Receptionist

Mercy Health Corporation

Pecatonica Township (IL)

On-site

USD 23,000 - 35,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life & Disability Insurance

FSA/HSA Options

Paid time off

Parental and caregiver leave

Tuition reimbursement

Well-being Programs

Employee discounts

On-Demand Pay

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Mercyhealth is seeking a clerical professional to support front desk operations in Illinois. You will handle calls, welcome visitors, and ensure accurate patient registration and insurance loading inEpic EMR systems.

The role includes cashiering, posting payments, and daily cash reconciliation, with emphasis on HIPAA compliance and customer service excellence. On-site position with flexible hours during peak periods.

Qualifications

High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
Previous medical reception or reception experience preferred.
Basic knowledge of Epic preferred.

Responsibilities

Answers incoming telephone calls and routes them to the appropriate personnel.
Welcomes on-site visitors and manages lobby flow and passes.
Performs cashiering duties and online payments in Epic.
Loads and verifies patient demographics and insurance in EMR.
Maintains patient privacy per policies and completes daily cash close.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Epic familiarity

Keyboard skills

Medical terminology

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Medical reception experience preferred

Job description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clerical

Answers incoming telephone calls, determines purpose of callers, and forwards calls to appropriate personnel and routes Epic Messages to nursing and provider as appropriate.
Retrieves messages from voice mail and forwards to appropriate personnel.
Answers questions about organization, physicians, and available services, providing callers with address, directions, and other information as appropriate.
Welcomes on-site visitors, determines nature of business, and announces visitors to appropriate personnel.
Monitors visitor access and issues passes when required.
Receives, sorts, and routes mail, and maintains and routes publications.
Orders, receives, and maintains office supplies.
Maintains fax machines, assists users, sends faxes, and retrieves and routes incoming faxes.
Creates and prints fax cover sheets, memos, correspondence, reports, and other documents when necessary.
Performs other clerical duties as needed.

Epic Scheduling and Registration

Schedules patient appointments
Responsible for EMR Electronic Medical Records registration check-in processes in Epic.
Loads, verifies and updates patient demographics.
Scans, loads and verifies insurance coverage.
Collects signed HIPAA and Consent for Treatment documents, updates the interactive face sheet and sends documents to Medical Records for scanning.
Reviews all Alerts in Epic and refers patient to a PFC when necessary.
Collects co-payments and other self-pay obligations when required and post in Epic when registering patient.
Provides patient with an estimated self-pay obligation when appropriate.
Performs cashiering functions online payment posting within Epic.
Processes payments and deposits by adhering to the systems Cash Handling Policy.
Completes daily closing report and balances their individual cash drawer at the end of each day.
Performs petty cash count in and out daily and records appropriately.
Assist patients with MyChart signup and activation.
Replies to MyChart messages in a timely manner, closing messages when complete.
Safeguards patient privacy and confidentiality per MHS policies.
Preps Routes daily for upcoming appointments for frontline registration.
Reviews daily work queues and corrects identified patient registration errors.
Utilizes Epic waitlists based on provider preference.
Reviews and updates no-shows and cancellations for the day

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

High School diploma or equivalent preferred
Previous medical reception or reception experience preferred.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE

N/A

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Understands and demonstrates Critical Moments of Service techniques and standards
Ensures reception and lobby areas are well maintained and clean
May be required to work flexible hours and overtime during peak hours.
Preforms all other duties as assigned.
May be responsible for working in alternate locations
Basic knowledge of keyboard skills and medical terminology preferred.
Good interpersonal and written communication skills.
Basic knowledge of Epic preferred.

LEVEL OF SUPERVISION

Some independent judgment is required, but alternatives are limited by standard practices or procedures

SUPERVISES

N/A

PAY RANGE:

$16.89 - $25.33

Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including:

Medical, Dental, Vision
Life & Disability Insurance
FSA/HSA Options
Generous, accruing paid time off
Paid Parental and caregiver leave
Career advancement and educational opportunities
Tuition and certification reimbursement
Certification Reimbursement
Well-being Programs
Employee Discounts
On-Demand Pay
Financial Education
Annual recognition/awards events
Partner appreciation days
Family entertainment/attractions discount
Community service/improvement opportunities

At Mercyhealth, we don't simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including: