Dental Assistant

Celebrating Life Community Health Center • Full-time • Mission Viejo, California, United States • $24 - $28 / hour • 3d ago

The Dental Assistant is responsible for assisting the dentist and dental hygienist in the direct provision of primary care dental services to patients of the health center. The Dental Assistant is also responsible for sterilization, preparation and inventory control of dental instruments and supplies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Assist patients in resolving minor difficulties, answering their questions and giving directions to patients as authorized by the dentist
Serves as dentist's chair-side assistant
Prepares operatory for patient treatment
Exposes and develops dental radiographs and performs independent procedures as delegated and directed by the dentist in accordance with state regulations and law
Maintains dental department equipment and work areas in compliance with health center policies and procedures relative to infection control and safety issues, including the sterilization of all reusable dental instruments and equipment and the proper disposal of all contaminated or potentially contaminated materials
Maintains adequate operatory supplies and compiles a list for inventory control and ordering purposes
Pulls and files patient charts as required and receives and places necessary telephone calls consistent with professional matter, clinic business and patient care
Assists with various clinical and administrative functions of the center as appropriate and as time permits
As directed by a supervisor, performs other related and/or necessary tasks to achieve organization and programmatic goals and objectives
Comprehensive knowledge of dental assisting techniques and procedures for all phases of general dentistry
Must be cognizant of the expectations and concerns of the health center's dental patients and be able to respond in an empathetic and professional manner

Position Requirements:

Skill in providing excellent customer service and support; organizing and prioritizing workload and meeting deadlines; and excellent written and verbal communication.
Ability to interact effectively and professionally with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, education, racial, ethnic and professional backgrounds.
Ability to work effectively with managers, co-workers, members of the public and professional groups.
Ability to communicate effectively, clearly, concisely with others (internal and external customers, both verbally and in writing), consistently demonstrate positive/proactive customer service attitude. Consistently maintains ethical behaviors exemplary of quality public service and fair standards, inclusively, among all employees and members of the public.
Ability to work as an effective team member; function independently, exercise sound judgment and initiative; be flexible to shift priorities; maintain confidentiality; establish and maintain effective interpersonal work relationships, effectively assist providers; work toward goals and objectives of draft priorities.
Ability to follow Celebrating Life Community Health Center (CLCHC) practice guidelines - including adhering to the CLCHC's immunization policy and the CLCHC Mission and Vision and CLCHC Corporate Compliance Policy and Code of Ethics.
Ability to receive constructive feedback including evaluation of provider's productivity and practice attributes.
May be asked to perform other duties that align with CLCHC's mission, including but not limited to participation on clinical committees, providing education, Quality Review and/or other activities.

Minimum Requirements:

Ability to perform each position responsibility satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position.
Ability to understand that safety is a condition of employment. Unsafe acts or conditions will be reported to the supervisor or Site Coordinator.
Must be computer literate with ability to enter information in the CLCHC DMR (Dentrix) and PM (Allscripts) systems and compile reports or data as requested.
Must be able to read, write and speak English. Ability to communicate in Spanish is a plus.

Education and/or Experience:

High school diploma or GED certificate
Completion of accredited course in dental assisting preferred (Registered Dental Assistant)
Current CPR (BLS) required

License and/ or Certification:

Current certification
Current CPR/BLS certification required
Valid California's DL License
Current Immunization Records
Current PPD
Must be able to meet and maintain current CLCHC credentialing and privileging requirements.

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