Dental Assistant - Bilingual Fluency Preferred (English/Spanish)

INTERCARE COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK•Park Township, MI

7d•$19•Onsite

About The Position

Become part of a Migrant and Community Health Center, where you will: Have a passionate purpose. Do worthwhile work. Make a difference in people’s lives. InterCare is searching for a fully trained, full-time Dental Assistant to work at our Holland Health Center! A fully trained dental assistant means completion of a training program or 1 year of on the job dental training experience at a dental office required. At InterCare, you’ll find a rewarding and challenging work environment with competitive compensation starting at $19.00/hr. and benefits package which includes: vacation/personal paid time off, sick time, 10 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement program, medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance, and short term and long term disability insurance. At InterCare Community Health Network, we believe all people have the right to equal access to quality health care. Schedule: Monday through Friday from 7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., with evening hours as necessary. Responsible for assisting the dental providers with the provision of high quality, preventive and restorative patient centered primary oral health care to InterCare’s target populations.

Requirements

Professional and Technical Knowledge
Possesses a thorough understanding of theory and practices of dentistry, typically acquired through completion of a dental assisting curriculum or 1 year of on the job dental training experience at a dental office required.
Maintains certification requirements.
Proficient in use of current Electronic Health Record.
Ability to use and respond to e-mail.
Possesses a professional level of written and verbal communication skills
Possesses excellent cross cultural communication skills and the ability to communicate to staff members at all levels

Responsibilities

Provides efficient and effective patient care according to the adopted clinical standards.
Prepares dental operatory for intended patient treatment.
Seats the patient, confirms patient identity, collects blood pressures, pulse, and when required, blood glucose or consent.
Follows EHR / EDR workflow documentation as directed.
Cleans operatory after patient treatment according to CDC infection control guidelines.
Maintain operatory inventory to minimize need for disruptions to workflow during procedures.
Efficiently assists dentists and dental hygienists to optimize provider productivity.
Cleans and sterilizes instruments according to all policies and procedures.
Teeth to be extracted will be verified with the patient, using a hand mirror, and then documented in the chart so the patient is aware of the tooth to be extracted.
Provide understandable and complete instructions for procedures done and post-op care, using diverse learning techniques, and documentation of the patients understanding.
Schedule return appointments.
Meets all accepted dental treatment standards to provide quality patient-centered care.
Participates constructively as a clinical team member.
Meets staff satisfaction expectations.
Communicates openly with other staff and site managers.