Dental Assistant

$45,000 - $54,233/Yr

City of New York - New York, NY

Full-time

New York, NY

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Dental Assistant position at NYC Health + Hospitals is designed to ensure that patients in the Dental Department receive organized and timely care. The role involves a combination of patient interaction, clerical duties, and support for dental procedures, contributing to a person-centered care environment.

Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome patients to the clinic
• Assist and direct patients to designated area
• Perform clerical duties assigned by the Director of Service/Assistant Director
• Register patients in Epic
• Schedule appointments in person/via phone in Epic
• Call patients to cancel, reschedule and confirm appointments
• Update patient demographics
• Verify patient's HMO's/Medicaid
• Call for verification of HMO's membership
• Perform all related cashiering duties
• Answer phone appropriately
• Translate as needed
• Provide clerical coverage and rotate evenings and Saturday clinic
• Data entry

Requirements

• A four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent, including or supplemented by successful completion of an accredited or approved Dental Assistant Program with 600 hours of supervised internship experience assisting a dentist at chairside
• A four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent, including or supplemented by successful completion of an accredited or approved Dental Assistant Program with 300 hours of supervised internship experience assisting a dentist at chairside and 6 months of satisfactory full-time experience as a Dental Assistant
• A four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent and one year of satisfactory full-time experience as a Dental Assistant
• A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to the above qualifications

Nice-to-haves

• Keyboard familiarity with the ability to type at a minimum of 100 key strokes (20 words per minute)
• Experience with Epic software

Benefits

• Competitive salary range from $45,000.00 to $54,233.00
• Full-time employment
• Regular shift during the day