Job Description
Job Description
Office Assistant
Part-Time (14 Hours Per Week/Flexible Weekdays)
Valhalla, NY
Exciting opportunity to join our growing dental clinic! WIHD’s mission is to create better futures for people with disabilities, for vulnerable children and for their families and caregivers. WIHD accomplishes its mission through professional education; innovative services and supports; community training and technical assistance; and research and information dissemination. WIHD provides a positive working environment with work life balance.
Office Assistant Summary:
WIHD is seeking a part-time Office Assistant to perform a wide variety of clerical support for an outpatient Dental clinic in Valhalla, NY. The Office Assistant hours are 14 per week and flexible, morning preferred. Ability to carry out complex verbal and written directions; ability to get along well with others; thorough; good judgment; and dependable.
Responsibilities:
- Maintains accurate and complete records and files.
- Schedules and confirms patient appointments. Check patients in and signs them out, assuring they have a follow up appointments as per noted next visit in progress notes.
- Provides general administrative support services to enhance the operation of the office to which the incumbent is assigned. Including coordination of Touro student rotations.
- Answers telephone calls and either independently handles requests for routine information or routes calls to appropriate staff.
- Opens, screens and routes mail.
- Operates a wide variety of office machines, including fax machine, copier, etc.
Office Assistant Qualifications:
- Good knowledge of office procedures, equipment and business English; knowledge of the ability to comprehend written material; ability to operate office machines; ability to maintain complex records and files.
- Possession of a high school or equivalency diploma and 1 year of experience where the primary function of the position was performing general office/clerical work.
Benefits:
- Paid Sick Time
- 403b Plan
Why WIHD?
- WIHD is a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, serving over 10,000 individuals annually.
- A collaborative and inclusive work culture
- A mission-driven environment focused on underserved populations
WIHD is committed to fostering a workplace culture that values respect, fairness, and equal opportunity. Employment decisions are based on individual qualifications, experience, and business needs. We comply with all applicable laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.