What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Assistant position at Cornerstone Care?
Job Details
Description
Job Description/Duties Include:
- Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
- Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
- Sterilizes and delivers instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist's access; suctioning; passing instruments.
- Selects, mixes, and places materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth.
- Exposes and develops radiographic studies; pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
- Maintains patient confidence and protecting operations by keeping information confidential.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols.
- Completes preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
- Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
- Obtains prior authorizations
- Scans
- Handles patient phone calls
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- Dental Assistant diploma preferred; but will train
- X-Ray Certification required within the first 6 months of employment
Qualifications
Cornerstone Care is a Non-Profit, Federally Qualified Health Center with 13 locations and a mobile unit, serving communities throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania, and Northern West Virginia. Our mission is to improve the health of our patients and all the residents of the communities we serve, with special concern for the medically underserved and low-income populations.
Cornerstone Care offers: Medical insurance, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, 403 B retirement, flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care, credit union, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits as well as a generous time off package.
Cornerstone Care, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
Salary : $15 - $17
