Medical Office Front Desk & Billing Specialist

Sarah Bush Lincoln; Effingham (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarah Bush Lincoln in Effington, IL seeks an Office Assistant to support appointment processing, reception, and encounter management for in-person and phone contacts. You will handle patient information and assist with billing tasks under supervision.

The role is full-time (40 hours/week), Monday–Friday, with a 7:00am–3:30pm shift. A high school diploma is required and compensation starts at $17.79 per hour, with the potential to increase based on experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.

Responsibilities

• Answers all incoming calls to the clinic and forwards calls to the appropriate individuals or takes detailed messages as appropriate.
• Completes patient check-in process by verifying that all patient information is current and accurate and by preparing the patient file for the clinical staff.
• Completes patient check-out process, taking and posting personal payments, entering charges on the charge ticket and totaling.
• Enters payments into the cash drawer and reconciles the cash drawer totals on a daily basis. Prepares bank deposits on a daily basis.
• Greets patients and visitors to the clinic.
• Performs general clerical functions including preauthorization or referral checks/follow-up, managing deposits, balancing cash box, ordering office supplies, and managing electronic and paper records related to encounters.
• Provides general assistance to patients and/or visitors as needed.

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Sarah Bush Lincoln in Effington, IL seeks an Office Assistant to support appointment processing, reception, and encounter management for in-person and phone contacts. You will handle patient information and assist with billing tasks under supervision.

The role is full-time (40 hours/week), Monday–Friday, with a 7:00am–3:30pm shift. A high school diploma is required and compensation starts at $17.79 per hour, with the potential to increase based on experience.