Dental Office Assistant - Business Assistant Details

Dental Office Assistant - Business Assistant

TFD - Westchester - Westchester, IL

Employment Type : Full-Time

Overview:Dental Office – Business Assistant
Come Join our Successful Dental Practice as a Business Assistant!
The Dental Business Office Assistant will handle various administrative tasks in our front office area and plays an important part in communicating effectively with patients and maintaining an organized administrative schedule. Our dental office is committed to providing optimal dental care, so if you think you have what it takes to help us accomplish this task, we’d love to hear from you. Compensation will be based on experience.
Benefits:
We understand that you work hard, which is why each supported location provides an excellent compensation and benefits package. Additionally, Heartland Dental’s extensive training and continuing education opportunities are unparalleled and exceed industry norms. Each supported location invests heavily in your professional and personal growth and wants to see you succeed. If your career ambitions include leadership and further advancement, our network of supported locations offer many opportunities to help you meet your goals. Heartland Dental’s network of supported locations is expected to double in size within the next five to seven years and new opportunities will be created to support that growth.
Additional benefits:

• Medical and prescription drug insurance
• Free dental services for yourself and your dependents minus lab fees
• Vision care support
• Life insurance
• 401(K) retirement plan
• 6 paid holidays off
• Team-focused, uplifting and educational work culture
• Potential for 2 weeks vacation available

Responsibilities:Functions of the Dental Office Assistant - Business AssistantThe Dental Business Office Assistant will maintain and organize all administrative functions in the front office, including reception tasks – receiving and distributing office mail and email, answering the office phone and distributing calls or messages accordingly, communicating patients’ arrival promptly, managing administrative records and pulling/filing office charts among other duties. The Dental Business Office Assistant will also work with administrative scheduling, including maintaining office records, documenting patient dental treatments and transactions, following office procedures for patient referrals and scheduling of office appointments. Other duties include maintaining office accounts receivable information, making financial arrangements with patients before treatments and ordering office and administrative supplies.Qualifications:Requirements:

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• A friendly, positive demeanor with patients and supported dental office team members
• Great administrative organizational skills
• Strong computer skills and the ability to learn new programs
• Must demonstrate a thorough knowledge of dentistry and dental procedures
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Ability to travel for training, occasionally out of state
• Dental experience a plus

Education:
Associates degree preferred, but not required
We put our people first at Heartland Dental, and that shows in our generous benefits package.

Company retains the sole discretion to change the duties of the position at any time.

We provide all employees and applicants for employment the protections of federal, state, and local laws affording equal opportunity in employment.