Receptionist - Urgent Care, Full-Time, Days
Job Description:
Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine Care Network, as a Receptionist at our Dearborn Station clinic. Here you will work alongside our Urgent Care team. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.
UChicago Medicine Dearborn Station offers exceptional care for your most basic and pressing health needs. This convenient location offers comprehensive primary care for the whole family with experts in family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and general pediatrics.
The Receptionist, UCM Care Network, performs day-to-day administrative and general office duties including but not limited to scheduling appointments, answering telephones, and maintaining records and accounts.
Essential Job Functions- Answer and screens telephone calls in a courteous manner and record messages for physicians and other personnel
- Schedule patient appointments and procedures according to established policies and procedures.
- Obtain accurate information from patients, ensure all registration forms are complete and collect patient and insurance payments
- Copy patient information and forward to requesting party after receiving appropriate consent to release medical records
- Welcomes and greets patients and visitors, assisting and directing appropriately while maintaining patient confidentiality
- Fulfills organizational responsibilities as assigned, including respecting/promoting patient rights, responding appropriately to emergency codes, sharing problems relating to patients and/or staff with immediate supervisor
- Performs other duties assigned
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of two years’ experience in a medical office or hospital setting
- Familiarity with database entry and applications
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
- Considerable skill in communicating verbally, in determining priorities and in organizing work
- General working knowledge of PC
- Considerable skill in handling sensitive public contacts with discretion, tact and courtesy when dealing with patients, coworkers and physicians.
- Computerized appointment scheduling experience
- Job Type/FTE: Full-Time 1.0 FTE
- Shift: Days - 8 am - 8 pm, must be available weekends 8 am - 4 pm
- Work Location: Onsite - Dearborn Station
- Unit/Department: Urgent Care
- CBA Code: Non-Union
We anticipate you will be scheduled to work 100% at the Dearborn Station Clinic. The days of the week that you are scheduled will vary depending on the week, but we anticipate that you will be scheduled to work on weekends.
Why Join Us:
We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other.We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters.
Join us. Bring your passion.
UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities.
UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well.Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.
Compensation & Benefits Overview
UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.
The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity.Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.
Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.