Dental Assistant

Cornerstone Family Healthcare•New City, NY

22h•$23 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is recruiting a full-time Dental Assistant in New City, New York. The Dental Assistant provides chairside support to dental providers during patient examinations and procedures. The role also involves preparing patients and treatment areas, sterilizing instruments and equipment, taking and managing X-rays, providing post-operative instructions, performing laboratory and equipment maintenance tasks, supporting prosthesis tracking, and assisting with patient intake and front-office tasks. The position requires adherence to infection-control and OSHA guidelines, organizational policies, and patient-confidentiality standards.

Requirements

Dental Assistant certificate or 2–4 years of experience working as a Dental Assistant.
Current BLS certification.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English and Spanish skills are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide chairside assistance to dental providers during patient examinations and treatment.
Prepare patients and operatories for dental treatment, including arranging instruments, restorative cement, materials, and medications on the chairside tray.
Sterilize instruments and equipment using an autoclave or chemical disinfectants according to Cornerstone infection-control policies and OSHA guidelines.
Take, develop, mount, and file X-rays.
Provide patients with post-operative instructions and follow-up appointments.
Fabricate models from impressions taken by the dentist.
Perform routine equipment maintenance, including sterilizing and lubricating handpieces and dental chairs, in accordance with infection-control policies and OSHA guidelines.
Track patients’ prostheses by logging cases sent to and returned from the dental laboratory.
Arrange appointments for patients when their prostheses return.
Keep treatment rooms and the laboratory orderly, clean, and well stocked.
Assist the front office with patient registration, filing, pulling charts, and confirmation appointment calls as directed by the Dental Office Coordinator.
Obtain patients’ past and present medical histories and vital signs, and record accurate information in dental records.
Attend and participate in monthly department meetings, All Staff meetings, and other required meetings.
Follow clinical, administrative, and general policies and procedures in the Cornerstone Policy and Procedure Manual and Employee Handbook.
Maintain confidentiality, including patient, financial, and employee-relations information.
Perform other duties as assigned.