Dental Assistant

Cornerstone Care; McKees Rocks (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Life insurance

403 B retirement

Flexible spending accounts

Generous time off

Job summary

Cornerstone Care is seeking a full‑time Dental Assistant at Sto-Rox Family Health Center in McKees Rocks, PA. The role requires a graduate degree level education, with a preference for a Dental Assistant diploma.

X‑ray certification is required within six months of employment and the position supports a patient‑centered dental team. You will prepare treatment rooms, assist the dentist, sterilize instruments, expose radiographs, manage supplies, and handle patient communications.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Dental Assistant diploma preferred; but will train.
• X-Ray Certification required within the first 6 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
• Sterilizes and delivers instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist's access; suctioning; passing instruments.
• Selects, mixes, and places materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth.
• Exposes and develops radiographic studies; pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Maintains patient confidence and protecting operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Adheres to infection‑control policies and protocols.
• Completes preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Obtains prior authorizations.
• Scans.
• Handles patient phone calls.

Skills

X-Ray Certification

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Dental Assistant diploma (preferred)

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Sto-Rox Family Health Center - McKees Rocks, PA 15136

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: Graduate Degree

Salary Range: $17.25 - $19.00

Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Health Care

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Job Description/Duties Include:

• Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
• Sterilizes and delivers instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist's access; suctioning; passing instruments.
• Selects, mixes, and places materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth.
• Exposes and develops radiographic studies; pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Maintains patient confidence and protecting operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Adheres to infection‑control policies and protocols.
• Completes preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Obtains prior authorizations.
• Scans.
• Handles patient phone calls.

Minimum Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Dental Assistant diploma preferred; but will train.
• X‑Ray Certification required within the first 6 months of employment.

Qualifications

Cornerstone Care is a Non‑Profit, Federally Qualified Health Center with 14 locations and a mobile unit, serving communities throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania, and Northern WestVirginia. Our mission is to improve the health of our patients and all the residents of the communities we serve, with special concern for the medically underserved and low‑income populations.

Cornerstone Care offers: Medical insurance, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, long‑term disability insurance, 403 B retirement, flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care, credit union, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits as well as a generous time off package.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Cornerstone Care, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.