Dental Receptionist
About The Position
This position is responsible for facilitating access for individuals seeking care at a comprehensive group dental practice. Requires an organized individual with the ability to multi-task and accurately input/assess patient information. Functions primarily to: coordinate and schedule appointments for three – five dentist at a time (or over 650 appointments weekly); verify insurance eligibility of all scheduled patients, greet and process patients; answer approximately 800 phone calls per week; review all medical histories and initiate medical/legal consents; retrieve/file/update or construct patient records daily; update individual dental operatory schedules; collect patient payments; collect/process mail, and perform tasks related to meeting Meaningful Use requirements.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Valid Driver’s License
- Approval of Dental Director and Office Manager in lieu of experience, training, work history is required
Nice To Haves
- Customer service and oral communication experience highly desired
- Dental experience preferred
Responsibilities
- coordinate and schedule appointments for three – five dentist at a time (or over 650 appointments weekly)
- verify insurance eligibility of all scheduled patients
- greet and process patients
- answer approximately 800 phone calls per week
- review all medical histories and initiate medical/legal consents
- retrieve/file/update or construct patient records daily
- update individual dental operatory schedules
- collect patient payments
- collect/process mail
- perform tasks related to meeting Meaningful Use requirements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
