Dental Receptionist

**Receptionist -Full time**

**Job Purpose**:Responsible for ensuring that our patients always receive the best quality patient experience. Optimising utilisation of surgery time and supporting the efficient and effective running of the Practice.

Reports to: Practice Manager or Head Receptionist

**Key accountabilities**

**Performance**
- Take ownership of the daily and weekly tasks to be completed by the reception team
- Support the promotion of patient choice and provide information about products, services, promotions, available finance options and oral health products
- Conduct regular system reviews to identify and action issues around debt, open courses, DNAs

**People**
- Build and nurture great working relationships with the Clinical team
- Be actively involved in the smooth running of the practice by working well with your practice team
- Share your knowledge and experience with team members and undertake any suitable training to enhance your job role

**Process**
- Fill the diary and optimise appointment booking by using the principles of colour coded SMART diaries
- Take ownership for all aspects of money management including transmitting electronic claims daily (EDI)
- Comply with the mydentist health and safety policy and all relevant risk assessments including ergonomic
- Always adhere to mydentist policies and procedures

**Patients**
- Welcome patients whether it be in person or over the phone, establishing the reason for their visit/call and ensure they are treated in a friendly, courteous and professional manner always communicating information about waiting times
- Accurately update and protect patient information including on the patient electronic database
- Book next appointments before the patient leaves and action reminders including courtesy calls

**Key Performance Indicators**

**Performance**
- Achievement of Oral Health Products target
- Smile checker completion
- Debt in line with practice target
- Open courses in line with practice target

**People**
- Attendance and timekeeping meets required standards

**Process**
- Maintain SMART diaries
- Adherence to cash management procedures
- Daily EDI and claims management
- Issuing of Patient recalls

**Patients**
- Friends and family response rates meet contract requirement
- NPS and friends and family score at Practice level (meets practice targets)
- Telephone answering meets practice target
- Daily updating contact information for failed SMS / E-mail patient communications
- DNAs in line with practice target

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Salary**: From £8.75 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

**Experience**:

- Medical Receptionist: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 01/08/2023