Part-Time, Dental Clinic Receptionist

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• Posting Number: 260002
• Job Title: Part‑Time, Dental Clinic Receptionist
• Location: Dental Clinic, Main Campus
• Classification: Administrative Support Specialist
• Position Type: Hourly Part‑Time Classified
• Anticipated
  
  Start Date:
  
  Upon Hire
• Salary/Wage: $17.81 – $26.12 per hour (Classified Hourly Pay Grade
  7)
• Working
  
  Schedule:
  
  Generally Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; hours may vary with peak periods up to 40 hours per week.

Posting Date: 01/15/2026 Closing Date: 06/30/2026

• Education: High school graduation or equivalent.
• Experience: Two (2) years of dental or health care office experience performing the full range of office support duties.
• Conditions of Employment: Successful applicants are required to complete a criminal background check. Must work and reside in the state of Oregon at the time their work is being performed.

• Associate's degree in office management or related field.
• Bilingual fluency in Spanish.
• Experience using Eagle Soft or other dental software programs.
• Experience working in a dental or health clinic.
• Experience with dental or healthcare scheduling.

Assist with reception for the Lane Community College Dental Clinic to schedule appointments, schedule student activities and provide excellent customer service.

• Work as a member of the Dental Clinic Team to manage and schedule Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting Program student use of the dental clinic as well as schedule patients for a busy multi‑chair dental clinic.
• Track and assist students, faculty and staff in meeting the needs of the educational requirements for each program within their clinical requirements.
• Positively communicate information to students and patients from varied ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, in a kind, empathetic manner.
• Assist in maintaining the smooth flow of the day‑to‑day activities of a professional dental clinic office including appointment scheduling, reminder calls, filing, and electronic dental records.
• Coordinate and maintain appointment system for student and restorative clinics.
• Provide initial contact, assess the immediacy and type of need and make appropriate emergency referrals.
• Receive, document and reconcile payments received from patients.
• Assist with varied grant and/or community partners.
• Work with a wide variety of College departments, off‑campus agencies, administrators, staff, students and the public.
• Maintain currency in office and dental software programs.
• Problem solve and manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards; maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Demonstrate Lane's core value of social justice by ensuring equity and inclusion skills such as respect, inclusiveness, reflecting, valuing of cultural and personal differences, are the basis of employee and student interpersonal communications and relationships, and are applied to all position responsibilities.
• Duties are carried out respectfully inclusively, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, social class, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran's status, nationality, age, language, origin or employment status.
• Must demonstrate an active concern for meeting the needs of students, staff, and the public.
• Actively assist…