Practice Manager

At Gentle Dental, our Practice Managers are committed to and passionate about their practice. As the leader of the team, 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 Practice Manager is to ensure that our dental practices provide legendary customer service, via engaged employees, and overall office efficiency.

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Maintain an office environment that ensures optimal patient care and customer service.
• Oversee and supervise front and back office staff.
• 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.
• Develop and implement office budgets and manage the procurement of general office supplies and equipment.
• Recruitment, retention and termination of staff, work with HR to assess, investigate and resolve employee issues.
• Process dental insurance claims, work with HMO and PPO dental plans, and present dental treatment plans to patients.
• 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.

Location:

Gentle Dental Sehome Village
224 36th Street
Bellingham, WA 98225, USA

Pay Information:

$69,000 - $73,000 per year/DOE

Qualifications: 

• Leadership experience 3+ years
• Previous Dental or healthcare management experience preferred but not required.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer literate a must (Denticon experience is a plus).
• Bilingual is a plus
   

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 (120 hours per year for salaried)
• 401k plan and deferred compensation plan
• CE credits
• Career opportunities to advance with the company.

Gentle Dental has the resources you need to achieve true personal and career success. 

Education

• Bachelors or better

• High School or better

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Customer Service

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help