Health Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Must have at least a High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Working knowledge of how a medical office runs.
• 2+ years experience in a dental setting

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of experience working in the medical field would be preferred but not required.
• CPR Certified preferred.

Responsibilities

• Register new patients.
• Collect co-payments or balances on out-standing accounts.
• Input insurance information.
• Scan a photo id and insurance card(s).
• Check patients in and notify the nurse/provider that the patient is here and ready to be taken back.
• Check patients out.
• Answer all phone calls.
• Make follow-up appointments per the provider’s instructions.
• Assist the provider in any way he/she might ask.
• Type letters or send faxes for the provider or nurse if asked.
• File charts and pull them for the next day if the office uses paper charts.
• Take messages for other staff members and provider if the patient or person does not want to leave a voice message and ensure they are delivered to the correct person.
• Send tasks to the correct person.
• Call the next day’s patients before leaving if the office doesn’t have an automated calling system to remind patients of their appointments.
• Ensure the provider has finished all charting before filing a chart away if filing charts.