Dental Front Desk
United Dental Partners
Chicago, IL
- Eligibility
- Medical Receptionists & Patient Registrars
- Shift
- Days
Posted Jun 3 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Term
- Permanent
- Practice
- Open Dental charting
- Setting
- Clinic
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- IL nursing median is $44/hr
- Overtime
- $18/hr
IL nursing postings that state pay run $33/hr to $59/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $48/hr, across 1296 postings. That covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
*Role Overview*
We are looking for a qualified Front Desk Patient Care Representative to act as the first point of contact for patients in our Pediatric dental office located in the West Loop Chicago, IL. The right applicant will have experience greeting patients, verifying insurance and personal information, answering questions and directing patients until they are met by the Dental Assistant. Front Desk is responsible for general administrative tasks associated with the efficient running of the office.
*Office Location: *Smiles Pediatric Dentistry 1229 W Washington Blvd. Suite 110 Chicago, IL 60607
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Schedule
*Monday 10am-5pm, Tuesday - Thursday 8:30am-5:00pm, Friday 7:30am-4pm, and 2-3 Saturday a month 7:30am-2pm (weekday off when working Saturday).
*Responsibilities*
- Greet patients and check guests in according to established office protocols and verify and update patient information
- Move patients through appointments as scheduled and schedule appointments ensuring patients are attended to on time
- Collect payments from patients at time of treatment and inform patients of financial treatment plan options
- Manage inbound and outbound calls in a timely manner
*Requirements*
- Previous administrative work in a dental office is required
- Positive attitude and enthusiasm for the workday
- Excellent customer service skills with an outgoing, people friendly personality
- The ideal applicant will display and demonstrate excellent communication skills with staff and patients
- Desire to learn new skills and expand your potential
*Compensation Package and Benefits*
- Compensation will be comprised of a base salary that is commensurate with experience
- Full Medical Insurance with BCBS, employer pays on average 66% of premium!
- Dental/Vision
- Short Term and Long Term Disability Coverage
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) with matching
- Flexible Spending account
- and more!
*Company Overview*
United Dental Partners is a very fast-growing Dental Support Organization (DSO) serving multi-specialty dental practices in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. The multi-specialty dental groups we serve collectively care for children and adults and offer general, pediatric, orthodontic and oral surgery care. We work in an energetic environment with phenomenal people who love providing fantastic care for patients and know that our ability to provide consistently great care is underpinned by the personalities and values of the people we hire.
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Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience
- Dental office: 1 year (Required)
- Open Dental software: 1 year (Preferred)
- Working with children: 1 year (Preferred)
Language
- Spanish (Required)
License/
Certification
- Coronal Polish Certificate (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Sourced from a public job board.
“Experience: * Dental office: 1 year (Required) * Open Dental software: 1 year (Preferred) * Working with children: 1 year (Preferred) Language: * Spanish (Required)” · from this posting
Requirements
- Spanish
- Dental office: 1 year
Benefits highlights
- Disability insurance
Place
- City
- Chicago, IL
- Median rent
- $1,440/mo
- Local household income
- $77,902/yr
- Metro price level
- 4% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Chicago area index 103.6, where 100 is the national average.
Chicago sits about 4% above the national cost-of-living average. Your RN salary stretches across distinct neighborhoods: Logan Square's late-night al pastor windows and dive bars, or Streeterville high-rises steps from Northwestern Memorial. Rush and UChicago Medicine anchor separate South and West Side corridors, all stitched together by the L.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
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- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?