Dental Office Assistant

Quality Staffing, Inc., also doing business as Goddard Mason Executive Search, a leading full-service employment agency matching qualified talent with some of the area's top companies, is looking for an experienced Public Health/Dental Office Assistant to work through our agency as a contract employee with the Tennessee Department of Health (TN DOH) located in Athens, TN. This is an on-site position working from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. The pay rate for this position is $16.00 per hour.

Dental Office Assistant Job Overview:

The Division of Community Health Services (CHS) is seeking a Dental Public Health Office Assistant. CHS provides public health, primary care, and dental services in local health departments throughout the state. The Dental Office Assistant will perform clerical tasks in the health department dental clinic(s) and these tasks will include patient registration, scheduling, patient check-in and check-out, patient reminder and follow-up calls, referral coordination, and other duties as assigned. Applicants should be customer-focused, self-motivated, team-oriented, and willing to travel as needed throughout the region.

Dental Office Assistant Key Responsibilities:

• Schedule and manage patient appointments.
• Inform patients of any visit requirements.
• Collect and update client demographic information for registration purposes.
• Review documentation to determine eligibility for federal and state programs.
• Input data into the health department management information systems.
• Interact with multiple computer software systems to input/receive information.
• Process the cash drawer and balance to ensure fiscal responsibility.
• Inform clients of their rights and responsibilities for participation in programs.
• Obtain prior authorization per guidance, before releasing medical information.
• Assist in obtaining prior authorization from insurers through the gathering and submission of documentation before services are rendered, as applicable.
• Compile appropriate forms for services requested to ensure efficient clinic flow.
• Scanning and indexing records into the electronic record.
• Maintain a positive, constructive, and cooperative work environment.

Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance:


No Clearance

Education & Experience Requirements for Dental Office Assistant position:

• High school diploma or equivalent and experience equivalent to two (2) years of full-time customer service delivery and/or clerical/office work.
• This position requires a current driver's license and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation background check.
• Substitution of Education for Experience: Course work credit received from an accredited college or university may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two (2) years (e.g., 45 quarter hours may substitute for one year of the required experience).
• Prefer candidates to have an active TN RDA license to allow for assisting chairside during emergencies or staffing shortages, in addition to possessing dental front office experience including understanding of dental terminology for accurate scheduling and insurance coding.

Benefits Include:

• Weekly Pay/Comparable Wages
• Major Medical Insurance
• Indemnity Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Term Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability

Interested? Here is how to apply :

• Click on "Apply Now" and complete the process.
• This job closes on 8/14/26 (or when the position is filled) and will no longer accept resumes after this date.

Quality Staffing, Inc. and our subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.