Dental Patient Coordinator - 4 Day Week

Socket.dev; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Patient Coordinator to support front‑office operations, manage patient appointments, verify insurance, and handle payments to ensure accurate data for billing and reporting.

The role focuses on delivering a positive patient experience, maintaining office workflow, and supporting the Office Manager in daily administrative tasks.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Customer service experience.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Ability to balance registers accurately.
• Dental or medical front desk experience preferred.
• Flexibility to adjust schedule.
• Background screening consistent with applicable law.
• Reliable arrival before opening.
• Ethical conduct & confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Schedule patients and manage same-day or next-day appointments.
• Check-in/check-out and balance registers daily.
• Verify insurance and process payments.
• Maintain accurate patient data for billing and reporting.
• Prepare end-of-day reports and assist Office Manager.
• Respond to emails and voicemails.

Skills

Customer service experience

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Front desk experience

Teamwork

Ethical conduct & confidentiality

Time management

Multi-tasking

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The primary role of the Patient Coordinator is to support front‑office operations by maintaining efficient scheduling, coordinating patient appointments, verifying insurance, processing payments, and ensuring accurate patient data for billing and reporting purposes. This position is non‑clinical and focuses on delivering positive patient experience while supporting office workflow and administrative needs.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Greeting and assisting patients professionally to ensure a positive front‑office experience Checking-in patients to ensure they have all the necessary information in the patient management software Collecting co-payments Checking-out patients Running and processing applicable reports Monitor office emails Utilizing RevenueWell for confirmations, communication with patients, and insurance requests Insurance Verification and pre-authorizations

Closing out and ensuring that registers are balanced daily

Completing next day router preparation
Ability to multi-task and skillfully manage priorities under pressure (ex: patients walking in, phones ringing, etc.) Scheduling patients, filling same-day or next-day schedule as needed Monitoring and responding to office voicemails Support Office Manager with EOD process Escalating issues to Office Manager Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• To successfully perform the job responsibilities for the position of Patient Coordinator, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required but are not necessarily all inclusive. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential requirements.
• Ability to reliably arrive in time to support office opening and scheduled business hours
• Flexibility to adjust schedule occasionally based on business needs, in accordance with company timekeeping and wage policies
• Subject to background screening consistent with applicable law and job‑related business needs
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Customer Service experience
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment and manage competing priorities
• Ability to balance registers accurately
• Strong communication skills
• Must exhibit ethical conduct & confidentiality
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong computer and organization skills
• Communicates clearly and professionally with patients and team members in person and by phone
• Ability to demonstrate independent thinking as well as a teamwork‑oriented approach
• Dental or medical front desk experience preferred

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance