Branin is an incredible 7 office and growing private dental group in Colorado. We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Dental Insurance Verification Specialist to join our team.
As a Dental Insurance Verification Specialist, you will play a crucial role in ensuring a smooth and efficient patient experience by verifying and managing dental insurance information. Your primary responsibility will be to confirm patients' insurance coverage, eligibility, and benefits to facilitate accurate billing and minimize financial surprises for our patients.
Join a truly amazing team with unlimited growth potential!
Responsibilities
- Insurance Verification: Verify dental insurance coverage for all scheduled patients prior to their appointments. This includes but is not limited to dental benefits, deductibles, co-payments, and coverage limits.
- Eligibility Assessment: Confirm the patients' eligibility for dental services, ensuring they are active and covered by their respective insurance plans.
- Benefit Explanation: Clearly communicate the details of patients' insurance benefits to them, outlining coverage levels, limitations, and any pre-authorization requirements.
- Billing Accuracy: Collaborate with the front desk to ensure accurate and timely insurance claim submissions based on verified insurance information.
- Pre-Authorization Assistance: Assist patients in obtaining pre-authorization or pre-determination for major dental procedures when necessary, ensuring patients are informed about potential out-of-pocket costs.
- Documentation and Record Keeping: Maintain organized and up-to-date records of insurance verification details for each patient, using the dental office's practice management software.
- Stay Current with Industry Changes: Keep abreast of changes in dental insurance policies, coverage guidelines, and industry trends to ensure accurate and up-to-date information is provided to patients.
Qualifications
- Experience: Previous experience in dental insurance verification or related roles is required.
- Knowledge: Familiarity with dental insurance plans, benefit structures, and claim processes is required.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with patients, insurance companies, and the dental office team.
- Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail is critical to accurately verify insurance information and avoid potential billing errors.
- Organization: Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and maintain well-organized records.
- Problem-Solving: A proactive and solution-oriented mindset to handle insurance-related challenges and inquiries.
- Computer Proficiency: Comfortable working with dental practice management software and basic Microsoft Office applications.
- Ethics and Integrity: Uphold high ethical standards, HIPAA standards and maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
Job Location Type
- Work Remotely = No
Job Benefits
- Up to 4 weeks of PTO (2 weeks initially)
- Medical insurance
- 40-hour work week (no working on the weekends)
- 401k+match
- LifeTime Athletic membership discount
- Team bonuses
- 35% off dental for friends and family
- Up to 7 paid holidays + your birthday off
- Study clubs and continuing education opportunities with Spear Education (100+ CE hours for FREE)
- Onboarding and learning support
- Prioritizes professional growth opportunities and promoting within
- Great culture, work-life balance, and unlimited growth potential
Benefit Conditions
- A waiting period may apply
- Only full-time employees eligible
Employment Type
- Full-time
Employment Unit
- General Dentistry
Base Salary
- $54,000 - $60,000/yr