Front Office Staff
About The Position
Commonwealth Dental Clinic is a fast paced and high energy office located in the beautiful downtown Roanoke. Our goals are to provide excellent patient care and having them leaving with a wonderful smile. If you have great communication skills, ready for teamwork, are hardworking and strive for excellence we are ready to add you to our team. Help Us Give Confidence and Save Smiles. Are you someone who enjoys helping people and wants your work to make a difference in your community? Our community dental clinic serves Medicaid patients and underserved individuals and families throughout the Roanoke area. We believe everyone deserves to be treated with dignity, compassion, and respect while receiving quality dental care. We are looking for a dependable, positive, and patient-focused Front Office Team Member to be one of the first welcoming faces our patients see.
Requirements
- Dependable, positive, and patient-focused
- Compassionate: You treat every patient with kindness and dignity.
- Dependable: Your team and our patients can count on you.
- Patient: You remain professional and helpful during challenging situations.
- Organized: You can manage phones, schedules, patient information, and multiple priorities.
- A strong communicator: You communicate clearly and respectfully with patients and coworkers.
- Team-oriented: You understand that excellent patient care requires everyone working together.
- Mission-driven: You want to make a positive impact in the community we serve.
- Strong customer service skills
- Eager to learn dental front office operations
Nice To Haves
- Previous dental or medical front office experience
- Experience working with Medicaid patients or insurance verification
- Experience with dental practice management or electronic health record software
- Knowledge of dental terminology
- Bilingual skills
Responsibilities
- Greet patients warmly and professionally
- Answer incoming telephone calls and assist patients with questions
- Schedule, confirm, and reschedule dental appointments
- Check patients in and out efficiently
- Verify patient demographics, insurance, and Medicaid coverage
- Collect required patient information and documentation
- Explain appointments, office procedures, and financial responsibilities clearly and respectfully
- Assist with patient forms and paperwork when needed
- Help maintain an effective schedule by addressing cancellations and open appointments
- Communicate with clinical staff regarding patient needs and scheduling concerns
- Maintain accurate patient information in the dental practice management system
- Protect patient confidentiality and follow HIPAA requirements
- Provide compassionate service, particularly when working with patients who may experience barriers to receiving dental care
- Support other front office duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
