Front Office Coordinator

Athletico Physical Therapy•Bolingbrook, IL

2d•$17 - $24

About The Position

The Patient Experience Coordinator (PEC) ensures accurate patient intake and financial clearance, delivering a seamless front-office experience while maintaining compliance, safeguarding data integrity, and supporting revenue cycle performance. The role reports directly to the Clinic Manager and collaborates closely with clinical teams, with functional and technical support from the Patient Experience Specialist (PES). The coordinator welcomes patients, manages registration, insurance verification, authorizations, scheduling, payments, and patient communications. The position also supports performance metrics, resolves complex issues with partner teams, contributes to clinic engagement activities, and participates in training and cross-training. The work takes place in a standard office environment with low noise and little to no extraordinary environmental factors.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.
1–2 years of customer service experience required.
Excellent customer service skills and the ability to resolve issues promptly in a high-volume, patient-facing environment.
Proficiency with EMR/EHR systems and scheduling platforms, and ability to use dashboards and reporting tools for data accuracy.
Understanding of insurance verification, prior authorization requirements, and financial clearance workflows.
Working knowledge of HIPAA compliance and patient privacy standards.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Word, and collaboration tools such as Teams; ability to learn new technologies quickly.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining financial responsibilities and digital tools to patients.
Strong organizational and time-management skills, with attention to detail and data-entry accuracy.
Ability to meet or exceed performance metrics and adapt to continuous process improvements.
Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently.
Ability to remain stationary for extended periods, stoop, kneel, crouch, travel around the office, communicate verbally and in writing, and perform fine motor tasks including keyboarding.
Ability to see at close range and at a distance, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

1–2 years of healthcare administration experience.
Knowledge of healthcare insurance benefits and coverage.
Experience requesting and managing customer payments.

Responsibilities

Deliver a welcoming front-office experience, resolve patient issues promptly, and support positive interactions.
Complete patient intake and registration, including demographic verification, insurance eligibility, and authorization requirements.
Explain financial responsibilities, payment options, and digital tools such as the patient portal.
Collect time-of-service payments and meet established collection targets.
Manage clinic scheduling workflows to support provider availability and patient access.
Monitor KPIs for registration accuracy, insurance verification turnaround, and patient satisfaction.
Collaborate with Patient Experience Specialists, Billing, and Clinical Operations to resolve complex insurance or scheduling issues and escalate as needed.
Use EMR systems, dashboards, and reporting tools to track patient outcomes, identify discrepancies, and support continuous improvement.
Coordinate timely and accurate communication of patient progress notes and plans of care to referral sources.
Organize patient milestone and holiday celebrations and other community-building activities with the clinical team.
Participate in ongoing training and cross-training programs.
Provide Rehab Aide cross-training on front-office duties.

Benefits

Medical and prescription coverage, dental insurance, and vision insurance, with eligibility beginning on the first day of employment.
Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account.
Progyny fertility benefit.
Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance.
Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, with a long-term disability buy-up option.
Company-paid maternity and parental leave.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
KinderCare discount.
Legal and credit monitoring.
15 days of PTO, accruing immediately upon hire.
Six major holidays off plus two floating holidays yearly.
Additional compensation opportunities beyond base pay.
Bereavement time off and resources.
Pre-tax commuter transit and parking benefits.
401(k) retirement plan for employees age 21 and older, with a per-pay company match.
SoFi financial wellness tools and loan resources.
HUSK fitness resources and gym discounts.
Home, auto, and pet insurance.
Employee Assistance Program.
Employee discount program.