Dental Business Assistant Details

Dental Business Assistant

Fairway Dental Care - Naples, FL

Employment Type : Full-Time

Monday through Thursday 7:00am to 3:30pm.

We are looking to hire a personable dental receptionist to ensure that dental patients’ appointments are appropriately scheduled, rescheduled, or canceled, depending on the needs of the patients. The dental receptionist’s responsibilities include entering patient information onto our data system, answering patients’ questions, and arranging referrals to other dental specialists. You should also be able to prepare billing statements.

To be successful as a dental receptionist, you should be able to organize and maintain patient waiting areas as well as front-desk areas. Ultimately, a top-performing dental receptionist will perform all duties in a manner that ensures the efficient running of the dental practice.
Dental Receptionist Responsibilities:

• Greeting and welcoming patients to the practice.
• Scheduling, rescheduling, or canceling appointments as needed.
• Assisting patients to fill out information forms.
• Updating patient records.
• Scheduling follow-up appointments and providing telephonic reminders.
• Communicating with insurance carriers.
• Verifying methods of payment and collecting payments as needed.
• Performing general office duties, such as answering telephones, photocopying, filing, and faxing.

Dental Receptionist Requirements: * High school diploma or GED.

• Proven experience working in a dental office.
• Sound knowledge of dental terminology.
• Proficient in dental practice management software (Dentrix). Willing to train if work ethic is there.
• Working knowledge of general administrative practices.
• Good telephone etiquette.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Experience:

• Medical terminology: 1 year (Preferred)
• Computer skills: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location