Dental Assistant: Chairside Care & Sterile Processing (4x10)

Ocean Health Initiatives

Lakewood Township (NJ)

On-site

USD 25,000 - 33,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Ocean Health Initiatives in New Jersey seeks a Dental Assistant to support the Dentist in delivering primary dental care, sterilization, and instrument prep per protocols. Responsibilities include chairside assistance, patient guidance, image processing, instrument sterilization, inventory control, EMR use, and adherence to infection control standards.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited DA program, BLS, NJ radiology license, optional bilingual English/Spanish, and flexibility to

Qualifications

Graduate from an accredited dental assistant program.
Active New Jersey Radiological Technology License is required.
Basic Life Support for providers through the American Heart Association is required.
Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred.

Responsibilities

Works under the supervision of the Dentist.
Assists patients in resolving minor difficulties, answering questions and giving directions to patients as authorized by the Dentist.
Assists Dentist in chair side procedures routinely done in a general dental practice.
Prepares operatory for patient treatment as per Dental Department protocols and the Dentist’s directions.
Exposes and processes digital images and evaluates images for diagnostic quality in accordance with state regulations and directives.
Maintains sterilization of all instruments and inventory control.