Work Site Location: Lewis - Clark State College, Lewiston Idaho

Job Summary:

This position serves as the point of contact for the public, patients, clinic employees, and students in the Dental Hygiene Program Clinics (Heritage Health site or Lewis-Clark State College site). This position will maintain the day-to-day operations of the dental clinic, and play an important role in communicating with patients, students, and employees.

Job Duties:

This list includes but is not limited to the following:

• Plans, organizes, and directs dental clinic activities.
• Organizes and maintains program files; helps maintain patient records.
• Ensures patient privacy according to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Ensures patient information is accurately recorded and updated, as necessary.
• Ensures patient’s payments are processed and documented.
• Acts as receptionist for the clinic: answers telephone, routes calls, makes appointments, greets patients, maintains patient flow.
• Collects fees, writes receipts, checks supplies against invoices, follows-up with purchase orders.
• Acts as a liaison between patients and their general dentists.
• Oversees infection control practices: monitors infection control procedures according to established standards for the clinic.
• In coordination with the program director, ensures students practice appropriate infection control.
• Trains and monitors students in their office assisting duties.
• Ensures that employees, students, and volunteers (dentists, hygienists, and non-licensed volunteers) are oriented to the clinic, including safety and infection control policies and procedures.
• Oversees sterilization and asepsis procedures for all dental equipment and supplies in compliance with regulations to ensure patient safety.
• Anticipates needs and prepares equipment and supplies for the student dental hygienists and patients.
• Develops and maintains work schedules for clinical faculty to ensure smooth operation of the clinic.
• Manages and maintains clinic computer program and equipment.
• Manages, develops and maintains the clinic database of dental records and radiographs.
• Prepares computer forms for clinical use.
• Ensures copier and printers are maintained.
• Coordinates with the Health Professions Administrative Assistant to ensure supplies and equipment are ordered to ensure appropriate levels of stock are maintained.
• Ensures equipment is in working order and schedules repairs as needed.
• Tracks patient satisfaction surveys.
• Prepares clinic forms, maintenance requests, and supply requisitions.
• Maintains a positive, helpful, constructive attitude and work relationship with supervisor, college staff, students, and the community

Marginal Duties

• Assists with special projects as directed.
• Runs various routine errands, as required, for the department/division.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Attend meetings and events as required by North Idaho College and Heritage Health administration.
• Ability to work variable shifts including evenings.

Dental Clinic Administrative Assistant

Work type: Part-time- Staff
Location: Lewiston
Category: Administrative, Dental Hygiene
Hiring range: $16.28 to $18.72
This position serves as the point of contact for the public, patients, clinic employees, and students in the Dental Hygiene Program Clinics (Heritage Health site or Lewis-Clark State College site). This position will maintain the day-to-day operations of the dental clinic, and play an important role in communicating with patients, students, and employees.
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