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Company Overview 

As one of California’s oldest and most experienced dental and oral health maintenance organizations (DHMOs), the Western Dental team includes over 4,000 doctors, assistants, managers, administrators and clerical personnel. We provide high quality, always affordable dental and oral health care to thousands of people. We accept DentiCal and private insurance, offer no-interest payment plans, and have individual and group plans to make dental and oral health care convenient and accessible for anyone in California and Arizona.

And, our affiliate- Western Dental of Arizona- has become one of the largest and leading providers of dental care in Arizona, with 20 offices throughout Phoenix and Tucson...and we continue to grow in Arizona! Great quality of care and safety practices we employ in California are also part of the culture and practice you will find in all of our affiliated offices.

To meet the increasing demand for dental and oral health care, Western Dental has over 200 dental offices and dental clinics throughout California and Arizona and affiliated dental offices in Nevada, along with a network of over 1,700 dentists in 1,400 other dental offices throughout California. In order to serve our rapidly-growing number of patients, we are actively seeking highly qualified professionals to join our energetic Western Dental team in both clinical and operational areas.

If you are interested in joining our team, please visit our Careers section to start accelerating your career today with all of the benefits of a private practice and none of the risks!

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Job Description 


Western Dental Services, Inc., California's largest dental services provider and one of the nation's largest dental HMO's, is looking for a bright, motivated District Manager (Practice Development Manager). The Practice Development Manager will lead a region of Western Dental offices with the primary responsibility of ensuring financial, operating and patient care excellence. This position has accountability for key financial and operating results within the region and is responsible for the overall leadership and development of the region's management team. The Practice Development Manager will have a passion for building high-performing teams that are dedicated to achieving results and supporting the company's values and goals. This position requires collaborating with office management, both clinical and non-clinical, Clinical Directors and Corporate Leadership in regard to dental office financial and operating metrics, leadership, communication, motivation, and patient care. Western Dental's team consists of over 600 professionals and staff at Western's corporate headquarters in Orange, California and more than 250 dental clinic locations.

Key Responsibilities:

Growth and Execution

  • Work with operations and finance to develop and finalize budgets
  • Analyze business and financial data to recognize trends, build on strengths, improve weak areas, and identify anomalies occurring in the region. Develop action plans to improve
  • Provide leadership, direction and communication necessary to achieve budget results and operating goals for each office in region
  • Oversee and ensure office management and staff is focused is on providing consistent, excellent patient service
  • Maintain working knowledge of competitors in the marketplace and stay well networked within region

Operational Oversight

  • Oversee region to ensure that priority projects and initiatives are executed and brought to completion
  • Oversee the opening of all new offices in the region and ensure an immediate positive contribution
  • Oversee compliance with federal, state, and local regulations that impact business operations
  • Oversee compliance with company policies and practices

People Development, Retention and Succession Planning

  • Manage office teams in areas of performance
  • Counsel managers and ensure managers counsel employees
  • Give positive feedback and address performance issues quickly and thoroughly
  • Oversee and lead ongoing succession planning in the region
    Serve as a role model of Western Dental Values
 


Job Requirements 

  • MBA or Masters of Health Administration degree from an accredited university preferred
  • Or Bachelors in Business Administration with minimum three (3) years related work experience (preferably in a Health Field)
  • Minimum five years of experience as a multi-unit manager
  • Prior P&L budget management & financial analysis experience
  • Able to balance the necessary skills to achieve success with business results as well as people development
  • Able to implement company strategic vision into actionable steps
  • Support for Western Dental's growth and commitment to our values
  • Versatility in working with analytical and financial data, including budgets, financial statements, and creative information systems tools and reports
  • Good judgment and a strong grasp of people to work well with Western's employees, management and patients.
  • Able to build relationships across the organization
  • Strong project management and problem solving skills
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Excellent time-management and prioritization skills
  • Able to travel within region and to the corporate office on a regular basis
  • Excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc)
  • Multilingual preferred
 

 

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