What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Assistant - PCHC Dental Center position at Penobscot Community Health Care?
Calling all Dental Assistants! Ready to start a new adventure in your dental career? PCHC’s Dental Center is seeking a passionate, motivated Dental Assistant to join our growing team! As a Dental Assistant, you’ll work alongside our providers to deliver high-quality care to our patients. You’ll serve on a superb, integrated care team and collaborate to improve our patient experience and processes. If you are passionate about making smiles brighter and want to work in one of THE BEST federally reviewed dental centers, this position is for you. Leadership opportunities and potential with career ladder program on site!
Must have experience as a Dental Assistant, with DA Certification and/or Radiology License Preferred.
Schedule: Can be Full-Time (40 hours/week) or Part-Time (37 hours/week), depending on preferences of final candidate.
- Full -Time: Monday-Thursday 7:15am-6pm (Fridays Weekends OFF)
- Part-Time: Monday-Thursday 7:15am-5:15pm (Fridays Weekends OFF)
Offering a $3500 sign on /retention bonus for externally hired Dental Assistants!
What’s it like to work at PCHC? Find out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyC3DFYq0zg
Dental Assistants at PCHC enjoy:
- Competitive pay & sign-on bonus
- Retention bonuses based on years of service with PCHC
- Generous paid time off
- Excellent opportunity for new graduates
- Scrub allowance and other personalized incentives based on your needs – let’s talk about what you need to achieve a great work/life balance
- Excellent benefits including available family health insurance, dental insurance, vision, retirement contribution and match, even pet insurance is available
PCHC’s comprehensive dental center is a large, well established practice with 43 operatories, offering the latest oral health technology, including digital x-rays and paperless dental record.
- Preventative and specialty care including restorative, oral surgery, fixed and removable prosthetics, orthodontics, and walk-in care all under one roof
- Federal reviewers have ranked PCHC one of the best, if not THE best dental program they have reviewed
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Experience as a Dental Assistant required.
- Graduate of an accredited Dental Assistant program or completion of a DAprep course/certificate preferred.
- Radiology license required, or must obtain within 6 months of employment.
Curious, or interested to learn more? Apply today! You can request a full copy of the detailed job description by emailing recruitment@pchc.com.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
