Main Site Dental Assistant - Brooklyn, United States - NYU Langone Health

NYU Langone Health

Verified Company

Brooklyn, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, a designated Level 3 Medical Home, is the largest federally qualified health center network in New York State, and the second largest in the nation.

It includes eight primary care sites, 40 school-based health centers and dental clinics, four day care centers, the nation's largest dental residency program, and New York State's largest behavioral health program.

The network also includes 12 community medicine sites providing care to disenfranchised New Yorkers, comprehensive HIV services, chemical dependency programs, and a family support center that offers educational, vocational, and other social support programs.

At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

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Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Main Site Dental Assistant - Brooklyn.

Responsibilities:

Provide chairside assistance to the dentist, utilizing proper four handed dentistry procedures and observing universal precautions/protocols and sterile techniques
Compliance with hospital, health center and departmental policies and procedures
Assumes the standards of care related to infection control; all OSHA guidelines & safety are upheld at the station they are assigned.
Takes, exposes, develops and mounts radiographs properly (when applicable).
Maintain dental operatory in an organized and clean fashion. Assures that appropriate instruments and supplies are available
Assures patients comfort while waiting for the dentist.
Cleans instruments and prepares them for sterilization
Sterilizes and/or disinfects instruments and hand pieces following guidelines of the Dental Department Infection Control Manual
Documents patient records as dictated by dentist. Assists the dentist in filling out charts accurately and processing the patients forms and records
Pours and trims patient study models in the dental laboratory. Complete laboratory forms accurately
Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety and age related criteria pertinent to the patients served in his/her assigned area

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify you must have a High School Diploma
1 year experience of chairside dental assisting

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone's network provides its staff with far more than just a place to work.

Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements.

The salary range for the role is $43, $49,123.53 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need.

The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.