Patient Accounts Specialist-Kingsport Dental Clinic( Kingsport,TN)

Description

Market Range : 06

Hiring Salary : $19.67 / Hourly

THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN KINGSPORT TN

JOB SUMMARY / ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS : The Patient Accounts Specialist Kingsport Dental Clinic of the Appalachian Highlands administers the comprehensive patient treatment schedule on a daily basis in the Kingsport Dental Clinic. This position provides coordination of patient scheduling insurance and payor benefits eligibility and pre-authorization checks. This position maintains routine business office functions.

Responsibilities

• Answers multi-line phone systems to render insight to current and prospective patients.
• Manages the patient scheduling system by scheduling rescheduling confirming and canceling patient appointments.
• Works in collaboration with the Veterans Affairs Mountain Home.
• Registers new and existing patients into the clinic database including medical history HIPAA agreement insurance and TennCare benefit and eligibility verification with deductible and co-payments.
• Communicates and triage patient concerns for urgent problem-focused evaluation appointments.
• Prepares and posts daily productivity reconciliation reports for collections for deposit according to guidelines.
• Monitors and manages all front office operations and functions.
• Sends and receives treatment referrals and / or consults and imports information into clinic software.
• Assists in any clinical position due to staff shortage or high-level patient care in areas of sterilization patient processing and student assistance.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS :

EDUCATION : High School Diploma or GED. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

EXPERIENCE : Two (2) years of experience in a dental office / clinic as a dental assistant front desk or hygienist. Must maintain CPR certification.

LICENSE / CERTIFICATION : A Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) in the State of Tennessee with certification in radiology and nitrous oxide monitoring is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

WORK SCHEDULE : This position may occasionally be required to work weekends.

THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN KINGSPORT TN

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Office Manager Experience,Accounts Receivable,Dentrix,Computer Operation,ICD-10,Dental Receptionist,Chairside Assisting,Dental Office Experience,Medical Billing,Front Desk,CPT Coding,Eaglesoft

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1