Front Office Assistant Family Practice

OSF HealthCare•Evergreen Park, IL

About The Position

The Front Office Assistant provides customer service to patients, families, support systems, and other external customers, helping create a patient-first environment and an excellent first impression of OSF’s services in person and over the phone. The role performs reception and clerical duties in a medical practice front office and follows department guidelines for scheduling and registration. The assistant collaborates with patients, providers, office staff, and insurance companies to meet patient needs. Duties include determining patient benefits with insurance companies, completing prior authorizations, handling incoming and outgoing patient calls, collecting co-pays, and scheduling appointments and procedures.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Customer service experience.
Typing, filing, and telephone skills.
Basic proficiency with Microsoft applications.
Excellent customer service skills.

Nice To Haves

Basic knowledge of medical terminology, ICD-10, and CPT codes.
Electronic Medical Record experience.

Responsibilities

Provide customer service to patients, families, their support systems, and other external customers in person and over the phone.
Perform reception and clerical duties in a medical practice front office.
Follow department guidelines for scheduling and registration.
Collaborate with patients, providers, office staff, and insurance companies to help meet patient needs.
Communicate with insurance companies to determine patient benefits.
Complete prior authorizations.
Handle incoming and outgoing patient calls.
Collect co-pays.
Schedule patient appointments and procedures.