Dental Assistant - Patient Care & Radiographs

Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc.; Pueblo (CO); Sur place; USD 26 000 - 37 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc. in Pueblo, CO is seeking a Dental Assistant to perform general assistant duties in the clinic, support infection control, and maintain dental instruments and equipment.

You will take patient histories and vital signs, assist the dentist, and help with radiographs and postoperative instructions. Qualified candidates will have a high school diploma or equivalent, CPR certification, and ideally one year of dental assistant experience; Spanish is desirable.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of approved Dental Assistant Program preferred.
• Current CPR Certification.
• One year dental assistant experience preferred.
• Experience may be substituted for education.

Responsabilités

• Take and record medical and dental histories and vital signs.
• Assist the dentist with patient care.
• Take radiographs as ordered by dentist.
• Provide postoperative instructions prescribed by dentist.
• Instruct patients in oral hygiene and plaque control programs.
• Stock, set up and clean the operatory for each procedure.
• Maintain infection control policies and procedures.
• Assist in ordering department supplies and general office functions.
• Maintain dental records and audits.
• Assist in training dental assistant students.

Connaissances

Spanish (desirable)

Verbal communication

Reading comprehension

Written communication

Memorization

Mathematical reasoning

Problem solving

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Graduate of dental assistant program preferred

Current CPR Certification

1 year dental assistant experience preferred

Experience may substitute education

Description du poste

Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc. in Pueblo, CO is seeking a Dental Assistant to perform general assistant duties in the clinic, support infection control, and maintain dental instruments and equipment.

You will take patient histories and vital signs, assist the dentist, and help with radiographs and postoperative instructions. Qualified candidates will have a high school diploma or equivalent, CPR certification, and ideally one year of dental assistant experience; Spanish is desirable.