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Acton Pediatric Dental
Pediatric Dental Office Part-Time Front Desk Receptionist
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What they do
A Medical Secretary provides secretarial work that requires specialized knowledge of medical terminology and procedures, insurance and billing processes and medical records management. Works with physicians and other clinicians. May gather intake information from patients scheduled for appointments at an office.
$46,588 / year median in Massachusetts
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Our pediatric dental office in Acton provides preventive, restorative, and orthodontic treatment to children. We are seeking a friendly, organized, dependable professional to fill a part-time position working at the front desk. This person will preferably have experience in the dental field, but we are willing to train the right candidate. The ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment is essential. Our office utilizes Dentrix and is paperless, so computer skills are a necessity. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Greeting patients and answering phone calls
- Scheduling appointments
- Checking patients out and collecting payments
- Calling overdue and unscheduled patients
- Verifying and understanding insurance coverage
- Submitting and entering pre-estimates
- Presenting contracts and payment plan options
- Scanning in medical histories, pre-treatment estimates, etc. Position is 8am
- 5pm on Mondays and Thursdays.