Government Programs Professional Services Representative

Government Programs Professional Services Representative

Number of Positions: 1

Location: Detroit, MI

Location Specifics: Fully Remote

Job Summary: Candidates must reside in Michigan within a reasonable commuting distance of our Detroit, MI office for team meetings, collaborative sessions, and training.

At Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana we work to improve oral health through benefit plans, advocacy and community support, and we amplify this mission by investing in initiatives that build healthy, smart, vibrant communities. We are one of the largest dental plan administrators in the country, and are part of the Delta Dental Plans Association, which operates two of the largest dental networks in the nation.

At Delta Dental, we celebrate our All In culture. It's a mindset, feeling and attitude we wrap around all that we do from taking charge of our careers, to helping colleagues and lending a hand in the community.

Position Description: To recruit participating dentists for Medicaid Delta Dental programs.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Recruits and retains dentists in Delta Dental networks and logs all points of contact in SalesForce.
• Visits participating and non-participating dentists to ensure understanding of the company's programs and procedures in order to resolve claims processing problems.
• Obtains competitor information and requests and analyzes data/system reports to support recruitment efforts and determine recruitment needs.
• Represents the company by attending regional and national dental meetings/trade shows, student clinics at universities, and community functions to foster relationships with the dental community.
• Assists in the development of and conducts presentations such as dental office seminars to the regional dental communities and creates and conducts presentations for dental schools, community colleges, local dental society meetings, DDPA seminars, and board meetings.
• Keeps abreast of all company products to communicate changes and new product development to the dental communities, and helps promote new programs to increase the level of participation and to benefit existing participating dentists.

Perform other related assigned duties as necessary to complete the Primary Job Responsibilities as described above.

Minimum Requirements: Position requires an associate's degree, technical, vocational, or business school with coursework in public relations, communications, dental assisting, or dental hygiene and two years of experience in customer service, sales, or recruiting. Will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.

Position requires advanced knowledge of claims adjudication, dental terminology, dental procedures and dental insurance products; knowledge of government programs and how they operate in the state of Ohio; advanced presentation skills; effective verbal and written communication skills; experience working with word processing and spreadsheet software; and the ability to resolve complex problems and use independent judgment.

The company will provide equal employment and advancement opportunity within the context of its unique business environment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, familial status, citizenship, genetic information, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, height, weight, military status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law or ordinance.