Group Practice Academic Coordinator

New York University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

New York University in New York, NY seeks an Academic Coordinator to oversee pre-doctoral academic administration within the dental care center. This role manages daily student activity and long‑term patient care, while tracking student performance and ensuring compliance with clinic policies.

The position collaborates with dental students, faculty and the clinic manager to resolve patient problems and ensure proper documentation and credit transfer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• 3 years' relevant experience or equivalent combination including academic administration and/or supervising clinical activities.
• Preferred: experience in a large dental clinic operation.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills.
• Familiarity with Article 28 and related health protocols.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily student activity in the dental care center.
• Provide long‑term management of patient care and student performance.
• Collaborate with students, faculty and clinic manager to resolve patient problems.
• Ensure patient records are completed; encounter forms are tracked for academic credit.
• Submit forms to clinic management for processing.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Customer service skills

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Databases

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Position Summary

Responsible to the Chair / Associate Chair of the Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care to provide direct management oversight of assigned pre-doctoral academic administration and monitoring of many aspects of the dental student's education conducted in the dental care center. The principle role of the Academic Coordinator will include both the daily monitoring of students activity in the dental care center and long‑term management of both the patient care (management of the patient pool of the group practices) and the performance of the students in the dental care center. Collaborates with dental students, faculty and clinic manager to resolve patient problems. Ensures patient records are completed; encounter forms are tracked for student academic credit and remitted to clinic management for processing.

Qualifications

Required Education: Bachelor's degree

Required Experience: 3 years' relevant experience or equivalent combination. Must include experience in academic administration and/or supervising clinical activities.

Preferred Experience: Experience in a large dental clinic operation.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Excellent interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills. Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Familiarity with Article 28 and related health protocols.

Additional Information

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $70,000.00 to USD $80,468.17. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items. NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.