Administrative Dental Office Assistant-Dentistry

Mount Sinai Morningside; New York (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in New York is seeking an administrative support professional. You will provide essential support by scheduling patient appointments and coordinating with the dental and surgical departments. Ideal candidates should have a high school diploma and preferably one year of related experience, including knowledge of Dentrix. This role involves direct patient interaction and ensures efficient office operations.

Qualifications

• 1 year related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Answers phones, schedules appointments, and keeps records.
• Greets and prepares patients for the dentist's examination.
• Coordinates patients between the Department of Dentistry and the Division of Oral Surgery.
• Inventories, orders, or re-stocks departmental supplies.
• Communicates patient arrival to appropriate staff.
• Reviews waiting room status and advises patients of wait times.
• May initiate reminder phone calls for next day appointments.

Skills

Scheduling patients

Answering phones

Patient coordination

Experience with Dentrix

Education

High School graduate/GED

Job description

Job Description: Provides administrative support scheduling patients, answering phones, coordinating flow of daily schedule.

Responsibilities

• Front Desk responsibilities answers phones, schedules appointments and keeps records as necessary.
• Greets and prepares patients for the dentists examination.
• Assists in coordinating patients between the Department of Dentistry and the Division of Oral Surgery, including, but not limited to; confirming appointments, confirming surgeries, ensuring that all paperwork is completed and scanned into Dentrix.
• Inventories, orders or re-stocks departmental supplies.
• Communicate with appropriate staff regarding patients arrival, and ensure that patients record is available for the dentist.
• Review status of waiting room on a routine basis and ensure that patients are kept advised of wait times.
• May initiate reminder phones calls for next day appointments.

Qualifications

• High School graduate/GED.
• 1 year related experience preferred
• Experience with Dentrix

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.