability to work under stressful conditions.