Receptionist Family Practice

Mercyhealth; Pecatonica Township (IL); Vor Ort; USD 23.000 - 35.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life & Disability Insurance

Paid time off

Tuition & certification reimbursement

Well-being Programs

Zusammenfassung

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois is seeking a medical receptionist to manage front desk operations, patient registration in Epic, and cashiering tasks. The role includes greeting visitors, collecting co-pays, and ensuring privacy and accuracy in patient records.

Candidates should have a High School diploma or equivalent and prior reception experience. Flexible hours and optimistic teamwork are valued at Mercyhealth.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Prior medical reception or front desk experience preferred.
• Familiarity with Epic scheduling/registration is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Answers incoming telephone calls and directs to appropriate personnel.
• Registers patients in Epic and handles check-in processes.
• Loads patient demographics, scans insurance, and collects co-pays.
• Maintains lobby area, handles mail, supplies, and receptionist duties.
• Performs cashiering and daily close-out tasks per policy.

Kenntnisse

Reception experience

Epic system

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Ausbildung

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Epic

Jobbeschreibung

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:

• #1 in the nation on AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50

• One of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers

• A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women