Up to $165K a year to work remote from Illinois? Check out these flexible jobs
Remote job opportunities have increased since the beginning of COVID-era social distancing rules, and some reports have found higher job satisfaction and lower turnover for work-from-home employees. But what remote openings are available in Illinois, especially as some companies implement “back to the office” policies?
Many companies, including some in finance and communications, are still offering remote options to Illinois-based applicants. However, when you’re searching for a work-from-home gig, you may want to be aware of common fake job postings and scams.
Employment search site Indeed recommends job-seekers follow a few best practices to mitigate the risk of scams, including not clicking on any links from email addresses or text messages that you don’t recognize. Indeed also says prospective applicants for remote jobs should keep an eye out for any red flags, such as jobs that seem too good to be true and positions with little information available about the hiring company.
Here’s a roundup of five open job postings available to Illinois applicants that advertise remote work.
Financial advisor
Company: Rosecrance Behavioral Health
Wage: $20.29 per hour starting pay
Minimum qualifications for this position include a high school diploma or GED, a minimum of two years of experience handling third-party insurance claims, computer data entry ability, “excellent” verbal communication skills and more.
Job responsibilities include, according to the listing:
- “Work hours prescribed and be available to work additional hours when necessary. Overtime may be required.
- Handle all third party insurance processing for patients, including determination and verification of benefits, financial interview with clients or guardians, and follow-up of financial commitments, while checking for consistency of commitments.
- Conduct individual case benefit negotiations with the guidance of the supervisor
- Provide information for staff relating to client financial information. Notify staff as to proper funding classification per current procedures.
- Conduct registration with all new/returning clients, including, but not limited to, concurrent documentation in EHR of demographic information, reviewing and ensuring completion of opening paperwork, and effective communication to clients and staff regarding admission - site specific.
- Conduct Medicaid/Medicare or other insurance coverage verification and confirm/update Financial Eligibility and Authorizations (as applicable) on all new clients and at least once [per month] on all open clients.
- Assist clients with the Medicaid Application process as needed and applicable
- Coordinate payment activities consistent with patient/agency agreement. Receive client payments and maintain accurate payment handling and documentation according to current SOP.”
This is an abridged list; full job responsibilities and requirements are available from the online listing. This position is available to applicants who live in Illinois, Wisconsin or Iowa, the listing says.
Financial clearance representative associate
Company: UnitedHealth Group/Optum
Wage: $16 to $28.85 per hour
Minimum qualifications for this position include a high school diploma or GED, at least six months of experience with prior authorization activities in health care business office operations, an intermediate level of proficiency with Microsoft Office products and a minimum age of 18.
Preferred qualifications also apply, including an associate’s or vocational degree in business administration, health care administration, public health or a related field, experience with Epic health care software, experience working with clinical staff and more.
All remote workers with the company are required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s telecommuter policy, the listing says.
Job responsibilities include, according to the listing:
- “Review and analyze patient visit information to determine whether authorization is needed and understands payor specific criteria to appropriately secure authorization and clear the account prior to service where possible
- Ensure that initial and all subsequent authorizations are obtained in a timely manner
- May provide mentoring to less experienced team members on all aspects of the revenue cycle, payer issues, policy issues, or anything that impacts their role
- Meet and maintain department productivity and quality expectations”
You can apply for the financial clearance representative associate position online.
Manager SEC reporting
Company: Home Depot
Wage: Not listed.
Minimum qualifications for this position include a certified public accountant certification, the “knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor’s degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job,” six years of work experience and more. Preferred qualifications also apply, including a master’s degree in accounting, finance or a related field.
Job responsibilities include, according to the listing:
- “SEC Reporting (Annual Report, 10-K, 10-Q, Registration Statements)
- Management and Board of Directors Reporting/Presentations
- Technical Accounting Research/Support
- Development of Staff
- Ad Hoc projects (presentations and/or analysis as requested by senior management)”
The position is listed as “remote/virtual,” although “limited or infrequent in-office presence may be required,” the job posting says.
You can apply online for the manager SEC reporting position.
Demand planning analyst
Company: Energizer Holdings
Wage: $65,000 to $85,000 per year
Minimum qualifications for this position include a bachelor’s degree or similar experience (with forecasting, supply and demand planning, supply chain, or business fields of study preferred), two to three years of experience in demand and/or supply planning, in-depth knowledge of forecast statistical modeling experience, working knowledge of supply and demand planning concepts, and sales and operations planning and experience using Excel Power User, Access, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
Job responsibilities include, the listing says:
- “Drive internal collaboration between internal/external suppliers, customer supply chain, and sales in order to deliver internal delivery and working capital goals
- Lead and/or participate on assigned project teams to achieve common goals
- Improve overall supply chain efficiencies through increased forecast accuracy
- Manages and maintains the SAP Demand Planning module for an assigned set of products
- Develops forecast models for new items, manages product transitions to effect transfer of forecasts from prior product generation to new versions, and deletes obsolete items from the database
- Independently evaluates demand history as well as current demand in order to make decisions to update SAP statistical models
- Refits models and adjust models parameters consistent with changes in demand patterns and customer plans”
This is an abridged list. Full job responsibilities and requirements are available from the online listing.
Unified Communications/Contact Center Subject Matter Expert
Company: World Wide Technology
Wage: $140,000 to $165,000 per year
Minimum qualifications for this position include at least five years of experience with unified communications/contact center systems, proven experience in the implementation and delivery of large-scale communication solutions and more.
Job responsibilities include, according to the listing:
- “Serve as a subject matter expert in Unified Communications and Contact Center technologies.
- Lead and execute technical delivery of UC/CC solutions across various client environments.
- Conduct assessments, workshops, and design sessions with stakeholders to understand business and technical requirements.
- Develop and deliver technical architecture, migration, and implementation plans.
- Configure, test, and deploy UC/CC systems and integrations according to best practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including sales engineers, project managers, and support teams.
- Troubleshoot complex issues and provide expert guidance during and after deployment.
- Create and maintain documentation such as technical design documents, runbooks, and operational procedures.
- Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in the UC/CC space.”
You can apply online for the unified communications/contact center subject matter expert position.
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