Dental Assistant

Salary: $39,000.00 - $40,000.00 Annually Job Summary Effective managing the day-to-day operations in the Dental Department ensuring that all patients have active Dental Health Coverage before the Dental visit. Ensuring that schedules, dental forms, approval from manage care or insurance company are in order before the Dental visit. The unit clerk should act as “support help” in such a manner as to allow the Dental providers to spend as much of their time as possible to treat patients. Primary Responsibility of the Position Greet, welcome and care for all patients and visitors in a polite and courteous manner. Inform patient's arrival, create charts. Review mandatory paperwork for patient visits on a daily basis. Take, develop radiographs and maintenance of same. Clean up and maintenance of dental equipment daily maintaining all the logs. Sterilization of instruments-Biological Monitoring System, DUWL shocking and testing. Seats and prepares patients for examination of dental treatment. Set up the room for procedures. Assists the Dental Provider chairside as needed. Answering the telephone and appropriately book and follow up as needed for coordination of dental treatment including patients with predetermination approvals. Ordering of supplies and maintaining a proper inventory. Always be aware of confidentiality. – HIPPA Regulations Report all issues of importance to the Dental Director. Help explain Dental Department Policy to patients. Update patient information (phone number) to provide courtesy calls and appointment reminders to patients. Keep daily sheets with names and status of the day's patient appointment, cancellations, no show. Be aware of all Dental Policies to ensure compliance. Verification of insurance eligibility and benefits. Rotate between health center sites as directed by the Dental Director. Provide mentoring, coaching, and providing feedback to new employees as they navigate their new roles and responsibilities #J-18808-Ljbffr Groundwork Hudson Valley, Inc.