Dental Receptionist position includes scheduling, billing, verbal/written communication with patients, financial arrangement presentations, and ongoing daily interaction with the dentist, patients, and staff. Must speak fluent Spanish.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 10am-6pm and Every Other Sat 9am-3pm

Responsibilities

Provides superior patient service demonstrating responsiveness and sensitivity to patient needs with urgency to resolve any patient dissatisfaction in accordance with patient needs, company policies and procedures, government regulations and dental board standards.
Greet and check in patients in a friendly manner.
Collect co-payments and verify insurance coverage.
Schedule and confirm patient appointments.
Prepare new patient charts neatly and accurately.
Responding to patient billing or financial inquiries, directing to appropriate departments, as necessary. Collect and post payments and record receipts.
Balance nightly deposits and complete credit card processing.
Executes patient consults to ensure patients understand Doctor prescribed treatment plans; conducts patient chart audits, performs handoffs, conducts consults according to company policies.
Enters and updates patient treatment plans at the direction of the treating Doctor using the company operational system, and follows-up with patients during subsequent visits to schedule open treatment.
Works with the Doctor and patient to ensure the patient completes the Doctor prescribed treatment plan.
Uncovers and removes the patient's barriers for completing treatment.
Alerts the Doctor when the patient has clinical questions.
Educates the patient regarding insurance benefits and affordable payment options including third-party patient financing.
Follows-up with the patient during subsequent patient visits to review completed treatment and schedule appointments for open treatment.
Help determine ways to improve office efficiency and workflow, presenting these ideas to supervisors and helping to carry them out.

Capabilities/Skills

Knowledge of basic and advanced dental terminology and being comfortable with presenting dental information to patients.
Capable of handling the front desk of the dental office.
Excellent communication and customer/patient communication skills.
The ability to understand a diagnosis given by a dentist.
The ability to multitask. Very comfortable explaining benefits and collecting payments from non-covered services and fee for services patients.
Capable of working at a fast pace while having a strong attention to detail.
Capable of making 50+ phone calls per day, as well as seeing 30+ patients in office in a day.
Strong selling skills
The ability to multi-task
Team player
Professional behavior

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Schedule:

Day shift
Monday to Friday
Weekends as needed

Experience:

Dentrix: 1 year (Required)
Dental receptionist: 1 year (Required)

Language:

Spanish (Required)

Work Location: In person

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