Dental Assistant

Muskegon Family Care; La Bruellie; Sur place; EUR 34 000 - 44 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A community health center in La Bruellie is seeking a Full-Time Dental Assistant. The ideal candidate will assist the dentist with various duties, maintain patient records, and ensure a professional environment. Key qualifications include customer service experience and X-ray certification. This role offers benefits such as paid time off and tuition reimbursement and aims to improve community health and wellness.

Prestations

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Tuition reimbursement up to $1,500 annually

401(K) plan with contributions

Qualifications

• X-ray certification is a must for this position.
• Customer service experience is required for effective patient interactions.
• Three to six months of related experience or technical training is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Assist the dentist during examinations and treatment of patients.
• Perform routine technical procedures and maintain treatment records.
• Handle dental laboratory needs and provide chair-side assistance.

Connaissances

Customer service experience

X-ray certification

Dental assisting skills

Formation

Certificate as a Dental Assistant

Description du poste

Dental Assistant

Muskegon Family Care
2201 S. Getty St.
Muskegon, MI 49444

Schedule

Monday — Friday. No weekends, no holidays.

We are looking for a Full‑Time Dental Assistant to join our supportive and collaborative team. Benefits include paid time off, holiday pay, vendor discounts, tuition reimbursement up to $1,500 annually, and a 401(K) plan with a safe‑harbor contribution: we match 100% up to 3% employee contribution (50% for the next 2%).

Student Loan Forgiveness: Working for Muskegon Family Care may allow you to participate in programs that forgive the balance of qualifying student loans. Information/eligibility is available from the U.S. Department of Education.

SUMMARY

Under the direct supervision of the Dental Manager and in collaboration with the Dental Director, the assistant must assist the dentist during the examination and treatment of patients by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Provide knowledgeable assistance to the treating dentist.
• Assume responsibility for initial dental laboratory needs.
• Initiate and maintain diagnostic and treatment records.
• Perform and/or conduct a variety of routine and non‑routine technical procedures while providing direct chair‑side assistance to the treating dentist.
• Takes intra‑oral and pantographic x‑ray films of dental patients at the direction of the treating dentist.
• Places and removes temporary crowns, takes dental impressions, and places dental and conditioning materials at the direction of the treating dentist.
• Perform required laboratory work, trim and pour diagnostic models, fabricate temporaries, baseplates and templates for crown and bridge work, write laboratory prescriptions, and prepare models for mailing to outside laboratory technicians.
• Regular and prompt attendance at work.
• Required to walk, stand (for extended periods), crouch, use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach forward with hands and arms.
• Cleans and maintains equipment used in procedures, maintains organized tray set‑up for the treating dentist, and assures the sterile condition of rooms.
• Maintains a courteous, helpful and conscientious attitude in dealing with co‑workers and patients and their families, ensuring professionalism and confidentiality at all times.
• All other duties assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATES, LICENSES AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Certificate as a Dental Assistant from a college or technical school preferred.
• Must be X‑ray certified.
• Customer service experience required.
• Three to six months related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.

MORER ABOUT MUSKEGON FAMILY CARE

MFC is a Federally Qualified Health Center that aims to improve the overall health and wellness of our community by promoting the physical, emotional and spiritual well‑being of our families through comprehensive healthcare and other essential services. As a community health center, we provide a range of services far greater than an ordinary doctor's office. We develop programs and services to meet the changing needs of our community; together we create a healthier community.

We commit to serving our patients and our staff through our ICARE values of innovation, compassion, access to care, respect, and educational opportunities that result in healthy outcomes. We are better together. Teamwork makes the dream work.