Dental Assistant

El Centro Family Health; Espanola (NM); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Retirement

7 Paid Holidays

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Supplemental Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

FSA

Job summary

El Centro Family Health in Española, NM is seeking a Dental Assistant to join our clinical team. You will prepare, sterilize, and set up dental equipment, and support dentists and hygienists during procedures.

Responsibilities include radiography support, record-keeping, lab tasks, and patient preparation. The ideal candidate communicates well, pays attention to detail, and is willing to travel to outlying clinics as needed.

Qualifications

• Education: High school or equivalent.
• Experience: Certified or non-certified dental assistant.
• Certification: Radiology within 6 months; CPR/BLS within 30 days.
• Other: TST test; HepB vaccine or declination.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical, administrative, and staff support to dental services operations.
• Chair-side assistance to Dentist/Dental Hygienist across procedures.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Attention to detail

Travel to clinics

Communication skills

Education

High school or equivalent

Job description

Ideal candidate should possess the following qualities:

• Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Attention to detail.
• Willing to travel to outlying clinics as needed.
• Excellent communication skills.

Operational requirements:

• Prepares, sterilizes, organizes, and sets up dental equipment ensuring that all dental instruments are cleaned, dated, and processed according to established clinic guidelines, standards, and disposes of needles, blades, and biohazard waste properly.
• Develop and process dental radiographs in accordance with provider orders; assists in the monitoring and maintenance radiation safety procedures and protocols.
• Follows and maintains all relevant Federal, State, and institutional regulations, guidelines, policies, and standards for the provision of dental clinical services.
• Performs laboratory procedures to include taking impressions and pouring models.
• Maintains dental laboratory cases, creates, and maintains dental records in accordance with established protocol and procedures.
• Prepares patients for treatment and examination. Answer routine questions related in impending procedures or preventive dentistry techniques.
• Assist the Dentist and Dental Hygienist, with patient and clinic related duties.
• Performs miscellaneous job- related duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Under general supervision, provides a range of clinical, administrative, and staff support to full-range dental services operations. Assists in the performance of dental procedures, polices and standards, and assists in the coordination of day-to-day patient administration, records management, and office support activities.

Provides chair side assistance to the Dentist and/or Dental Hygienist in the performance of dental procedures, to include operative, preventive, periodontal, endodontic, prosthetic, and or/oral surgical procedures.

Minimum requirements

Education: High school or equivalent.

Experience:Certified Dental Assistant / Non- Certified Dental Assistant

Certification: Must apply and complete radiology requirements within six months from date of hire and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/ Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire.

Other Requirements:

• 1) TST Test
• 2) HepB vaccine or declination

Preferred Requirements

Certified Dental Assistant

Benefits

• 401 k Retirement
• 7 Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 100% Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance
• Employee Voluntary Supplemental Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)