Dental Assistant

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization dedicated to providing compassionate, quality care to all New Yorkers. In this role, you will be integral to ensuring that patients receive timely care in a welcoming environment. You will assist with clerical duties, patient registration, and appointment scheduling, all while being part of a team that values dignity and respect. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the health and well-being of the community in a supportive and innovative setting. If you are passionate about healthcare and eager to make a difference, we invite you to apply and become part of our dedicated team.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Retirement Savings and Pension Plans

Loan Forgiveness Programs

Paid Holidays and Vacation

College Tuition Discounts

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Completion of a Dental Assistant Program with supervised internship experience.
• One year of full-time experience as a Dental Assistant is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome patients to the clinic and assist them.
• Perform clerical duties and register patients in Epic.
• Schedule and confirm patient appointments.

Skills

Dental Assisting

Patient Registration

Clerical Duties

Customer Service

Keyboard Skills

Education

High School Diploma

Dental Assistant Program

Tools

Epic

Job description

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the country, providing coordinated world-class primary and specialty care with dignity and respect for all New Yorkers, without exception. At Gotham Health, we practice a person-centered caring culture that values delivering compassionate, quality healthcare in partnership with our patients, community organizations, and staff. Gotham Health is focused on high-quality, affordable care to everyone regardless of ability to pay or immigration status. Gotham Health serves the community through a two-pronged approach: providing treatment to those who need it while at the same time emphasizing prevention. We strive to deliver services in a way that maximizes each patient's opportunity to achieve successful health outcomes, we believe in every person's right to participate in their care plans, we facilitate partnerships with other community resources to meet the needs of our patients beyond healthcare, and we celebrate and recognize the compassionate care of our committed staff. Join our team if you want to be part of our Gotham Health Family, a person-centered, fully integrated, and innovative ambulatory care network that enables all New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives.

Job Description

PURPOSE OF POSITION

To ensure that Dental Department patients receive appropriate care in an organized and timely manner.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Greet and welcome patients to the clinic
2. Assist and direct patients to designated area
3. Perform clerical duties assigned by the Director of Service/Assistant Director
4. Register patients in Epic
5. Schedule appointments in person /via phone in Epic
6. Call patients to cancel, reschedule and confirm appointments
7. Verifying patient's HMO's/Medicaid
8. Call for verification of HMO's membership
9. All related cashiering duties
10. Provide clerical coverage and rotate evenings and Saturday clinic

Minimum Qualifications

1. A four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent, including or supplemented by successful completion of an accredited or approved Dental Assistant Program, which included or was supplemented by 600 hours of supervised internship experience assisting a dentist at chairside; or
2. A four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent, including or supplemented by successful completion of an accredited or approved Dental Assistant Program, which included or was supplemented by 300 hours of supervised internship experience assisting a dentist at chairside; and 6 (six) months of satisfactory full-time experience as a Dental Assistant performing all of the following duties: taking and uploading dental digital imaging, assisting dentist at chairside, and preparing dental instruments for sterilization; or
3. A four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent; and one (1) year of satisfactory full-time experience as a Dental Assistant performing the duties described in “2” above; or
4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience which is equivalent to “1”, “2”, or “3” above. Each 100 hours of supervised internship experience assisting a dentist at chairside is equivalent to two (2) months of full-time experience. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent.
Experience as a receptionist or clerk in a dentist’s office is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.

Department Preferences

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB:

KNOWLEDGEABLE IN:
Keyboard familiarity with the ability to type at a minimum of 100 keystrokes (20 words per minute).

COMPUTER PROGRAMS/SOFTWARE OPERATED
Epic

How To Apply

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NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities