Dental Assistant

$45,000 - $54,233/Yr

City of New York - New York, NY

posted 3 days ago

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
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