Dental Assistant

4 weeks ago

New York, New York, United States NYC Health Hospitals Full time

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is a leading Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) providing coordinated world-class primary and specialty care with dignity and respect for all New Yorkers.

We practice a person-centered caring culture that values delivering compassionate, quality healthcare in partnership with our patients, community organizations, and staff.

Gotham Health is focused on high-quality, affordable care to everyone regardless of ability to pay or immigration status.

We strive to deliver services in a way that maximizes each patient's opportunity to achieve successful health outcomes, we believe in every person's right to participate in their care plans, we facilitate partnerships with other community resources to meet the needs of our patients beyond healthcare, and we celebrate and recognize the compassionate care of our committed staff.

As a Dental Assistant, you will assist dentists in providing dental and oral health care services to patients in clinics and perform related dental and oral health care work.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide optimal, chair-side, four-handed dentistry dental assistance to the dentist as needed during all patient care activities.
  • Prepare patients for dental and oral health care.
  • Prepare the dental operatory with the appropriate dental instruments and supplies for the dentist.
  • Transfer equipment and supplies to the dentist or the dental hygienist.
  • Operate the dental machines as needed for the operation of the clinic.
  • Produce dental x-rays as needed for diagnosis and patient care.
  • Maintain clean, neat, and orderly dental operatories at all times.
  • Adhere to the proper opening and closing of the dental clinic.
  • Provide clerical support when staff shortages exist.
  • Mix amalgam, medicaments, and prepare dental instruments.
  • Maintain infection control practices as well as a clean and safe work environment.
  • Adhere to all local, state, and national dental practice policies and procedures.
  • Dispose all dental waste in accordance to applicable statues and laws.
  • Attend department, facility, and Network staff meetings.
  • Support and adhere to current local, national, and corporate patient safety and harm reduction goals.
  • Schedule appointments, generate and close encounters, prepare bills, and receive payment for dental services, complete insurance forms, and maintain clerical records.
  • Order supplies and maintain updated inventory.
  • Alert the purchasing to malfunctioning equipment.
  • Log in denture cases delivered to the clinic by the lab.
  • Answer the telephone in the dental suite and take messages while the dentist is treating.
  • Help obtain “Time Out” and “Consent” of necessary patients.
  • Means and ability to travel between clinics.

Requirements:

  • A four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent, including or supplemented by successful completion of an accredited or approved Dental Assistant Program, which included or was supplemented by 600 hours of supervised internship experience assisting a dentist at chairside.
  • A four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent, including or supplemented by successful completion of an accredited or approved Dental Assistant Program, which included or was supplemented by 300 hours of supervised internship experience assisting a dentist at chairside, and 6 (six) months of satisfactory full-time experience as a Dental Assistant performing all of the following duties: taking and uploading dental digital imaging, assisting dentist at chairside, and preparing dental instruments for sterilization.
  • One (1) year of satisfactory full-time experience as a Dental Assistant performing the duties described in “2” above.

Education, training, experience, and knowledge of chairside dental assisting and associated dental and oral health patient care.

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OPERATED:

Computers and associated software, intraoral cameras, electronic dental record, (Dentrix), dental radiograph equipment (periapical and panoramic), amalgamators, telephone, autoclave, ultrasonic cleaners, curing lights, dental operatories, compressor, amalgam separator, high-volume suction unit, x-ray duplicator, glass bead sterilizer, dental torch and burner, model trimmer, vibrator, water bath, dental handpieces, dental supplies and equipment, and all other supplies and equipment utilized when dental and oral health care services are rendered.

COMPUTER PROGRAMS/SOFTWARE OPERATED:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have basic to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Excel, Word), as well as Practice Management and Electronic Medical Record software including Dexis, EPIC, Wisdom (Dental software of EPIC), and Dentrix.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

  • Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs.
  • Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
  • Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts

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