Swiss Monkey FAQ

Swiss Monkey is a marketplace platform that helps dental and private healthcare practices find, engage, manage, and pay independent front office professionals—all in one place.

Beyond introductions, Swiss Monkey provides the structure practices need to work with remote professionals confidently, including:

• Clear engagement and scope setup
• Built-in time tracking and productivity visibility
• Secure payment processing
• Documented acknowledgments for data handling and security
• Optional identity verification and background screening

Practices get flexibility without chaos, and professionals stay independent—while Swiss Monkey provides the operating layer that keeps everything organized, transparent, and accountable.

Swiss Monkey helps practices handle front office work that often gets missed, delayed, or stretched too thin.

Practices typically use Swiss Monkey when they’re dealing with:

• Missed or unanswered calls
• Open chairs from last-minute cancellations
• Front desk burnout or turnover
• Insurance backlogs and slow follow-up
• Difficulty hiring or training reliable admin staff
• Growth without wanting to add permanent headcount

Instead of scrambling or overloading your in-office team, Swiss Monkey gives you dependable support to keep things moving—without adding stress.

Swiss Monkey gives practices access to experienced, independent front office professionals who support administrative and patient-facing workflows remotely. You choose:

• What work needs to be done
• How many hours you need
• When support is scheduled
• Whether work is hourly or project-based

There are no long-term contracts or forced minimums. Support can scale up or down as your needs change.

No. Swiss Monkey is not a traditional staffing agency.

Staffing agencies focus on filling roles. Swiss Monkey focuses on activating front office work in a structured, responsible way. Professionals remain independent contractors, while Swiss Monkey provides:

• A clear framework for engagement and expectations
• Built-in productivity and time tracking
• Payment processing and documentation
• Visibility into data-handling and security acknowledgments
• Standardized incident reporting

This gives practices confidence and oversight—without turning professionals into employees.

Hiring independently can work, but it often relies on informal processes and assumptions. Swiss Monkey keeps professionals independent while adding structure around remote work, including:

• Defined expectations for secure system access and data handling
• Documented HIPAA acknowledgments and training visibility
• Built-in time tracking and productivity reporting
• A formal framework for accountability and issue escalation
• Flexibility to adjust scope, hours, or professionals as needs evolve

You get flexibility—without losing visibility or control.

No. Swiss Monkey is designed to complement and reinforce your existing front office—not replace it.

While the platform can step in during urgent situations — even taking over the entire front desk operation if needed — it’s primarily designed to help practices optimize their existing team by offloading tasks and filling in coverage gaps.

Practices commonly use Swiss Monkey for:

• Overflow support during peak periods or rapid growth
• After-hours or missed call handling
• Special projects like insurance verification, hygiene reactivation, or A/R clean-up
• Coverage during staff vacations, transitions, or leave
  

By handling administrative and follow-up work, Swiss Monkey lets your in-office team stay focused on what matters most — delivering an excellent patient experience.

No. We know every practice is unique, and the level of your support can vary as your practice needs evolve. Many practices start with just a few hours per week. Swiss Monkey is often used for:

• 5–10 hours per week of follow-ups or recare
• Part-time or contract-based support
• Short-term or project-based work
• Seasonal or growth-related coverage

Yes. Practices determine: Scope of work, Schedule, number of hours and Compensation structure. Independent professionals may bid on work, and practices choose who they want to engage.

Swiss Monkey includes built-in productivity and time-tracking tools that provide real visibility into work performed. Depending on your preferences, you can:

• Track hours worked
• Review productivity logs
• Monitor task-level activity
• Measure ROI against defined outcomes

This helps ensure the support you engage is delivering real value.

Swiss Monkey is designed for agility. If a professional isn’t the right fit, you’re not stuck. You can:

• Adjust scope, hours, or expectations mid-engagement
• End the engagement at any time
• Reopen the role and re-engage with a new professional — often within 24 to 72 hours

This flexibility means your practice can adapt quickly without going through a long hiring process. Whether your needs shift or you want to try a different approach, the platform is built to respond quickly and keep your operations moving without interruption.

Swiss Monkey was built with one big idea in mind: your practice’s needs will change — and your support model should be able to change with you.

Here’s how it works:

• You start with a low-cost platform access plan, which gives you full access to the Swiss Monkey marketplace and the tools to confidently engage remote professionals, including:
  
  • Job setup & engagement tools
    
  • Time tracking & productivity visibility
    
  • Compliance and documentation support
  • Secure payment processing
• From there, you only pay for the hours or projects you actually use.

You and the professional agree on a base hourly rate that fits your budget and needs. A small service fee is then applied to support our platform operations, compliance infrastructure, and continuous support.

There are:

• No long-term contracts
• No forced minimums
• No payroll or benefits responsibilities

If your needs increase, you can scale up. If things slow down, you can scale back — or even pause. We’ll help you find a setup that works for your practice, not force you into one that doesn’t.

Most Swiss Monkey professionals are U.S.-based. Practices may also choose to engage international professionals or blended teams depending on preferences, budget, and workflow needs.

Swiss Monkey supports HIPAA-aligned remote work by:

• Requiring professionals to acknowledge data-handling and security standards
• Surfacing HIPAA training documentation for visibility
• Setting clear expectations for secure remote work environments

This provides practices with structure and accountability without relying on assumptions.

Swiss Monkey supports HIPAA-related training through trusted third-party providers, including optional courses via Abyde. Professionals may upload completed training documentation for transparency. Practices may also require additional or practice-specific training.

Swiss Monkey sets expectations around:

• Secure system access
• Private work environments
• Dedicated devices
• Responsible handling of patient information

Professionals formally acknowledge these standards and are required to report incidents if issues arise.

Swiss Monkey offers optional identity verification and background screening through trusted third-party providers. Practices decide when and how these tools are used.

While rare, things can happen — and when they do, Swiss Monkey has the structure in place to help practices respond quickly and responsibly.

All professionals are required to report any potential concerns through a standardized incident reporting workflow. This ensures that:

• The issue is properly documented
• The right people are informed
• Action can be taken quickly to resolve or mitigate the situation

This process isn’t just about checking a box — it’s designed to keep you in the loop and allow for swift, transparent resolution. Whether that means adjusting scope, reassigning work, or digging deeper, our framework makes it easier to take the right next steps without chaos.

Swiss Monkey doesn’t just connect you to talent — it gives you the tools and accountability to manage remote work with confidence.

How do we get started?

The best first step is a short strategy session to review your front office needs and determine the right level of support. Many practices start small and expand once they see results.

Or, if you already know what you need, you can get connected to talent right away and take advantage of our 7-day free trial.