Dental Assistant

Western North Carolina Community Health Services; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Floating holidays

Paid holidays

PTO

403b match

Life Insurance

Student loan forgiveness

Job summary

Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) seeks a Full-Time Dental Assistant to support patient-centered care at our Asheville site. The role involves preparing operatories, assisting the dentist, taking radiographs, charting, and maintaining sterile, organized clinical areas.

The ideal candidate has six months of dental assisting experience and an X-ray certification; Spanish, Russian and/or Ukrainian language skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• Six months of Dental Assisting experience.
• X-ray certification required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office for correspondence, documents, and records.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with FQHC roles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare operatories for dental treatment delivery.
• Assist dentist with procedures, take alginate impressions, suction, pass instruments, and assist with temporary crowns.
• Take dental/medical history and document charting.
• Take and develop radiographs of diagnostic quality.
• Disinfect and sterilize instruments between patients.
• Open, maintain, and organize patient files.
• Triage patient telephone calls and provide post-treatment instruction.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

X-ray certification

Job description

DENTAL ASSISTANT- Full Time (40 hours)

Are you passionate about the patient experience?

Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) provides patient centered, team-based primary care to residents of Western North Carolina. We are committed to caring for our patients with purpose and integrity and providing our team members with the support they need. We are looking for a full-timeDental Assistantto join our team.

We are seeking a full-timeDentalAssistantto work 40 hours weekly.

The Dental Assistant will be based at our:

257 Biltmore Avenue

The ideal candidate will have dental assisting experience with x-ray certification; fluent in Spanish, Russian and/or Ukrainian highly preferred, but not required.

We are open to the full range of candidates:

on the job training

trained but not certified

experienced and certified

RESPONSIBILITIES-

1. Prepare the operatories for delivery of dental treatment.
2. Assist the dentist with all dental procedures (this includes but is not limited to taking alginate impressions, suctioning patients during procedures, handing instruments and supplies to the dentist, constructing, and cementing temporary crowns, packing gingival retraction cord, etc.).
3. Take dental and medical history and perform accurate dental charting.
4. Take and develop dental radiographs of diagnostic quality.
5. Pour and trim clinically acceptable models.
6. Disinfect and sterilize all instruments, equipment, and surfaces between patients.
7. Open and maintain patient files in good order.
8. Take and triage patient telephone calls.
9. Perform preventive maintenance procedures on equipment and instrumentation.
10. Maintain the dental supplies inventory.
11. Maintain a clean, orderly, and aseptic clinical environment.
12. Maintain log of ordered dental prosthetics.
13. Participate in quality management activities.
14. Occasionally, the supervisor may assign other appropriate duties and responsibilities.
15. Provide patients with instruction for oral care following dental treatments.

Hourly rate depends on experience level and certification:

On-the-Job Training (no prior experience) $18.50 to $19.00
Experienced Dental Assistant $19.00 to $20.30
Experienced and Certified Dental Assistant $20.30 to $24.30

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Six months of Dental Assisting experience
• X-ray certification, required
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programs to produce correspondence, documents, presentations, records, and spreadsheets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Expert knowledge of medical office operations, preferred
• Familiarity with role of FQHCs in the community, preferred

WORK/LIFE BENEFITS

• Competitive health plans for employees and dependents including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Telehealth
• Up to Two (2) Floating Holidays
• Up to Eleven (11) Paid Holidays
• Bi-weekly accrued PTO (total of 156 hours 1st year= 3.9 weeks)
• 403b Retirement Savings with Match
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• HRSA and Public Non-Profit Student Loan Forgiveness

CAREER GROWTH BENEFITS

• Monthly Staff Meetings and Training
• Continued Medical Education (CME) & Continuing Education (CEU)
• Epic Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Western North Carolina Community Health Services is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, services, programs or activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Western North Carolina Community Health Services