Dental Assistant

The Children's Clinic; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Company-paid medical plan

Job summary

TCC Family Health in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Regular Full-Time Dental Assistant to support dental and medical care across our clinic network. You will document patient histories in the EMR, prepare patients for procedures, take X-rays, and assist providers with restorative work.

Responsibilities include sterilization, patient comfort, education on procedures, and coordinating appointments. Certification and X-ray credentials are required; bilingual skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Dental Assistant Certification REQUIRED
• X-ray certification REQUIRED
• Current CPR training
• Experience with EMR systems (EPIC, Dentrix, Dexis)
• Dental/medical terminology knowledge beneficial
• Ability to prioritize and pay attention to detail
• Collaborates across staff to meet patient care goals
• Bilingual in Spanish/Khmer preferred

Responsibilities

• Use EMR to keep accurate records of patient dental and medical history.
• Sterilize instruments and follow infection control protocols.
• Review patient histories, meds, and identifiers.
• Prepare patients for treatment and ensure comfort during procedures.
• Take X-rays and prepare materials for impressions and restorations.
• Communicate treatment plans with patients and providers.
• Maintain professionalism and confidentiality.
• Refer patients to specialists as needed.
• Provide pre/post-operative patient education.
• Schedule and confirm appointments; manage daily supplies.

Skills

Bilingual: Spanish/Khmer

Attention to detail

De-escalation

Team collaboration

Education

Dental Assistant Certification REQUIRED

X-ray certification REQUIRED

High school diploma or equivalent

Current CPR training

Tools

EPIC

Dentrix

Dexis

Job description

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Regular Full-Time TCC Family Health - Anaheim & Walnut, Long Beach, CA, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1249

Salary Range: $22.00 To $23.50 Hourly

TCC Family Health:

TCC Family Health, founded in 1939, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), provides comprehensive, high quality health care and wellness services to those of all ages in the under resourced and underserved need in the greater Long Beach community. TCC is now a vibrant network of 14 clinic sites, including three school-based health centers, and one mobile medical clinic. Last year TCC served almost 40,000 patients through 175,000 medical, behavioral health, dental, optometry and wellness visits.

TCC is seeking mission driven individuals who deeply care about the communities we serve and want to join a creative, committed organization to address not only medical needs, but also social, emotional and economic barriers to contribute to improve health outcomes for all populations.

Mission

To provide innovative, integrated, quality health care that will contribute to a healthy community, focusing on those in need and working with patients and the community as partners in their overall well-being.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Use EMR to keep accurate records of patient's current dental and medical history.
• Follows infection control protocol by preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment.
• Reviews patient's medical history, medications and proper patient identifiers
• Prepares patients for treatment and ensures patient is as comfortable as possible during dental procedures.
• Takes x-rays as needed and prepares materials for impressions and restorations.
• Communicates with both patient and dental provider of treatment plan during procedure.
• Maintains a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Refers patient as needed (orthodontist, periodontist, endodontist and oral surgeon).
• Informs patients on pre- and post-operative procedures and provides oral health education.
• Schedule and confirm appointments, receive patients, keep treatment records, and monitor daily supplies for restocking.

Educational & Qualifications Requirements:

• Completion of high school or equivalent and 1 year of experience in a dental office setting preferred.
• Dental Assistant Certification REQUIRED
• X-ray certification REQUIRED
• Current CPR training
• Experience with EMR's (EPIC, Dentrix & Dexis)
• Dental and medical terminology knowledge preferred
• Ability to prioritize while paying attention to detail.
• Collaborates with a wide variety of staff members to ensure daily patient care productivity goals are met.
• De-escalates challenging situations that may arise with patients and/or staff.
• Bilingual in Spanish/Khmer (strongly preferred)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00- $23.50 per hour

Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8:30AM - 5:00PM

8 hour shift

Work setting: In-person

GENEROUS COMPANY BENEFITS – Including 100% Company-paid medical plan

• 100% Company-premium paid medical plan (We offer a Blue Shield plan that provides coverage at a zero payroll deduction to Full-Time employees.)