Front Office Assistant

OSF HealthCare; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

OSF HealthCare is seeking a Front Office Assistant in Peoria, IL. The role involves delivering exceptional customer service to patients and families, greeting visitors, and handling reception tasks in a medical practice front office.

Hours are Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm. The position is hourly, with pay between $17.66 and $19.63 per hour, and actual pay determined by experience and internal equity.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience.
• Typing, filing, telephone skills.
• Basic Microsoft applications proficiency.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides exceptional customer service to patients, families and their support systems.
• Acts as the face of the office, creating a patient-first environment.
• Performs reception/clerical duties, schedules and registers patients.

Skills

Customer service

Typing

Telephone skills

Microsoft applications

Education

High school or GED

Tools

None

Job description

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Expected pay for this position is $17.66 - $19.63/hour. Actual pay will be determined by experience, skills and internal equity. This is an Hourly position.

Overview

This job is located in Peoria,IL

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Position Summary

The Front Office Assistant provides exceptional customer services throughout their interaction with patients, families and their support systems. They are the face of the office and their interaction with the patient/family is important in creating a patient-first environment. This creates an excellent first impression of OSF’s services to patients, families and other external customers over the phone or in person. Performs a variety of reception/clerical duties in a medical practice front office and adheres to department guidelines for scheduling and registration. Works collaboratively with patients, providers, office staff and insurance companies to ensure that patient needs are met. Communicates with insurance companies to determine patient benefits, completes prior-authorizations, and is responsible for incoming and outgoing patient calls, co-pay collection, appointment and procedure scheduling for patients.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Education - High school or GED equivalent
• Customer service experience.
• Typing, filing, telephone skills
• Basic Microsoft application basic proficiency
• Excellent Customer Service skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of medical terminology, ICD-10 and CPT codes Other skills/knowledge -
• Electronic Medical Record experience

OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.