DENTAL PSR (3794)
About The Position
This is a high-volume practice offering a rewarding, team-oriented work environment. The Dental PSR is responsible for greeting patients, updating demographic and insurance information, checking patients in, securing authorizations, entering service visits and payments, generating referrals, collecting payments, explaining charges, preparing daily reconciliation and bank deposits, answering account questions, maintaining the appointment system, notifying of schedule changes, recording no-shows, explaining services and policies, identifying patients for financial assistance, referring complaints, coordinating transportation, ensuring identification on records, preparing/faxing medical/dental records, reviewing EMR for quality assurance, duplicating forms, processing payment plans, and performing other assigned duties. The role also involves backing up other Front Desk staff and attending work as scheduled.
Requirements
- High school graduate.
- Demonstrates competence for essential job functions.
- Detail oriented.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to work well with others.
- Flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
- Neat appearance.
- Good telephone skills.
- Respect for patient confidentiality.
- Ability to plan and coordinate work.
- Ability to deal tactfully and courteously with CVHS staff and patients.
- Experience with or knowledge of EMR system.
Nice To Haves
- Preferably 3 years of dental office experience.
Responsibilities
- Greets patients on their arrival and directs to proper area.
- Updates patient demographic and insurance information into the electronic medical records for new patients and makes changes, as necessary, to existing patient accounts.
- Assures that all patients are checked in.
- Secures appropriate authorization from outside providers as necessary.
- Enters medical, dental, pharmacy, transportation and ancillary service visits and related cash payments, into the computer system.
- Generate STAT referrals as assigned.
- Collects payments for services, current and past at time of check out.
- Explains patient charges at time of check out.
- Prepares daily reconciliation of input data to computer output for daily charges and payments.
- Prepares daily bank deposit of cash received.
- Delivers bank deposits to bank as necessary.
- Answers patient questions regarding their accounts and recommend balance adjustments as appropriate.
- Maintains accurate and up to date computerized appointment system.
- Records appointments scheduled, canceled or broken.
- Notifies patients and staff of cancellation or schedule changes.
- Assures that daily No-Show records are recorded in the EMR system.
- Explains CVHS services and appropriate patient policies and procedures.
- Identifies patients who might qualify for financial assistance.
- Refers patient complaints to appropriate CVHS personnel for resolution.
- Arranges, coordinates, and prepare daily list for transportation when necessary.
- Assures a form of identification is on all patient records prior to scanning into EMR.
- Prepare/print/fax within the EMR any medical/dental records requested from outside organizations.
- Review EMR for quality assurance as requested.
- Miscellaneous duplicating of forms, telephoning, etc.
- Processes Payment Plans.
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisors.
- Acts as back up to other Front Desk staff as requested by supervisor.
- Attends work as scheduled.
Benefits
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
- Retirement Plan with 5% Employer Contribution
- Comprehensive Benefits Package including Health with no co-pay, Dental, Vision, Disability, Wellness Reimbursement
- Fully Integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR) – eClinicalWorks (eCW)
- License reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- 10 Employer-Paid Holidays Per Year
- Vacation time available after 90 days of employment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
