Dental Office Assistant

About the role

Weeki Wachee Dental Care is looking for a Business Assistant to join their team. The office is located at 9749 Commercial Way, Weeki Wachee, FL 34613. The work schedule is Monday off, Tuesday 7:30am-5:30pm, Wednesday 7:30am-5:30pm, Thursday 9:30am-7:00pm, and Friday 7:30am-4pm.

Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome patients as they enter the office to create a great first impression of the team.
• Manage front office duties, including answering phones, checking office mail and email, communicating with patients and insurance companies.
• Utilize Dentrix for patient scheduling and records.
• Schedule and confirm appointments for multiple providers in the office.
• File patient insurance claims and follow up on outstanding claims, verification of benefits and explanation of coverage.
• Post insurance and patient payments and process accounts receivables.
• Review treatment plan fees and payment options with patients.
• Partner with the providers and team to implement Heartland Dental systems to optimize office potential.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced and customer-centric environment.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• The position will have access to minimum PHI necessary for performing job-related functions; regular HIPAA training, aligning with the specific role and responsibilities, will be required; and the individual will need to protect PHI and maintain data safeguards.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits including health insurance, retirement savings plans, six paid holidays, and PTO (paid time off).
• Front loaded education and training, providing you the opportunity to develop to your full potential.
• Opportunity to be a part of a secure company with 20+ years of industry leading experience that provides a stable career with unlimited growth potential.
• Access to on-demand Daily Pay.

What You’ll Gain

• Opportunity to be a part of a growing company that truly cares about their staff!

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform essential duties satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Availability to attend virtual training sessions (or in-person) periodically throughout the year.

Who is Heartland Dental?

Heartland Dental is the nation's largest dental support organization, providing non-clinical administrative support services to more than 3,000 supported doctors across 39 states and the District of Columbia in over 1,800 dental offices. Each Heartland Dental supported office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported doctors are the leaders of their practice and retain clinical autonomy. All Heartland Dental supported doctors are united by a common goal: delivering the highest quality dental care and experiences to the communities they serve. At Heartland Dental, we’re committed to living our core values which promote diversity and inclusion. We provide all employees and applicants for employment the protections of federal, state, and local laws affording equal opportunity in employment.