Description

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is actively recruiting for a Dental Assistant to join our growing team in Port Jervis, NY.

RATE OF PAY/SALARY: $23.00-$26.00 per hour

WORK LOCATION(S): Port Jervis, NY

STATUS: Full-time

CORNERSTONE’S MISSION:

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center with a mission to provide high quality, comprehensive, primary and preventative health care services in an environment of caring, dignity and respect to all people regardless of their ability to pay. For more than fifty years, Cornerstone has been responsive to meeting the needs of the communities in which we serve with a continued emphasis on the underserved and those without access to health care regardless of race, economic status, age, sex, sexual orientation or disability.

CORNERSTONE BENEFITS:

Competitive salaries I Health Benefits I Retirement plan I Paid Time Off I Sick Time I Flexible Spending I Dependent Care I Paid Holidays

General Purpose:

To provide chair side assistance to dental providers during examination and dental

procedures.

Description of Duties:

Provide chair side assistance to the dental providers during examination and
treatment of patients.
Prepare patients and operatory for dental treatment including but not limited to
preparing and arranging the dental instruments, restorative cement, materials
and medications on the chair side tray.
Sterilize instruments and equipment by using autoclave or chemical
disinfectants as per CORNERSTONE infection control policies and OSHA
guidelines.
Take, develop, mount and file x-rays.
Provide post-operative instructions and follow-up appointments for patients.
Perform laboratory procedures by fabricating models from impressions taken by
the dentist.
Perform routine maintenance of equipment such as proper sterilization and
lubrication of hand pieces, dental chairs, etc. as per CORNERSTONE infection
control policies and OSHA guidelines.
Monitor patient’s prosthesis by logging cases leaving CORNERSTONE and
returning from Dental Lab.
Provide appointments for patients when prosthesis returns.
Maintain orderly, well stocked and clean treatment rooms and lab.
Assists the front office with patient registration, filing and pulling charts and
making confirmation appointment calls as directed by the Dental Office
Coordinator.
Provide intake procedures, such as to obtain patient’s past and present medical
histories, vital signs and record correct information in patient’s dental record.
Attend and participate in monthly department, All Staff and other required
meetings.
Be familiar with and adhere to all clinical, administrative, and general policies
and procedures as outlined in the CORNERSTONE Policy and Procedure Manual
and Employee Handbook.
Maintain confidentiality of all aspects of CORNERSTONE including, but not
limited to, patient confidentiality, financials, and employee relations.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Dental Assistant Certificate or 2-4 years of experience working as a Dental Assistant
Current BLS certification
4-day work week
Bilingual (Spanish preferred)
Flexibility in scheduling
Some traveling required

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