About the Role
Open Door Family Medical Centers is seeking a Dental Patient Service Representative for its Port Chester, NY location to assist in the provision of dental services. This role is crucial in facilitating patient flow and ensuring a positive patient experience.
Responsibilities
- Collect patient information, including insurance, copays, and contact details, for entry into eCW.
- Facilitate patient flow by notifying providers of arrivals, managing delays, and communicating with patients and staff.
- Respond courteously to inquiries from patients, prospective patients, and visitors.
- Provide patients with necessary forms, office policies, and legally required documents.
- Schedule appointments for new and recurring patients based on provider availability.
- Process payments from patients for uninsured services.
- Verify patient insurance eligibility.
- Call patients to remind them of upcoming appointments.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) required.
- Superior customer service skills and experience.
- Flexible and solutions-driven.
- Responsive and comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment with diverse providers.
- Passionate about providing high-quality care to low-income, underserved residents and those lacking access to health care.
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
- Engage in learning and continuous quality improvement.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with experience communicating with a culturally diverse patient and staff population.
Skills
- Customer service
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Interpersonal skills
Location
- Port Chester, NY
Work Type
- Full Time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Entry
Education Level
- High School Diploma or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $20.00 - $23.00 Hourly
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- 403(b)
- 401(k)
- Generous paid time off
- Onsite Wellness facilities
- Educational assistance
- Competitive salary
- Annual bonuses based on patient care
About the Company
- Open Door Family Medical Centers provides health care and wellness programs to individuals and families in need throughout Westchester, Putnam and Ulster Counties.
- A pioneer Federally Qualified Health Center, Open Door provides over 300,000 patient visits annually and serves nearly 60,000 individual patients who might not otherwise have access.
- Open Door offers integrated services and a holistic approach to building healthier communities.
- Founded as a free clinic in 1972, Open Door’s mission is building healthier communities through accessible, equitable, culturally competent health care.
- Operates centers in Brewster, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Ossining, Port Chester, and Sleepy Hollow, in addition to eight School-Based Health Centers, a mobile dental van, and a new dental practice.
- Works in a team-based, patient-centered environment.
- Values the benefits of a diversified workplace that values patients and the communities served.
Equal Opportunity
- Open Door is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
