Registered Dental Assistant - Lead (32 Hours Per Week) (Bilingual - Eng./Spanish)

Description

Make an impact. Join our growing outpatient clinics, focused on improving the wellbeing of families. We are seeking a mission driven and dedicated Lead Registered Dental Assistant for our Mobile Dental Clinic based in Hesperia.

•  Bilingual (English/Spanish)

•  Committed to providing high-quality care to underserved patients in High Desert.

• St. Jude Neighborhood Health Centers utilizes EPIC for our Electronic Medical/Dental Records (EMR) system.

• 32-Hours Per Week

• Must be willing to drive Mobile Dental Clinic

Who We Are. We are a collaborative community practice, with locations in Fullerton, Anaheim, Orange, and the High Desert. We believe that everyone should have access to high quality comprehensive medical care, regardless of their ability to pay. Our health centers use a team-based model of care that includes family medicine, obstetrics, women’s health, oral and vision care, preventative and educational health, mental health, patient advocacy, case management, and community health. Most of our patients live below 200% of the Federal Poverty level, and are best served in Spanish. Through our origins with St. Joseph Health, we have provided care to low-income families since the 1980s, maintaining a commitment to serving our most vulnerable neighbors with high-quality, nationally recognized care. Our work is rooted in our values of Justice, Excellence, Dignity, and Compassion. 

You'd be a great fit here if the following applies to you:

• You are mission-centered – you are committed to improving the health of underserved individuals and their families

• You are patient-centered – you exhibit warmth, friendliness, calm, and take initiative to solve problems

• You treat others with dignity and respect

• You are collaborative, adaptive, and diligent

• You can use computers (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook) and are open to learning what you do not know

• You are reliable

  Essential Functions (What You Do)

• Assists dentist with all DA functions as outlined by the Dental Board of California

• Takes Quality radiographs and organizes them in the digital x-ray system.

• Provides oral hygiene education to patients and families. 

• Responsible to accurate and complete documentation of patient care.

• Schedules and confirms patient appointments, reschedules broken appointments, checks and responds to phone messages in a timely manner.

• Checks insurance eligibility and documents information.  

• Arranges pick-ups with dental lab.

• Maintains inventory and equipment, schedules repairs and maintenance.  Restock supplies as needed.

• Review patient care schedules in-advance ensuring pre-registration of new patients, assembles and send out new patient packets.

• Answers incoming telephone calls.  

• Collects and accurately posts patient payments, communicate regarding and collect from patients outstanding balances.  Provide patients with cost estimates.  

• Provide training, guidance, and scheduling assistance for team.  Open, close and block patient care schedules as directed.  

• Coordinates and manages operations schedule for High Desert Dental Mobile 

• Drive and maintain mobile dental clinic

• Participate in hiring interviews for potential mobile dental clinic team members

Benefits 

Healthcare & Childcare Benefits: available first of the month following start date

• Medical (Anthem HMO & PPO)

• Dental (PPO)

• Vision (PPO/VSP)

• FSA - Pre-tax benefit for health care expenses

• FSA Dependent Care - Pre-tax benefit to put toward childcare or other dependent expenses

• Mental Health - Employee Assistance Program & access to meditation resources through Calm

Paid Time Off:

Approximately 25 days off per year, based upon time off accrued and full-time hours

Financial Wellness - Retirement & Investment:

• 401(k) (Vanguard) - eligible first of the month following 30 days, with company match after 1 year of service

• Profit-sharing

Other Benefits:

• Potential option to work remote one-day per week

• Pet Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Student Loan Forgiveness through National Health Service Corps and Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

St. Jude Neighborhood Health Centers is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to developing a diverse workforce and cultivating an inclusive environment. We value diversity and believe that we are strengthened