Dental Assistant

Description

CAN Community Health is the nation's premier resource in ending epidemics with a mission of empowering wellness, has an exciting opportunity for a Dental Assistant.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about serving the needs of individuals impacted by HIV, Hepatitis C, STI's, and other infectious diseases. You will become part of our professional team that drives home our Company's Mission and Values. We offer a good quality of life with an excellent daytime schedule, competitive pay with a bonus plan, premiere benefits package with a retirement plan with a generous company matching contribution. We have received recognition in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, & 2018 NPT's Best Non-Profit to Work for Award.

CAN is a Drug-Free Workplace. All potential hires will be required to take and clear a pre-employment drug screen upon job offer. 

You can find out more about us by visiting our website at www.cancommunityhealth.org. Apply Today!

Salary: $20-$24 per hour based on experience.

Statement of Purpose: Under general supervision, provides a range of clinical, administrative, and staff support to a dental service operation. Assists in the performance of dental and radiography procedures; prepares, cleans, sterilizes, and maintains dental equipment and supplies in accordance with established protocol, procedures, and policies aligning with CDC, ADA, and OSHA standards. Assists in the coordination of day-to-day patient administration, records management, and office support activities.

CAN Values:

1. Recognize and affirm the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual.
2. Treat all those we serve with compassion and kindness.
3. Act with absolute honesty, integrity, and fairness in the way I conduct business and they way I live my life.
4. Trust my colleagues as valuable members of our healthcare team and pledge to treat one another with loyalty, respect, and dignity. 

Primary Tasks:

1. Display professionalism, patient centered and team approach attitudes and behaviors. 
2. Promotes and practices CAN Community Health, Inc.’s mission and values and follows its policies and procedures.
3. Comply with HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules.
4. Report as needed to the Director of Dental Operations and Practice Administrator any pertinent information or situations that impact on patient care dental or clinical operations or CAN’s liability
5. Inspects, reports and processes maintenance records of all dental equipment. Communicates with Director of Dental Operations any need for scheduled maintenance or repairs.
6. Responsible for monitoring, maintenance and recordkeeping of radiation safety procedures and protocols. Responsible for wearing a radiation dosimeter, and processing the dosimeter for reporting, which should be filed in the radiation binder.
7. Inspects, reports and processes maintenance records of dental radiographic equipment. Communicates with Director of Dental Operations any need for scheduled maintenance or repairs
8. Maintain inventory to ensure adequate supplies in the dental department, submitting orders to distributor for approval by Dental Director or designee.
9. Assist with referrals and predeterminations with appropriate insurance plan.
10. Communicates insurance benefits and patient financial responsibility to patients
11. Collaborate with insurance predetermination of benefits with dental biller.
12. Follow Infection Control guidelines and protocols according to CAN’s exposure and control plan.
13. Maintain OSHA standards regarding handling and removal of bio-hazardous waste, including bags and Sharps containers.
14. Prepares, sterilizes, organizes, and sets up dental equipment, ensures that all dental instruments are cleaned, dated, and processed according to established clinic protocol and CDC, OSHA, ADA, state, and county standards.
15. Provides chair side assistance to dentist in the performance of dental procedures, to include operative, preventive, periodontal, endodontic, prosthetic and/or oral surgical procedures.
16. Perform a preliminary examination; blood pressure and pulse, recording the reading in the EMR.
17. Taking and recording medical and dental histories in the EMR, including a second COVID screening and vaccination.
18. Obtains and processes dental radiographs per dental provider orders, follows the radiograph workflow to upload in EMR. 
19. Suture removal.

20. Placing and removing periodontal dressing.

21. Apply sealants and fluoride, provide general and specific guidelines to patients about oral health, and dental care.

22. Perform dental lab