Dental Office Manager

Assure Dental Family Care & Braces; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Incentive structure

Job summary

Assure Dental Family Care & Braces in Long Beach, California, is seeking an experienced Dental Facility Manager. This role involves leading a team, ensuring efficient operations, and managing patient flow effectively.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of dental management experience, excellent communication skills, and a self-motivated attitude. The position offers competitive salary and benefits, along with a responsibility for the financial goals of the facility.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of dental management experience.
• 1-3 years of dental treatment coordinating experience.
• Knowledge of dental billing.

Responsibilities

• Lead 5 front office staff and 7 back office dental assistants.
• Monitor job functions for efficiency and productivity.
• Assist with patient flow and complaints management.

Skills

Management experience

Task and goal orientation

Communication skills

Spanish proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Job description

Smile Finders is a licensed referral service that is approved by The California State Board of Dental Examiners. Smile Finders offers referrals for General and Cosmetic Dentistry, Orthodontics (Braces), Periodontics (Gum Disease), Endodontics (Root Canal Therapy), Oral Surgery (Dental Implants and Wisdom Teeth) and Pedodontics (Children's Dental Specialist).

Our dental affiliate owns and operates many PREMIER dental facilities under different names in the Greater Los Angeles area. We are a company in growth and we are looking for qualified, team-oriented, people to promote the importance of routine dental health care and our business. We have over 45 years of collective management experience. Our offices are all beautifully appointed with state-of-the-art technology, including digital radiography. While our offices are very busy, we do not operate like a clinic. We desire to attract and retain quality-oriented staff that have excellent work ethic and communication skills. We pride ourselves on being ethical, consistent and dedicated.

Job Description

Job Requirements:

• We seek people who have at least of five years of progressive management experience in a dental facility. This position is for a "working manager". You will not only lead the team its daily activities and toward monthly collection and production goals, but you will be responsible yourself for certain tasks. You will lead approximately 5 front office staff members and 7 back office dental assistants, plus a treatment counselor. Our facilities are approximately 60% PPO, 35%HMO, and 5% cash.
• Your management style must be task and goal oriented. You will need to closely monitor that job functions are being worked efficiently and productively. You will need to be a firm leader and adhere to company procedures and policies.
• You will not be the designated treatment counselor, but may need to operate on a fill-in basis. You will need to ensure that patient flow is handled such that patient's are not waiting too long before seeing the Dentist. You will assist to problem solve all patient complaints on a timely basis as we must ensure that we are responsive and attentive in sensitive patient relation issues. You must be able to communicate with a wide breadth of people: Dentists, Managed Care Representatives, patients of all walks of life, and a multi-cultural staff and public. The ability to speak Spanish is a plus for this position, but not required.
• As a manger of a thriving business, we want you to take pride of "ownership" and take charge to ensure things run smoothly and that we accomplish financial goals. You have bottom line responsibility for your office. Our responsibility is to provide you all the tools and resources necessary to accomplish these objectives.
• Some evening and some Saturdays are required. We offer a competitive salary and incentive structure, medical and dental benefits, and are working on additional group benefits. Salary is dependant upon experience, number of facilities under management, and your ability to drive the business. Serious applicants who desire long-term employment need only apply.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years dental management experience
• 1-3 years dental treatment coordinating experience (Indemnity, PPO, HMO)
• Knowledge of dental billing
• Working knowledge of Microsoft suite
• Self motivated and ambitious attitude

Additional Information

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