Dental Assistant

COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE INC; Bridgeton (NJ); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Continuing education

Paid time off

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

CompleteCare is seeking a Dental Assistant to support the dentist in the operatory, maintain instruments and supplies, and assist in teaching students and new staff. The role requires standing for long periods, completing logs, and ensuring safety and infection control in a busy clinic environment.

Responsibilities include patient greeting, record review, vital signs, radiographs, operatory prep, four‑hand dentistry, and post‑op instructions.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Graduate from an approved dental assisting program.
• Licensed x-ray registration with DEP is required (x-ray tech).
• CPR certification required.
• Bilingual Spanish desired.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients and escorts to dental treatment area.
• Reviews dental records, next procedure, X-rays and medical history.
• Takes and records vital signs and dental radiographs.
• Prepares operatory and instruments for procedures and explains steps to patient.
• Maintains sterilization, autoclaving, and instrument logs.
• Provides four‑hand dentistry and assistance during procedures.
• Provides patient post‑op instructions and maintains supply inventory.

Skills

CPR

Bilingual Spanish

Education

HS Diploma or equivalent

Graduate from dental assisting program

X-ray license/registration

Job description

Description

Reporting/Department Head: Dental Staff Manager /Dental Director (Chief Dental Officer)

*FLSA Status – Non-Exempt

*EEO Category – Service Workers

Our Mission: To improve lives by providing convenient, comprehensive, high-quality healthcare to every person in every community that we serve.

Our Vision: CCHN will maintain its position as the leading community health center in the state and become a model for all other healthcare organizations to follow.

MAJOR FUNCTION:

Major responsibility is to assist the dentist in the operatory. Maintains instruments, work areas and supplies under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist. Reports to Dental Staff Manager.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITES:

• Greets patient in the waiting area: Escorts patient to dental treatment area, seat patient in professional manner and make professional conversation.
• Reviews dental record: Check next procedure, most current X-rays, referrals (if appropriate), dental labs (if appropriate), and medical history.
• Takes and records vital signs: Take blood pressure.
• Takes dental radiographs: Check for clarity and determine readability.
• Prepares dental operatory: Determine next procedure, set up appropriate equipment for procedure and explain to patient what will be done.
• Pre-impression evaluation: Pre-select primary impression tray size, and take primary impression and pour the model.
• Operatory disinfection: Properly clean and disinfect all rooms after treatment of patients, cleans and disinfects entire treatment area on a daily basis.
• Instrumentation: Sonicate all instruments daily, bag and autoclave all instruments daily, set treatment trays daily.
• Equipment maintenance: Maintain strict scheduled maintenance of all equipment.
• Performs four-handed dentistry: Retracts patient’s cheek and tongue during dental procedure, removes debris from patient’s mouth, overall assistance with dental procedure, suture removal (if appropriate), and assist in training of students and new staff members.
• Maintain logs: Bio log, autoclave/sterilization log, rotation of instruments log.
• Close down rooms and restock: Run line in each treatment room daily, properly shut down /off equipment, and restock rooms.
• Provides oral health education to patients.
• Pouring and trimming models.
• Maintains dental supply inventory.
• Review schedules to ensure that lab cases are available.
• Provides post-op instructions to patients after extraction

OTHER JOB DUTIES:

• Provides safe environment of care
• Reduces risk of nosocomial infections in patients, employees and visitors.
• Interacts with patients, visitors, staff and outside agencies in professional manner
• Contributes to Improving Organizational Performance Activities
• Promotes positive working relationships among supervisor, staff, and other departments
• Interacts with all other departments to achieve health center mission
• Maintains strict confidentiality at all times as per Confidentiality Statement
• Identifies problems and develops recommendation for resolution
• Demonstrates ability to organize and prioritize tasks
• Assumes personal responsibility for ongoing professional growth and development
• Participates in department planning activities, as requested
• Participates in health center committees, as assigned
• Adheres to CCHN personnel policies
• Maintains clear and orderly work area.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• HS Diploma or equivalent
• Graduate from an approved educational program in dental assisting.
• Licensed registration certificate in x-ray technology approved by the Department of Environmental Protection.
• CPR Required
• Bilingual (Spanish) desire.
• Works with hazardous and bio-hazardous materials. Long hours of standing, walking.

CompleteCare offers full-time and part-time employees a variety of generous benefits, including but not limited to:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, and holidays)
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
• Incentive program
• Life and disability insurance
• Continuing education and professional development opportunities
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Reimbursement for licensure and certifications
• Reimbursement for CPR
• Discounted services
• Employee recognition programs
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) via Ameriflex (covers most out-of-pocket expenses)
• Pension plan
• Cancer insurance policies
• Employee-paid life insurance — 2x annual salary, up to $150K (CCHN-paid benefit)
• AAA membership (discounted rates)
• BJ's Wholesale Club membership (discounted rates)
• Direct deposit
• Childcare reimbursement program
• Intersite travel reimbursement

The above job description is not to be construed as a complete listing of the assignments that may be given to any employee, nor are such assignments restricted to those precisely listed in the description.

EOE