Front Office Assistant Internal Medicine
Listed compensation
$17.66-$19.63/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
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Expected pay for this position is $17.66 - $19.63/hour. Actual pay will be determined by experience, skills and internal equity. This is an Hourly position.
Position Summary
The Front Office Assistant provides exceptional customer services throughout their interaction with patients, families and their support systems. They are the face of the office and their interaction with the patient/family is important in creating a patient-first environment.
This creates an excellent first impression of OSF’s services to patients, families and other external customers over the phone or in person. Performs a variety of reception/clerical duties in a medical practice front office and adheres to department guidelines for scheduling and registration.
Works collaboratively with patients, providers, office staff and insurance companies to ensure that patient needs are met.
Communicates with insurance companies to determine patient benefits, completes prior-authorizations, and is responsible for incoming and outgoing patient calls, co-pay collection, appointment and procedure scheduling for patients.
Required Qualifications
- Education: High School or GED equivalent
- Customer service experience
- Typing, filing, telephone skills
- Basic Microsoft application proficiency
- Excellent Customer Service skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Basic knowledge of medical terminology, ICD-10 and CPT codes
- Electronic Medical Record experience
- OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Key Responsibilities
The Front Office Assistant manages reception and clerical duties, including patient scheduling, registration, and co-pay collection. They serve as the primary point of contact for patients and families, ensuring a welcoming and efficient environment.
Key Skills
Patient Access & Front Desk Career Context
In Illinois, the Patient Access & Front Desk weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (34 salary observations; 117 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (781 salary observations; 4,117 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$39k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $39k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois vs national | $90k median in Illinois | $74k nationally (+21%)34 state / 781 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$39k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Patient Access & Front Desk listings in Illinois | 39 active | 1,300 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings: 5% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Patient Access & Front Desk pay trend | −3.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
