# Bilingual Dental Insurance & Patient Coordinator

**Company:** [Staffing for Doctors](https://jobs.workable.com/companies/gAA8yfeXYbnEZ4xxJycpWn.md)
**Location:** Remote
**Workplace:** remote
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Insurance Authorization

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## Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented, bilingual Dental Insurance & Patient Coordinator to support our client's Prosthodontic and Periodontal practice. The ideal candidate is fully fluent in English and Spanish, brings dedicated hands-on experience with dental insurance verifications and benefit preauthorizations, and excels at handling patient scheduling and phone outreach using Open Dental and Weave.

**Key Responsibilities:**

-   **Insurance Verification:** Verify patient eligibility, deductibles, annual maximums, waiting periods, and frequency limits directly with carriers; support preauthorizations/predeterminations and document results accurately.
-   **Patient Communication:** Manage inbound and outbound phone calls in both English and Spanish; follow office scripts to schedule new patients, confirm appointments, and fill schedule gaps from cancellations and no-shows.
-   **Administrative Support:** Maintain up-to-date patient demographics and insurance data in Open Dental, manage appointment calendars, and utilize Weave for patient outreach.

## Requirements

**Bilingual:** Full fluency in English and Spanish (verbal and written) required.

**Dental Insurance Experience:** Hands-on experience with dental-specific insurance verifications, benefits documentation, and preauthorizations (general medical verification experience does not qualify).

**Dental Scheduling:** Proven background in dental appointment scheduling, front-office workflows, and schedule optimization.

**Software:** Prior experience using Open Dental and Weave is strongly preferred.

**Specialty Background:** Prior experience in a prosthodontic, periodontal, or high-volume specialist dental practice is preferred.

**Please note that this is a full-time contractor position (40 hours per week) with a starting pay rate of $6 per hour depending on skill set and experience. The schedule is Monday-Thursday 7:00am-4:00pm; Friday 7:00am-12:00pm PST.**