Dental Assistant - Star Community Health Dental

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Bethlehem (Northampton County); In loco; USD 36.000 - 48.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

St. Luke's University Health Network seeks a Dental Services Assistant to provide clinical assistance to the dental staff and support comprehensive patient treatment.

The role includes preparing the clinic, assisting the dentist in procedures with four-handed techniques, and recording patient data in the EMR system. The position requires a high school diploma, CPR/BLS certification (or to be certified within 90 days), and a preference for PA X-ray certification and a dental assisting program.

Competenze

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• CPR/BLS certification required.
• If not CPR/BLS certified, certification within 90 days of hire.
• PA X-ray certification preferred.
• Certification from accredited Dental Assisting Program preferred.
• Minimum of one year hands-on dental assisting experience preferred.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) preferred.

Mansioni

• Assists in preparing the Clinic to receive patients.
• Assists the Dentist in all procedures, including four-handed dentistry, and records patient data in the EMR system.
• Maintains operatory equipment through cleaning, sterilization and maintenance.
• Maintains inventory and submits supply orders as needed.
• Helps train new dental assistant staff on operations and procedures.
• Demonstrates competency across age-specific patient assessment, treatment and communication.

Conoscenze

Bi-lingual Spanish

Formazione

High school diploma

CPR/BLS certification

PA X-ray certification preferred

Dental assisting program certification preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

The Dental Services Assistant provides clinical assistance to the dental staff with functions related to providing comprehensive patient treatment.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in preparing the Clinic to receive patients.
• Assists the Dentist in all procedures, requiring four-handed dentistry, assists Dentist in recording patient date in the EMR system.
• Provides operatory equipment maintenance through proper cleaning, sterilization, and maintenance of all equipment and instruments.
• As necessary, maintains inventory and submits supply orders to Clinical Lead.
• Assists in the training of new dental assistant staff, regarding operations and procedures.
• Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical and Sensory Requirements

• Sit up to 8 hours per day; 4 hours at a time.
• Stand for up to 5 hours per day; 4 hours at a time.
• Frequent walking, lifting, carrying, pushing of objects weighing up to 100 lbs. with assistance.
• Frequent squatting, kneeling, occasional stooping/bending, crouching, and reaching above shoulder level.
• Must be able to hear as it relates to normal conversation.
• Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color and peripheral visions.

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• CPR/BLS certified required.
• If not CPR/BLS certified, must be certified within 90 days of hire.
• PA x-ray certification preferred.
• Certification from accredited Dental Assisting Program preferred.

Training and Experience

• Minimum of one year hands-on dental assisting experience preferred.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) preferred.

Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.