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Dental Receptionist

PineView Dental Health, Overland Park, KS, United States


We’re searching for a friendly Dental Receptionist (Patient Care Coordinator) to make sure that dental patients’ appointments are properly booked or rescheduled based on their needs. The dental receptionist’s duties include welcoming/dismissing patients in a warm and friendly manner. Assists the patient in scheduling any procedures or follow‑up visits and provides any necessary instructions to the patient, collects payments, and provides a receipt for payment to patients. Answers the telephone, schedules appointments, assists with patient finances, prints and mails statements, maintains patient records, and coordinates patient flow.

Maintains patient account information, routing x‑rays to the doctor for review, managing recare and reactivation, miscellaneous correspondence and public relations duties. Responsible for accurate documentation of all patient communications in the chart and Practice Management system.

Patient Care Coordinator Duties & Responsibilities

Welcoming and greeting patients into the office

Scheduling and confirming appointments

Assisting patients with filling out paperwork

Getting the dental staff’s charts and daily routines ready

Keeping track of recent treatments and procedures and updating patient data

Setting up follow‑up appointments and sending out phone reminders

Verifies insurance for the next day and 2 days ahead for new patients

Answering phones, photocopying, filing, and faxing are examples of common office duties

Is responsible for filling the hygiene schedules and keeping them filled to assist in exceeding goals

Makes calls and sends letters to reactivate patients

Patient Care Coordinator Requirements

GED or high school diploma

Dental terminology is well‑versed

Dental practice management software expert (Dentrix)

Working understanding of administrative procedures in general

Telephone etiquette

Outstanding organizational abilities

Outstanding customer service abilities

Office Hours
Mon‑Thur 8am‑5pm

Benefits
Paid Holidays, Dental Care, Monthly Bonus

We are located in Summit Park, so the commute is only 20 min from East SLC

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