Dental Assistant

Western North Carolina Community Health Services•Asheville, NC

32d•Onsite

About The Position

Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) is seeking a full-time Dental Assistant to join their team. This patient-centered, team-based primary care provider is committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity and supporting its team members. The Dental Assistant will work 40 hours weekly at the Minnie Jones Health Center in Asheville, NC. The ideal candidate will have dental assisting experience with x-ray certification. Fluency in Spanish, Russian, and/or Ukrainian is highly preferred but not required. The organization is open to candidates with varying levels of experience, including those who will receive on-the-job training, those trained but not certified, and those who are experienced and certified.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
Six months of Dental Assisting experience
X-ray certification, required
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programs to produce correspondence, documents, presentations, records, and spreadsheets.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Fluent in Spanish, Russian and/or Ukrainian
Expert knowledge of medical office operations, preferred
Familiarity with role of FQHCs in the community, preferred

Responsibilities

Prepare the operatories for delivery of dental treatment.
Assist the dentist with all dental procedures (this includes but is not limited to taking alginate impressions, suctioning patients during procedures, handing instruments and supplies to the dentist, constructing, and cementing temporary crowns, packing gingival retraction cord, etc.).
Take dental and medical history and perform accurate dental charting.
Take and develop dental radiographs of diagnostic quality.
Pour and trim clinically acceptable models.
Disinfect and sterilize all instruments, equipment, and surfaces between patients.
Open and maintain patient files in good order.
Take and triage patient telephone calls.
Perform preventive maintenance procedures on equipment and instrumentation.
Maintain the dental supplies inventory.
Maintain a clean, orderly, and aseptic clinical environment.
Maintain log of ordered dental prosthetics.
Participate in quality management activities.
Occasionally, the supervisor may assign other appropriate duties and responsibilities.
Provide patients with instruction for oral care following dental treatments.

Benefits

Competitive health plans for employees and dependents including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Telehealth
Up to Two (2) Floating Holidays
Up to Eleven (11) Paid Holidays
Bi-weekly accrued PTO (total of 156 hours 1st year= 3.9 weeks)
403b Retirement Savings with Match
Employer Paid Life Insurance
HRSA and Public Non-Profit Student Loan Forgiveness
Monthly Staff Meetings and Training
Relias Learning Management System
Continued Medical Education (CME) & Continuing Education (CEU)
Epic Electronic Health Records (EHR)