Job Description

Join a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine Care Network, as a Receptionist in the new Dearborn Station Primary Care Clinic. Until the clinic opens, you will partner with the rest of the team at our South Loop location to provide patients the highest quality of care. Get in on the ground floor of a new addition to our ever-expanding network of world-class care in the Chicagoland area.

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.

Required Qualifications

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree
• Computerized appointment scheduling experience

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)
• Shift: First Shift - 8 hour shift
• Unit/Department: Primary Care
• CBA Code: Non-Union

In this role, we anticipate that you will generally work approximately 40 hours per week. We anticipate that you will generally be scheduled to work the first shift, between the hours of 8am-5pm and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts. We anticipate that you will work 100% at the South Loop location during training for a period of 2 weeks and then work 100% at the Dearborn location thereafter. The days of the week that you are scheduled will be Monday-Friday. You will not be scheduled to work on weekends.

Must comply with UCMC'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.

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, The University of Chicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we're doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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The University of Chicago Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual ori