Dental Office Assistant - Business Assistant

Heartland Dental LLC; Lansing (MI); Vor Ort; USD 32.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Daily Pay

Zusammenfassung

Lansing Elite Dental, part of Heartland Dental, seeks a Business Assistant to support front office operations and patient care. You will handle phones, scheduling, insurance claims, and patient communications, working closely with providers to optimize office efficiency.

The ideal candidate brings experience in fast-paced environments, strong organization, and solid communication skills, with HIPAA awareness to protect patient information.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in fast-paced, customer-centric environment.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• HIPAA training and PHI data safeguards.
• Access to PHI requires compliance with HIPAA policies.

Aufgaben

• Greet and welcome patients to create a positive first impression.
• Manage front office duties: phones, mail, email, and patient communications.
• Schedule and confirm appointments for multiple providers using Dentrix.
• Process and follow up on insurance claims and patient payments.
• Explain treatment plan fees and payment options to patients.
• Collaborate with providers to implement Heartland Dental systems for efficiency.

Kenntnisse

Customer service

Communication

Organization

HIPAA training

Tools

Dentrix

Jobbeschreibung

Lansing Elite Dental is looking for a Business Assistant to join our team.

Why Heartland Dental?

Heartland Dental believes that to provide exceptional lifetime care for patients, we must hire and grow team members who will support the business and clinical needs of each supported dental office and foster a strong team building culture. As a Business Assistant, you’ll work in an environment that encourages learning, team cohesion, and puts patients first.

Supporting our front office as a Business Assistant, you’ll be surrounded by camaraderie and partnership - where patients come first, and continuous learning is encouraged! Hard-working and motivated, the successful candidate will bring a passion for helping our team provide the best patient care to the communities they serve.

Heartland Dental was recently recognized by Newsweek for two awards: America’s Greatest Workplaces and America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024. These prestigious honors come after the organization was reviewed among 1.5 million large and mid-sized companies in a nationwide study and achieved a 5-star rating for both awards.

More about the role

• Greet and welcome patients as they enter the officeto create a great first impression of our team
• Managefront 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

What You’ll Gain

• Competitive benefits including health insurance, retirement savings plans, six paidholidays,and PTO (paid time off)
• Front loaded educationand training, providing youtheopportunity 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

Lansing Elite Dental, like each Heartland Dental supported office, is unique to the community and the patients they serve.

• Join our 18 person team that thrives on collaboration, communication, and community
• You will also find the office culture to be positive, connected and fast-paced
• This is a 40 hour a week position and the office seeks availabily during these hours, but you would not work all of these hours; 6:15am- 7:00pm

Minimum 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.

Preferred Experience

• 1+years of experiencein a dental or medical setting
• 1+years of experiencewith insurance billing and accountsreceivable
• Dentrix or other dental software experience

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
• As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for both team members and patients, a tuberculosis (TB) test is required for all new hires in dental office positions. This is a standard requirement for dental office roles and must be completed prior to starting employment. The test will be arranged during the pre-employment process, and any necessary guidance or paperwork will be provided. Not applicable in state of FL & TN.

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 experiencesto 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.