Dental Assistant

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York (NY); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading cancer care center as a Dental Assistant, providing essential dental services to patients undergoing cancer treatment. The role involves assisting in examinations, managing instruments, and ensuring patient comfort. Candidates should have a strong understanding of dental technologies and excellent interpersonal skills to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience providing care to patients of all ages.
• Proven understanding of dental technologies.

Responsibilities

• Assist in patient examinations and provide postoperative instructions.
• Manage sterile instruments and maintain examination room.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Empathy

Communication

Education

Training in Emergency Procedures

Knowledge of HIPAA Guidelines

Tools

Radiographic Equipment

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Company Overview

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Job Description

Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Join our team as a Dental Assistant serving the Dental Program.

The Dental Service of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center provides medically necessary dentistry for individuals who currently are receiving or have had chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and/or surgery for their cancer or allied disease. Established in 1934, the Dental Service provides diagnosis, consultation, and dental treatment of medically compromised patients, both in an outpatient and inpatient clinical setting.

We are seeking an experienced Dental Assistant to help our dentists deliver high-level patient care. The successful candidate will have qualifications and experience in all stages of patient care: pre-examination, examination assistance, and post-treatment.

Role Overview:

• Pre-examination duties will include seating and draping patients, sterile instrument management, organizing the examination room, and obtaining radiographs as prescribed
• When assisting in an examination, you will perform duties such as charting, preparing materials and instruments, passing instruments, and suctioning
• Post-treatment duties include providing postoperative instructions as directed, breaking down and setting up the examination rooms ensuring adequate supplies and instruments, and ordering dental supplies/maintaining inventory
• Participation in environmental rounds, leading process improvement assignments in the clinic, and ensuring infection control standard processes are used at all times
• Close collaboration with clinic staff, providers, and the Dental Manager to shift assignments and duties to support smooth clinic flow

Key Qualifications:

• Proven understanding of dental technologies through experience or coursework
• Training in emergency procedures and knowledge of HIPAA guidelines
• Keen attention to detail
• Deep knowledge of radiographic equipment (intra-oral, Panoramic, and CBCT) and ability to capture diagnostic quality radiographs
• Experience providing care to patients of all ages including children, adolescents, and older adults
• Experience or knowledge about infection control or prevention in a Dental environment

Core Skills:

• Someone who readily takes action on challenges, in a fast-paced, high-volume dental clinic with a unique population of patients
• Relatable with people across levels, functions, cultures, and geography, welcoming our patients, providing a warm environment, and displaying empathy
• Able to work confidently under pressure and maintain a positive demeanor despite adversity
• Able to establish and maintain relationships with patients, providers, staff, and colleagues

Additional Information:

• Location: shifts would be scheduled at our two NYC clinic locations; MSK’s Main Campus Hospital (1275 York Ave) and David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care (530 East 74th Street)
• Schedule: 9 am - 5 pm with the ability to be available between the hours of 8 am - 6 pm for rotating schedule/shift
• Pay Range: $26.21 - $39.24

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Closing

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