DENTAL ASSISTANT

Siouxland Community Health Center; Sioux City (IA); Vor Ort; USD 36.000 - 48.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Siouxland Community Health Center is seeking a full-time Dental Assistant to join our clinical team. The role supports providers and hygienists, chairs-side, and prepares operatory areas for treatments in a fast-paced family health setting.

Qualifications include an accredited dental assisting degree, Iowa registration or within 60 days, radiography certification or within 6 months, BCLS and Mandatory Reporter certifications, and the ability to adapt to varying provider needs.

Qualifikationen

• Accredited dental assisting degree is required.
• IA Dental Assistant registration or within 60 days of hire.
• Dental radiography certification or within 6 months of hire.
• Current BCLS & Mandatory Reporter certifications or within 30 days of hire.
• Flexibility to adapt to multiple provider needs and practice styles without notice.
• Proficient in multiple task management.
• Ability to work independently and move quickly between patients.
• Expanded Functions experience is a definite plus.
• Bi-lingual skills are a definite plus.

Aufgaben

• Work chair side with providers, overflow columns, and hygiene assistant.
• Assist provider teams and hygienists with seating, dismissing and operatory cleanup between patients.
• Assist with emergency patients, heavy schedules and volunteer providers chair-side as needed.
• Prepare operatory/clinic areas for treatment activities.
• Cleans & disinfects operatories, instruments.
• Maintain & replenish supplies.
• Maintain & complete patient records.

Kenntnisse

Bi-lingual

Multitasking

Independent work

Flexibility

Ausbildung

Accredited dental assisting degree

IA Dental Assistant registration

Dental radiography certification

BCLS & Mandatory Reporter certifications

Jobbeschreibung

Siouxland Community Health Center has 1 Full-time opening for:

Dental Assistant

Hours: 7:30AM-5PM with one late evening 7:30-8PM . Occasional overtime if interested.

Successful candidate must have solid experience & advanced knowledge of:

• Accredited dental assisting degree.
• IA Dental Assistant registration, or within 60-days of hire.
• Dental radiography certification, or within 6-months of hire.
• Current BCLS & Mandatory Reporter certifications, or within 30-days of hire.
• Strong ability to be flexible and adjust to multiple provider needs and practice styles without notice.
• Proficient in multiple task management.
• Strong ability to work independently and quickly between patients.
• Experience preferred with Expanded Functions a definite plus.
• Bi-lingual a definite plus

Successful candidate must be able to perform primary functions of position:

• Work chair side with providers, overflow columns, and hygiene assistant.
• Assist provider teams and hygienists with seating, dismissing and operatory clean up between patients.
• Assist with emergency patients, heavy schedules and assist with volunteer providers chair-side as needed.
• Prepare operatory/clinic areas for treatment activities.
• Cleans & disinfects operatories, instruments.
• Maintain & replenish supplies.
• Maintain & complete patient records.
• These functions are not all inclusive.

Siouxland Community Health Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

SCHC participates in E-Verify.

Pre-employment drug screen, background check, and review of required immunizations. Exemptions may be granted for religious or medical accommodation.