Medical Front Desk & EMR Receptionist

Jobtailor; McHenry (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a medical receptionist to manage front-desk duties, answer calls, greet visitors, and schedule patient appointments. You will handle EMR check-in in Epic, collect HIPAA forms, and communicate self-pay obligations to patients while protecting privacy in line with policy.

The role requires basic medical terminology knowledge, keyboard skills, and strong interpersonal/written communication abilities to support a busy clinic environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Prior medical reception experience preferred.
• Good interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of Epic and related medical software is preferred.
• Basic knowledge of keyboard skills and medical terminology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Answers incoming telephone calls, determines purpose of callers, and forwards calls to appropriate personnel.
• W welcomes on-site visitors, determines nature of business, and announces visitors to appropriate personnel.
• Schedules patient appointments.
• Responsible for EMR registration check-in processes in Epic.
• Collects signed HIPAA and Consent for Treatment documents.
• Provides patient with an estimated self-pay obligation when appropriate.
• Performs cashiering functions online payment posting within Epic.
• Safeguards patient privacy and confidentiality per policies.
• Preps routes daily for upcoming appointments for frontline registration.

Skills

Reception experience

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Keyboard basics

Medical terminology

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Epic

Job description

Jobtailor seeks a medical receptionist to manage front-desk duties, answer calls, greet visitors, and schedule patient appointments. You will handle EMR check-in in Epic, collect HIPAA forms, and communicate self-pay obligations to patients while protecting privacy in line with policy.

The role requires basic medical terminology knowledge, keyboard skills, and strong interpersonal/written communication abilities to support a busy clinic environment.