Title:

Office Assistant

Reports To:

Office Manager

Salary:

$12.00 - $15.00/Hour

Position:

Full-Time, Temp to Hire

Job Summary:

Sand Springs Medical office is looking for a Full-Time Office Assistant. Ideal candidates will have at least 6 months of experience in a dental office.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Greeting patients and guests

• Answering phones

• Scheduling appointments

• Processing payments

• Working with insurance companies for payments

• Consulting on treatments

• Additional tasks as needed

Experience:

• 6 months + experience in a dental office

• Previous customer service experience

• High attention to detail and customer focused

• Ability to multi-task

Supervisor Requirements:

The professional hired will not be responsible for the direct supervision of any staff.

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives without supervision.

• Ability to handle and resolve challenging problems.

Company Conformance Statement:

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties the employee hired will be expected to conform to the following:

1. Perform quality work within deadlines with or without supervision

2. Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.

3. Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.

4. Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires sitting for long periods of time.

• Requires viewing computer screen and typing for long periods.

• Requires normal physical strength to exert up to 30 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to move objects.

• Requires normal physical agility, which includes stooping, bending and stretching to access files and supplies.

• Requires normal concentration regarding complexity and timeliness of decision making.

• Requires normal memory, taking into consideration the amount and type of information involved.

• Average visual acuity necessary to prepare or review documents or operate equipment.

• Ability to speak, frequently conveying detailed or important information or ideas accurately.

• Ability to hear normal speech, both in person and on the telephone.

• Reasonable accommodations will be made for some physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodations.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in a medical office setting.

• May be exposed to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medical preparations, biohazards, bodily fluids and other conditions common to a clinic setting.

• Involves frequent contact with staff and the public.

• Contact involves dealing with sick persons.

• Interaction with others may be constant and interruptive.

• Work may be stressful at times.

• May involve dealing with angry or upset individuals.

• May periodically work outside of normal work hours.