Business Manager

Socket.dev; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Medical and pharmacy coverage

Dental and vision coverage

401k and deferred compensation plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Gentle Dental in Bakersfield seeks a Business Manager to ensure smooth daily operations from open to close. You will supervise non-clinical staff, manage schedules, and support providers while maintaining high patient service levels.

The role involves overseeing billing, insurance claims, and collections, collaborating with leadership to meet monthly budgets, and ensuring compliance with state dental laws and company policies. Competitive benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer literacy is a must; experience with dental software is a plus (QSI/Denticon).
• Healthcare/office management experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an office environment for optimal patient care and service.
• Supervise the office team, train non-clinical staff, and approve timesheets.
• Review production and procedures to improve efficiency and profitability.
• Organize daily office operations, schedule staff, and support providers.
• Manage payments, insurance claims, and patient balances per policy.
• Monitor budgets, review production reports, and communicate results to the team.
• Provide front-office backup support and handle patient questions and scheduling.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Computer literacy

Denticon experience

Tools

QSI

Denticon

Job description

At Gentle Dental, our Business Managers are committed to and passionate about their office. They ensure that their office runs smoothly from open to close. In partnership with a Director of Operations and an Area Clinical Director, the purpose of the Business Manager is to ensure that our dental practices provide exceptional service to our patients, create a positive team based culture for our employees, and support the overall performance of the office.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintain an office environment that ensures optimal patient care and customer service.
  Directly supervise the office team including; selection and training of non-clinical team members, monitor hours and approve timesheets, ensure team members comply with licensing and training requirements
• Evaluate and review office production and procedures to develop new ways to improve efficiency with office operations, patient retention and profitability.
• Analyze and organize office operations and procedures, including but not limited to, bookkeeping, invoice processing, cash control, preparation of payrolls and other administrative duties.
• Organize the day to day operations of the office; schedule an appropriate number of team members to ensure all providers are supported, conduct team huddles daily, collaborate with providers by proactively monitoring the flow of the office and making adjustments as necessary
• Collect payments from patients on any amount that may be owed, including current treatment being performed as well as past due balances; handle payments in accordance with the Company’s Cash Handling Policy
• Review production reports and communicate results with the team to make sure the office’s budget is met or exceeded every month
• May act as a backup to the front office team; schedule and confirm appointments, answer the telephone, assist with patient questions, enter and present treatment plans, submit accurate insurance claims, collect patient balances
• Address patient complaints in a timely and compassionate manner, including escalated patients
• Act as a subject matter expert on the insurance plans accepted by the Company, including their limitations and exclusions
• Recruitment, retention and termination of staff, work with HR to assess, investigate and resolve employee issues.
• Maintain advanced knowledge of software systems to compile, store and retrieve data for managerial reporting.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant state dental laws, ensure a safe work environment by complying with all local, state and federal health and safety regulations and laws, and ensure compliance with office and company policy and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned or necessary to support the office/company.

Location

Gentle Dental - Stockdale
8200 Stockdale Hwy.
Suite M-9
Bakersfield, CA 93311, USA

Pay Range

$30.00-$32.00 per hour/DOE

Benefits:

• Employee Assistance Program
• Medical and pharmacy, dental, vision (for employees and their families)
• Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
• 6 Paid holidays and 2 Paid floating holiday
• PTO (80 hours per year for hourly)
• 401k plan and deferred compensation plan
• CE credits
• Career opportunities to advance with the company.

Required Experience

• Previous Dental or healthcaremanagement experience preferred but not required
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer literate a must (QSI/Denticon experience is a plus).

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