Dental Assistant III

NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER • Oregon City, OR

4d • $24 - $31 • Onsite

About The Position

This position provides direct chairside support to Dentists and/or Hygienists in the delivery of dental care and service at Neighborhood Health Center. This position may help to direct the Dental Assistant I and II in the delivery of patient care and clinic duties.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, or equivalent, is required.
• Completion of Dental Assistant training is required.
• One-year related experience and/or training required, or equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• A valid and unencumbered Oregon EFDA (Expanded Function Dental Assistant) certificate is required.
• Sealant certification is required; NHC will provide in-house training and certification for any Expanded Function Dental Assistants who are hired without the certification.
• Certification of Radiologic proficiency issued by the Oregon State Board of Dental Examiners is required.
• Current BLS for Healthcare Providers/CPR certification is required.
• Ability to communicate professionally both orally and in writing with a service-oriented approach, sometimes in stressful circumstances.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with HIPAA policies.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to answer and utilize multiple line telephone.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to learn and adapt to changing information and/or policies and procedures.
• Must be able to display sensitivity to the population and patients served.
• Must be able to demonstrate a record of reliable attendance and punctuality.
• Ability to learn and/or proficiently use Epic Electronic Health Record.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to fluently speak, read, and write in Spanish is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides patients and their families with instruction on oral hygiene, oral disease prevention and post-operative instructions, including anticipated next steps and appointment information.
• Sets up operatories and portable unit equipment and ensures that instruments, supplies, and equipment are immediately available for patient care.
• Obtains and enters patient information into electronic dental record, including chief complaint, health history, medications, allergies, vitals, patient pain level
• Provides direct clinical assistance to dentists and dental hygienists by performing 4-handed dentistry, including passing instruments for operative and oral surgery procedures and mixing filling and medicinal materials.
• Performs expanded duty functions, including child and adult rubber cup oral prophylaxis.
• Places temporary restorative material in teeth under the direction and review of a dentist, placing and removing matrix retainers for alloy and composite restorations, removing temporary crowns and cleaning teeth in preparation for final cementation, and performing preliminary fitting of crowns.
• Takes oral impressions and pours models.
• When sealant certified, places pit and fissure sealants under the direction and review of Dentist or Dental Hygienist.
• Exposes x-rays and ensures all x-rays are suitable for diagnosis.
• Maintains proper infection control practices at all times, including the following areas: PPE, hand hygiene, handling and disposal of sharps and biohazard waste, instrument sterilization, and dental operatory disinfection.
• Communicates with Dentist of their daily schedule and patient information; communicate with dental team about schedule changes and informs providers of changes.
• Communicates expected wait times to patients, Dentists, and dental receptionist.
• Seats and positions patient in the operatory.
• Serves as anesthesia monitor for patients receiving care under nitrous oxide sedation.
• Assists in new employee training on specific tasks, as needed.
• Effectively cleans and/or sterilizes instruments and treatment rooms according to company policies and procedures and in accordance with State and Federal regulations for infection control.
• Charts findings and treatment plans under the Dentist’s or Dental Hygienist’s direction.
• Performs all duties necessary to support tele-dentistry.
• Performs receptionist functions on an as needed basis.
• Maintains punctual, regular, and predictable attendance.
• Complies with NHC standardized workflows, protocols, HIPAA, OSHA, and safety guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• We offer our employees a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes 20 days of PTO (based on full time employment), 9 paid holidays, health/dental/vision insurance, quarterly wellness reimbursements, generous 401k retirement plan with employer match, employer paid disability insurance, EAP and life insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees