Dental Assistant I

Northeast Valley Health • Pacoima, CA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Dental Assistant (DA) is responsible for providing the patient with high quality care by performing a variety of office, laboratory, and patient care duties. The DA assists the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures by preparing patients and handling instruments and materials. The DA also performs many other tasks including clinical infection control procedures, maintaining, and ordering materials/supplies, cleaning and disinfecting operatories, cleaning and sterilizing instruments, maintaining equipment, taking x-rays, educating patients and other duties as allowed and permitted under the California state law.

Requirements

• Certificate in Dental Assisting from a Board-approved educational program, or a Dental Board approved radiation safety course certificate
• Current Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation certification
• Willingness to obtain RDA license or already be in process of obtaining license
• Computer skills in electronic dental/health record systems, and database systems
• Fluency in English (speak, read, and write)
• Fluency in Spanish (speak, translate, read, and write)
• Ability to work effectively as a team player
• Ability to be flexible and work in a changing environment
• Basic leadership skills
• Effective work organization skills
• Sensitivity to the different cultures represented among members and staff
• Ability to solve problems and make routine recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to listen and communicate with others in a professional and caring manner including sensitivity with individuals from diverse cultures and lifestyles
• Demonstrated ability to set priorities for tasks to work effectively in spite of interruptions and under minimal supervision
• Self-starter, reliable and dependable
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served and knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span
• Ability to identify and categorize each patient’s age specific grouping of needs
• Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality about health care and other patient/client information
• Current California driver’s license, appropriate insurance coverage and a driving record acceptable to the NEVHC’s insurance carrier (if required to drive on the job)

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of 1-year of work experience

Responsibilities

• Providing high quality patient care
• Performing a variety of office, laboratory, and patient care duties
• Assisting the dentist during treatment procedures
• Preparing patients and handling instruments and materials
• Performing clinical infection control procedures
• Maintaining and ordering materials/supplies
• Cleaning and disinfecting operatories
• Cleaning and sterilizing instruments
• Maintaining equipment
• Taking x-rays
• Educating patients
• Performing other duties as allowed and permitted under California state law

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree