Administrative Assistant III (Dental Hygiene Clinic Coordinator)

Title: Administrative Assistant III (Dental Hygiene Clinic Coordinator)

Salary Range: $19.46- $23.34 hourly

Contract Term Length: 10 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC - Newtown Pike Campus

Department: Academics, & Student Services

Total Rewards

Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Manages and coordinates the daily operations of the dental hygiene clinic. Works with the administrative assistant, faculty, students, and patients to implement dental hygiene instruction and the maintenance of the dental hygiene clinic.

Job Duties:

• Quality assurance coordinator who monitors patient surveys and chart audits.
  
  
• Infection control, monitors faculty and student infection control procedures, tracking any issues that require reporting.
  
  
• Supervises and tracks sterilization and biological monitoring procedures.
  
  
• Works with faculty to develop and implement policies and procedures implemented during patient treatment.
  
  
• Works with the administrative assistant and work-study student to monitor clinic inventory, order supplies, and collect payment from patients.
  
  
• Liaison with IT and the software company regarding troubleshooting issues with computers and software.
  
  
• Compliance, works with first and second-year coordinators to monitor student and faculty CPR and immunization records, and accreditation compliance records.
  
  
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Highschool diploma and three years experience or equivalent 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associates Degree and four years experience or equivalent
  
  
• Registered Dental Hygienist

Additional Skills Requested:

• Knowledge of basic dental office operations, dental equipment use
  
  
• Knowledge/experience with maintenance of dental equipment.
  
  
• Digital radiography, dental software (cloud-based, such as Open Dental preferred), patient check-in, scheduling patients, cash-handling, and ordering supplies.
  
  
• Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.