Dental Assistant- FT (40 hours)

Western North Carolina Community Health Services; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health service is looking for a full-time Dental Assistant in Asheville, NC. The role involves assisting dentists with various dental procedures, maintaining patient records, and ensuring a clean clinical environment. The ideal candidate should have dental assisting experience and x-ray certification, with competitive hourly rates based on experience.

Benefits

Competitive health plans including Medical, Dental, Vision

Floating Holidays

Paid Holidays

Accrued PTO

403b Retirement Savings with Match

Employer Paid Disability Insurance

Career growth opportunities with training

Qualifications

• Six months of Dental Assisting experience required.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• X-ray certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assist the dentist with all dental procedures.
• Prepare operatories for delivery of dental treatment.
• Maintain patient files and cleanliness of clinical environment.

Skills

Communication Skills

Microsoft Office Proficiency

Knowledge of Medical Office Operations

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

X-ray Certification

Job description

DENTAL ASSISTANT

Are you passionate about the patient experience?

Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) provides patient centered, team-based primary care to residents of Western North Carolina. We are committed to caring for our patients with purpose and integrity and providing our team members with the support they need. We are looking for a full-timeDental Assistantto join our team.

We are seeking a full-timeDental Assistantto work 40 hours weekly.

The Dental Assistant will be based at our:

257 Biltmore Avenue

The ideal candidate will have dental assisting experience with x-ray certification; fluent in Spanish, Russian and/or Ukrainian highly preferred, but not required.

We are open to the full range of candidates:

on the job training

trained but not certified

experienced and certified

RESPONSIBILITIES-

1. Prepare the operatories for delivery of dental treatment.
2. Assist the dentist with all dental procedures (this includes but is not limited to taking alginate impressions,

suctioning patients during procedures, handing instruments and supplies to the dentist, constructing, and

cementing temporary crowns, packing gingival retraction cord, etc.).
3. Take dental and medical history and perform accurate dental charting.
4. Take and develop dental radiographs of diagnostic quality.
5. Pour and trim clinically acceptable models.
6. Disinfect and sterilize all instruments, equipment, and surfaces between patients.
7. Open and maintain patient files in good order.
8. Take and triage patient telephone calls.
9. Perform preventive maintenance procedures on equipment and instrumentation.
10. Maintain the dental supplies inventory.
11. Maintain a clean, orderly, and aseptic clinical environment.
12. Maintain log of ordered dental prosthetics.
13. Participate in quality management activities.
14. Occasionally, the supervisor may assign other appropriate duties and responsibilities.
15. Provide patients with instruction for oral care following dental treatments.

Hourly rate depends on experience level and certification:
On-the-Job Training $17.70 to $18.20
Trained Dental Assistant $18.20 to $19.50
Certified Dental Assistant $20.00 to $24.00

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Six months of Dental Assisting experience
• X-ray certification, required
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programs to produce correspondence, documents, presentations, records, and spreadsheets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Expert knowledge of medical office operations, preferred
• Familiarity with role of FQHCs in the community, preferred

WORK/LIFE BENEFITS

• Competitive health plans for employees and dependents including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Telehealth
• Two (2) Floating Holidays
• Ten (10) Paid Holidays
• Accrued PTO (total of 156 hours 1st year= 3.9 weeks)
• Employee Assistance Network
• 403b Retirement Savings with Match
• Employer Paid Short/Long Term Disability Insurance and Life Insurance
• HRSA and Public Non-Profit Student Loan Forgiveness

CAREER GROWTH BENEFITS

• Monthly Staff Meetings and Training
• Continued Medical Education (CME) & Continuing Education (CEU)
• Epic Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Western North Carolina Community Health Services is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, services, programs or activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Western North Carolina Community Health Services