Dental Assistant

Central Jersey Medical Center • Perth Amboy, NJ

47d • Onsite

About The Position

The Central Jersey Medical Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center looking to hire full time Dental Assistants. Established in the year 2002, the CJMC has a main location in Perth Amboy, NJ, location in Carteret, NJ, as well as 3 School Based Health Centers located in Newark, NJ.
Position is for the Perth Amboy Location.

Requirements

• Licensure and Credentials:
• Current CPR (BLS) required
• X ray License required
• Skills and Abilities:
• Requires a comprehensive knowledge of dental assisting techniques and procedures for all phases of general dentistry.
• Knowledge of modern dental materials, their storage, handling and applications is required.
• The Dental Assistant must be cognizant of the expectations and concerns of the center’s dental patients and be able to respond in an empathetic and professional manner.
• The ability to work with persons from a wide diversity of social, ethnic and economic backgrounds is necessary.
• The Dental Assistant must be able to creatively work with other health care professionals from a variety of disciplines to achieve maximal results fro the center’s patient from a system of integrated primary health care.

Nice To Haves

• Preferable able to speak, read and write Spanish

Responsibilities

• Assists 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 as per Dental Department protocols and the dentist’s directions.
• Exposes and develops dental radio graphs in accordance with state regulations and law as well as Dental Department directive and protocols.
• Performs independent procedures as delegated and directed by the dentist in accordance with state regulation and law and Dental Department directive and protocol.
• Maintains Dental Department equipment I accordance with manufacturer’s directions and Dental Department policy and protocol.
• Maintains all Dental Department areas in compliance with Dental Department directives and protocols as well as center policies and procedures relative to infection control, exposure control and safety issues. Sterilization of instruments that follow the infection control policy.
• Maintains adequate operatory supplies and compiles a list of individual item shortages for inventory control and ordering purposes.
• Maintains a list of all Dental Department patients, monitors patient flow, and assists the Dental Director, dentist(s) in assuring that all patient records and documents are properly and accurately completed and filed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed