Hector Macias

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Patient Access Specialist @ Northwestern Memorial Hospital
chicago, illinois, united states
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Chicago, Illinois, United States, United States
About Hector Macias

I'm a Patient Access Specialist at Northwestern Medicine, where I streamline patient care processes and ensure seamless coordination between departments. With a background in foreign languages and education, I bring a unique, customer-focused approach to problem-solving, helping to enhance both operational efficiency and the patient experience.Independently, I also have experience as a freelance digital strategist working with creative agencies looking to pitch for new digital work or broaden their digital offering to existing clients. With a background in sociology and international relations, I have the keen ability to identify key challenges and solutions that bridge small businesses to the public eye with cultural sensitivity and local SEO.In addition, I exercise my personal passion for teaching as an educational and professional development coach who works with high school and college students to improve their test scores and unfold their talents.

Hector Macias's Current Company Details
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

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Patient Access Specialist
chicago, illinois, united states
Employees:
6574
Hector Macias Work Experience Details
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital
    Patient Access Specialist
    Northwestern Memorial Hospital May 2024 - Present
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Deliver exceptional front-line service, managing patient registration, scheduling, and insurance verification while maintaining strict adherence to HIPAA standards.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline patient workflows, improving operational efficiency and the overall patient healthcare experience.Proactively resolve patient concerns and financial inquiries, ensuring seamless care coordination and optimizing revenue cycle processes.Drive continuous improvement initiatives, contribute to quality assurance reviews, and train staff on best practices to enhance department performance.
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  • Freelance
    Educational And Professional Development Consultant
    Freelance May 2022 - Present
    Remote
    Established and managed a successful tutoring business across the U.S. and Mexico, specializing in English, math, and science.Cultivated students’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills, improving test scores across all participants by a full grade. Integrated AI technology tools for enhanced tutoring sessions and streamlined administrative efficiency.Developed a keen understanding of the educational market, incorporating insights for effective tutoring strategies and business growth.
  • Acadium
    Marketing Professional
    Acadium Feb 2024 - Jun 2024
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Assisting the process of bridging FreelanceAI to local entrepreneurs to build their platforms.Spearheading content creation and dissemination strategies. Instituting new technologies to accelerate administration responsibilities.
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  • Comexus Fulbright-García Robles
    Fulbright Scholar
    Comexus Fulbright-García Robles Aug 2021 - May 2022
    Toluca, México, Mexico
    Designed a one-year curriculum for 300+ students varying from beginner to advanced language levels with a 100% pass rate.Gathered feedback to refine audio-visual strategies for individual learning styles, improving student satisfaction by 70%.Fostered community relationships and inclusivity with stakeholders, teachers, and students through effective communication.Conducted an independent research project on Mexican indigenous communications, technologies, and medicines that included a catalogue of 200+ native plants and their properties, which was presented at a symposium hosted by Fulbright.
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  • Chicago Youth Centers
    Youth Worker
    Chicago Youth Centers Jan 2021 - Aug 2021
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Worked virtually and in person at multiple locations across the Southside of Chicago with youth across the ages of 5 to 18 years old. This position enriched Hector's experience by doing community work across various fields. Whether through leading classes, developing lesson plans, community outreach, etc., this role held multiple hats that created immediate impact to support under-resourced families and their children. As a collective, we provided a large variety of classes and supplies completely funded by the organization so that wealth would not bar a child from learning and connecting with others virtually during the pandemic. For example, Hector would deliver groceries to over 15 families and help lead a culinary class to teach and build confidence through cooking.
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  • Stempod
    Podcast Content Strategist
    Stempod Dec 2020 - Aug 2021
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Transcribed hour long episodes to create accessible content. Episodes consisted of interviews with STEM leaders including Nobel Prize recipients, Palme d'Or winners, deans and department chairs from major institutions, Academy Award winners, government health officials, best-selling authors, and more. Leveraged my position as a youth worker to connect historically marginalized students with Northwestern University educated tutors to provide volunteer-based support.
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  • Limitless Coffee, Llc
    Barista
    Limitless Coffee, Llc Sep 2018 - Jul 2020
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Mentored new hires on the time-sensitive nature of espresso, customer satisfaction, and conflict resolution. Delivered superior customer service with a two-person team to complete over 300 orders a day at one of Chicago’s top ten cafés as ranked by Chicago Bucket List. Selected as barista of the year by Limitless as published in January 2019 on the official Instagram page. Created content documented by the marketing department for its official advertisements.
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  • Northwestern University
    Front Desk Receptionist At Office Of Religious And Spiritual Life
    Northwestern University Sep 2017 - Jun 2018
    Evanston, Illinois, United States
    Welcomed local and international guests with a religious and spiritual-conscious awareness. Conducted administrative work regarding guest concerns, event scheduling, and office information organization. Oriented guests and provided information regarding the institution, faculty, and student religious and spiritual life on campus.
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  • Studentenwohnheim Max Kade Haus
    Floor Speaker
    Studentenwohnheim Max Kade Haus Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
    Munich, Bavaria, Germany
    Hector Macias was elected as the residential representative for the Max Kade House dormitory floor to cooperate with the student-led leadership council to create the atmosphere as a community through bonding events, such as barbecues, festivities and potlucks open to native and international student population. Responsibilities included participating in the student body voting process to negotiate budgets, house renovations, and cultural events that resulted in a newly remodeled bar space, dining space, and events open to over 180 people.
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  • Northwestern University
    Posner Research Scholar
    Northwestern University Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
    Evanston, Illinois, United States
    Hector was awarded a grant to conduct an independent research project based on an approved subject. He focused a lens on the pursuit of higher education among 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation Latine immigrants. With so much research on why these students struggled to get in, his research stood apart with a focus on how students overcame historical barriers and concluded the project with a presentation at a symposium and a 16 page paper that offered data-backed policy proposals to help these communities with any dreams of higher education.
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Hector Macias works for Northwestern Memorial Hospital

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Hector Macias's current role is Patient Access Specialist.

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Hector Macias attended Northwestern University, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

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