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PATIENT COORDINATOR, School of Dental Medicine, Clinical Affairs

Position Number: 7113074
Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Medicine - Dentistry

PATIENT COORDINATOR, School of Dental Medicine, Clinical Affairs

Job Description
PATIENT COORDINATOR, School of Dental Medicine, Clinical Affairs

Category
Boston University Medical Campus --> Professional
Job Location
Boston, MA, United States
Tracking Code
2650052250425
Posted Date
4/27/2026
Salary Grade
Grade 44
Expected Hiring Range Minimum
$18.00
Expected Hiring Range Maximum
$28.00

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training and internal pay comparison. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Type
Full-Time/Regular

A Patient Coordinator administers the daily desk operations to ensure excellent customer service and front-end operations in the Specialty clinics for both patients and students while meeting educational and fiscal goals. This position strives to make each phase of treatment a very positive experience for all patients from the initial phone call on through the delivery of care to completion. Answer all incoming calls and direct as needed. Check messages and return calls. Greet all scheduled patients, checking them in as arrivals and notifying their doctors. Actively listens in the details of a patient complaint, provides feedback, recommends solutions, and reaches out to supervisors in an effort to resolve issues as needed. Scheduling appointments ensuring continuity of care. Assisting patients with coordination of department referrals. Answering treatment/billing/benefit questions. Triage emergency patients. Provides support to each student with their patient care management issues allowing them to devote their time to the delivery of patient care. Responsible to carry out the established business practices and policies and procedures set forth by the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine.

Required Skills

High School Diploma required; Associates degree preferred. events.
Must have previous experience (1-3 years) working in a customer service environment with heavy customer/patient interaction; prior experience in healthcare private practice office, hospital, clinic or dental practice - preferred.
Must have the ability to be flexible and adapt to changes in the work environment including delays and unexpected events

Skills:

Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, meet deadlines, and manage competing demands.
Ability to identify problems/issues, critically thinking through problems (gather and anaylyze information skillfully) and presenting potential solutions in a timely manner.
Ability to maintain confidentiality, remain open to others' ideas with willingness to try new things.
Must be able to successfully collaborate and work in a team environment while also being an individual contributer.
Excellent time management and organizational skills demonstrating the ability of accuracy and thoroughness; monitor own work to ensure quality; ability to multi-taski with the ability to work under pressure, maintain composure and meet deadlines.
Must have strong interpersonal skills that includes strong verbal communication skills with the ability to demonstrate courtesy, respect and professionalism at all times to patients, students, staff and faculty.
Must be adept and comfortable working in a systems driven environment.
Able to adapt to changes in the work environment, manage competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected Consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, respond to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Required Skills

Job Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Salary Grade: $18.00-$28.00

To apply, visit https://jobs.silkroad.com/BU/External/jobs/316645