Lead Administrative Coordinator

Solana Beach, CA (Unknown)

$27/hr – $35/hrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead front office operations for a dental practice, owning scheduling, insurance, AR, HIPAA compliance, and patient communications to drive smooth daily flow.

  • Front Office Leadership: Own the admin team, training, and adherence to front office protocols.
  • Financial Coordination: Manage Insurance System, Accounts Receivable, and patient financial conversations to close daily cash and accuracy.
  • Compliance & Communications: Enforce HIPAA practices and patient privacy while monitoring messaging and reviews.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Oversees all administrative front office team members and their accountabilities
  • Provides additional training for any administrative front office team members
  • Oversees that the protocols and guidelines are followed for all front office systems, including: Performance Scheduling, Financial Conversations, Telephone Communications, Recare, Reactivation, Accounts Receivable, and Insurance
  • Maintain HIPAA best practices for patient data, privacy, and security
  • Maintain HIPAA certification, provided by the office
  • Accountability for following the protocols of Financial Conversations, Financial Agreements, and utilization of the FA form
  • Is accountable for the Accounts Receivable System and Calendar (Statements & Calls, Texts, and all follow-up)
  • Checks out patients as they leave practice (collects OTC monies due for today, makes a financial agreement for any next appointment, appoints the patient for next treatment visit or recare, verifies accuracy of providers and batches insurance with all proper supporting documents, submits insurance)
  • Accountability for Performance Scheduling and scheduling for goals for all Doctors’ goals - including monitoring Same Day Service and the schedule’s next major block openings
  • Supports the Treatment Reactivation System
  • Is second in line for all inbound calls: follows all communication guidelines for new patient calls, performance scheduling, accounts, insurance, and billing questions
  • Oversees that the Admin team verifies in advance all patients’ insurance
  • Oversees the Insurance System and Calendar
  • Oversees posting of all payments: OTC, Mail, EFTs, etc
  • Monitors office email and/or Patient Messaging System throughout the day and takes the necessary actions in patient communications
  • Monitors Patient Reviews of the practice
  • Oversees Internal and External Marketing projects and RIO tracking (including ensuring all New Patients have a Source entered into the PMS)
  • Processes End Of Day and End of Month and provides information to the owner doctors and/or Business Consultant

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of dental front office experience
  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Strong understanding of dental insurance, scheduling, treatment presentation, and financial coordination

Nice to have

  • Experience leading administrative teams
  • Strong Accounts Receivable management experience
  • Fee-for-Service dental practice experience
  • Advanced communication and patient relationship skills

Benefits

  • At Del Mar Family Dentistry, we offer an outstanding work environment, competitive compensation, benefits including Medical and Vision Insurance, and the opportunity to work alongside an exceptional team.
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Del Mar Family Dentistry

Some dentists are impersonal and only see dollars in a chair.You’re a person. You’re paying for a service. It should meet or exceed your expectations.We listen to you. Every service is custom to you. You’ll feel your time is respected, with little to no waiting time. Experience a pain-free appointment with entertainment and music options.

Founded in 1986
Solana Beach, California, USA
8 employees

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Current headcount: ~8