Bilingual Dental Front Desk & Scheduling Clerk

Central Jersey Medical Center; Perth Amboy (NJ); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

401 k

Job summary

The Central Jersey Medical Center in Perth Amboy, NJ is hiring a full-time Dental Registration Clerk to join our front desk team. Hours may vary and include evenings and Saturdays; training coverage may be required.

The position is located in Perth Amboy and Carteret. Responsibilities include booking and rescheduling patient appointments, greeting patients, updating provider schedules, handling calls, collecting demographics and insurance information, and maintaining confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changes readily.
• Ability to follow instructions, given either orally or in writing.
• Ability to work with little or no supervision.
• Demonstrate effective follow-through with all task.
• Maintain high level of confidentially.
• Ability to complete assignment in a timely manner.
• Able to work as a team player.
• Must be able to speak, read and write Spanish fluently.

Responsibilities

• Books, coordinates and reschedules patient appointments.
• Greet patients in a prompt, pleasant, and helpful manner.
• Maintains and updates current information on providers’ schedules.
• Answers telephone, screens calls, and provides information to callers as needed.
• Contacts patients to confirm appointments.
• Assembles patients’ charts, and creates chart for all new patients.
• Conduct personal interview to obtain required demographic and insurance information and enters such information into computer.
• Obtain required signatures on legal consents and insurance forms.
• Contact insurers to verify coverage and assure that we are the PCP, where necessary.
• Make adjustments to the computer classification of claims to most accurately reflect the expected pay source.
• Answer inquiries of patients and public in person or via telephone regarding regulations and services; when necessary, refers inquiries to appropriate person or department.
• Performs exit billing and discuss patient’s account balance with responsible party.
• Responsible for daily cash collections.
• Maintain daily log of uncompensated care applications and other state and local governmental applications.
• Input data into the ancillary data base.
• Collect and batch daily encounters.
• Other front end duties as assigned.

Skills

Adaptability

Follow instructions

Independent work

Follow‑through

Confidentiality

Timely completion

Team player

Spanish fluency

Education

Medical office experience (2+ years)

Job description

The Central Jersey Medical Center in Perth Amboy, NJ is hiring a full-time Dental Registration Clerk to join our front desk team. Hours may vary and include evenings and Saturdays; training coverage may be required.

The position is located in Perth Amboy and Carteret. Responsibilities include booking and rescheduling patient appointments, greeting patients, updating provider schedules, handling calls, collecting demographics and insurance information, and maintaining confidentiality.