Receptionist - Riverview( MUST HAVE DENTAL EXPERIENCE)

Coast Dental; Riverview (FL); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Coast Dental in Riverview, FL, is seeking a front desk professional to support the office operations. You will interact with patients both in person and by phone, manage registrations, and assist with basic insurance verifications under the direction of the Office Manager.

The role requires excellent customer service, strong organizational skills, and reliability in handling routine clerical duties. This position is on-site at a dental practice in a fast-paced team environment.

Qualifications

• Basic clerical and administrative skills.
• Excellent customer service with professional phone etiquette.
• Basic knowledge of dental insurance terminology.
• Experience with EagleSoft dental software is preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Greet and assist patients at the front desk and over the phone.
• Check in patients and complete registrations under Office Manager.
• Schedule appointments within standard operating procedures.
• Verify insurance and obtain pre-authorizations when required.
• Process checkout and ensure charts and routing slips match.
• File patient charts daily.
• Attend morning huddles and routine office meetings.
• Keep front desk area clean and organized.

Skills

Customer service

Multi-tasking

Front desk communication

Organization

Education

Experience in dental/medical front desk

Tools

EagleSoft

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Internet Explorer

Job description

Job Purpose

Function as support for the dental office at the front desk. This position is a combination of patient interaction and basic paperwork administration under the direction of the Office Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Exercise excellent customer service while interacting with patients both over the phone and in person.
• Check in all patients and complete patient registration under the direction of the Office Manager.
• Schedule patient appointments within operational standards.
• Confirm patient appointments two (2) business days prior to the patients' appointments.
• Complete insurance verifications two (2) business days prior to all (general and specialty) patients' visits to determine coverage and benefit limits and link insurance in EagleSoft, as directed by office manager and/or ortho supervisor. Ensure pre-authorizations are received prior to appointments, if required.
• Complete check out process with each patient by reviewing charts to ensure that all information is written properly and procedures are documented and match the signed routing slip that the general dentist or specialist has submitted.
• File patient charts on a daily basis.
• Participate in morning huddle, chart review and all routine office meetings as necessary.
• Participate in monthly checklist activities as assigned.
• Keep front desk area clean and neat.
• All other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Basic clerical and administrative skills.
• Excellent customer service skills with professional and courteous phone etiquette.
• Basic knowledge of insurance and dental terminology helpful.

• Working knowledge of Internet Explorer and Microsoft Word required; knowledge of Microsoft Excel preferred.
• Experience with dental software such as EagleSoft preferred.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task.

Qualifications (Experience, Education, Licensure, Certification)

• Previous insurance and/or dental office experience preferred.
• Previous experience with orthodontic or other specialty practices preferred.