Share Email Opening Title Billing & Treatment Coordinator  Category Treatment Coordinator   Description Job Description: Treatment Coordinator   PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES   Primarily responsible for the ensuring patients understand and schedule for necessary treatment. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to, coordinating communications between doctors and patients, helping to build and maintain a doctor/hygiene schedule, assist with patient inquiries, including insurance questions, organize and present patient treatment plans with financial obligations and get patient agreement. May also be required to assist with general front office duties.   SPECIFIC DUTIES   Consultation Management   Conduct patient consultation Calculate fees for treatment based on various fee schedules Assist patients with financing options, insurance questions and treatment concerns Maintain and use tickler file and delayed treatment file Notify patients when pre-estimates come back and schedule appointments after making proper financial arrangements Prepare in advance treatment consent forms, including surgical, endodontic, and general consents Record chart entries from phone or in-person conversations when appropriate Manage doctor charts for treatment plans, treatment conferences, letters and phone calls Prepare financial treatment plans and present plan options to patient at end of their appointment Assist with consultation appointment as directed by doctor—for example, treatment coordinator should be in the room with the doctor and patient for all or part of the consultation appointment Make all financial arrangements with the patient after doctor has left the consultation room   Patient Management   If indicated, set up appointment for patient with specialist/general dentist. Coordinate with specialist’s /general dentist’s office; send explanatory letter, x-rays, study models, etc. Make sure that the office knows exactly where the patient is “in the system” at all times. For example, treatment coordinator should know whether patient has scheduled treatment, scheduled with specialist/general dentist, deferred recommended treatment, etc. and be aware of what the next step is and when it will occur Schedule patient for treatment at the appropriate time after the specialist/general dentist has completed treatment Take phone calls from patients or specialists/general dentists who have questions about treatment Meet with doctor briefly on a daily basis to review schedule, significant information and systems, items that need attention   Insurance   Update insurance information on all patients at all times Organize supporting materials for claim forms, such as radiographs or written narratives, as directed by doctor Assist insurance coordinator with posting correct treatment codes for billing insurance Verify patients benefit eligibility and dental treatment history as needed   Inventory Management   Monitor and make sure all dental office equipment is working properly   Office Participation   Be an active participant in staff meetings Perform other tasks as assigned by office manager     PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS   Education/Experience High school diploma Legible handwriting for communications Knowledge of Dental Software/Denticon Experience a plus Office experience desired   Interpersonal Good interpersonal skills to maintain effective rapport with patients, dentists, other staff members and community Effective verbal skills to communicate with patients and staff Team player Able to adapt to office policy improvements (office is constantly striving for improved customer care/service) Conflict resolution experience Customer service or patient relations experience Quick response/accurate data entry Communicate all concerns to Office Manager   Compensation & Benefits: Guaranteed Hourly Rate Paid Vacation & Paid Holidays 401k Program Benefits: (offered at 30 hours or more) Competitive health, dental, and vision plan Life Insurance and Disability Insurance   Travel Requirements   Position Treatment Coordinator   Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt   Req Number TRE-22-00031   Open Date 12/6/2022   Location Manhattan Dental Arts   School None Specified  This position is currently not accepting applications. To search for an open position, please go to http://GDP.appone.com WE ALSO RECOMMEND Other Jobs Within Same Category Treatment Coordinator in Mount Holly, NC Posted on: 4/22/2024 [Apply Now] Treatment Coordinator in Clearwater, FL Posted on: 4/1/2024 [Apply Now] Treatment Coordinator in Rocky Mount, NC Posted on: 3/19/2024 [Apply Now] Other Jobs Within 60 Miles Dental Assistant in New York, NY Posted on: 4/16/2024 [Apply Now] Office Manager in New York, NY Posted on: 2/27/2024 [Apply Now] Follow us

 

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