Dental Assistant - Apopka, United States - Community Health Centers

Description

A career at Community Health Centers offers a unique opportunity to join a team that makes a real impact in our community every day, by improving individuals' health while enhancing their quality of life.

Top Reasons to Work at Community Health Centers:

• No weekends for the majority of our centers, 10 Paid Holidays, and early Fridays
• A great benefits package that includes healthcare coverage, paid time off, paid holidays, retirement plan, and more.
• Competitive compensation with advancement opportunities and tuition/training reimbursement.
• Awarded "Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation" in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
• Awarded "Top 100 Workplaces for Growing Families" by Orlando Sentinel.
• Modernized and attractive health centers, that patients love.

Job Summary:Responsible for dental assisting duties listed in Florida Statutes 466 and Administrative Rules 64B-5, screening and preparing patients for treatment; assisting dentist in treating patients; educating patients; processing instruments; taking and developing radiographs.

Primary Responsibilities and Specific Duties:

• Patient care.
• Verify patient by use of Double Identifier's.
• Obtain patient history.
• Document patient's chief complaint.
• Obtain patient's blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and/or glucose level, if necessary; enter on patient's chart.
• Place, expose, and develop necessary diagnostic x-rays.
• Assemble appropriate instrument tray.
• Perform dental procedure or assist dentist in performing the procedure, as appropriate.
• Conduct patient education.
• Perform Expanded Functions approved by the Florida Board of Dentistry (FAC 64B
• Taking impressions for study casts.
• Topical application of fluoride (including foam & varnish).
• Placing and removing rubber dams.
• Placing and removing periodontal dressings.
• Polishing clinical crowns for removal of stains.
• Polishing amalgam restorations.
• Placing and removing matrices.
• Placing intra-coronal provisional (temporary) restorations.
• Placing bases and liners.
• Suture removal.
• Application of pit & fissure sealants.
• Preliminary charting.
• Packing and removing retraction cord.
• Fabricating provisional crowns.
• Cementing provisional crowns with temporary cement.
• Non-Patient Duties.
  • Maintain Log Manuals.
  • Maintain inventory.
  • Order and organize supplies.
  • Change filters, change solutions or chemicals, clean and maintain equipment.
• Perform operatory disinfections.
• Clean, bag and sterilize instruments.
• Remove expired items from the clinical areas.
• May be required to travel to other CHC locations.
• Perform other duties as assigned or necessary.

Qualifications:Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Dental Assistant diploma or certificate of completion from an accredited school or training program including dental radiology required.
• Successful completion of Expanded Functions Dental Assistant Certificate (EFDA) within 9 months from date of hire.

Experience:

• 2 years of experience in a dental setting preferred.
• Must have the ability to effectively use computer software and an electronic health record system.

Certification/Licensure:

• Current/valid Expanded Functions Dental Assistant Certificate (EFDA) within 9 months from date of hire required.
• Current/valid BLS certification within 30 days from the date of hire.

Special Skills:

• Ability to stay positive in stressful situations.
• Ability to deal professionally with unhappy, fearful patients.

Other requirements:

• Able to work flexible hours and sites as needed.
• Must have a valid Florida Driver's license.