Dental Office Assistant

About the role

Greet and welcome patients as they enter the office to create a great first impression of our 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.

Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome patients as they enter the office to create a great first impression of our 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.

Requirements

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.

Preferred Experience

• 1+ years of experience in a dental or medical setting.
• 1+ years of experience with insurance billing and accounts receivable.
• Dentrix or other dental software experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include experience working in a fast-paced and customer-centric environment, excellent communication and organizational skills, and the ability to perform essential duties satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Experience working in a fast-paced and customer-centric environment.
• Knowledge of Dentrix or other dental software.

Benefits

Competitive benefits including health insurance, retirement savings plans, six paid holidays, and PTO (paid time off).

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

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.