Lead Dental Assistant

Description

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is actively recruiting for a Dental Assistant to join our growing team in New City, NY. 

RATE OF PAY/SALARY: $30-$32 per hour

WORK LOCATION(S): New City, NY

STATUS: Full-Time

CORNERSTONE’S MISSION: 

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center with a mission to provide high quality, comprehensive, primary and preventative health care services in an environment of caring, dignity and respect to all people regardless of their ability to pay.  For more than fifty years, Cornerstone has been responsive to meeting the needs of the communities in which we serve with a continued emphasis on the underserved and those without access to health care regardless of race, economic status, age, sex, sexual orientation or disability. 

CORNERSTONE BENEFITS: 

Competitive salaries   I  Health Benefits   I Retirement plan   I   Paid Time Off   I  Sick Time  I  Flexible Spending I  Dependent Care  I  Paid Holidays 

General Purpose:

To provide overall guidance and supervision to Dental Assistants by providing clinical direction and support to achieve departmental standards and goals. To provide chair side assistance to dental providers during examination and dental procedures.

Description of Duties:

• Provides supervision and guidance of dental assistants assigned to the department, including regular monitoring of performance and annual reviews of performance.
• Manages the time and attendance responsibilities of dental assistants assigned to the department including but not limited to verifying hours of work, approving bi-weekly time sheets and approving requests for benefit time.
• In collaboration with the Chief of the Department, assigns Dental Assistants to providers, arranges coverages when necessary to maintain work flow.
• Oversees dental assistants’ adherence to compliance related to Joint Commission and Department of Health Standards.
• Coordinate the ordering of clinical supplies for the dental department and managing inventory.
• Responsible for the monitoring clinical supplies in regards to stick, PAR and expiration.
• Provide chair side assistance to the dental providers during examination and treatment of patients.
• Prepare patients and operatory for dental treatment including but not limited to preparing and arranging the dental instruments, restorative cement, materials and medications on the chair side tray.
• Sterilize instruments and equipment by using autoclave or chemical disinfectants as per CORNERSTONE infection control policies and OSHA guidelines.
• Take, develop, mount and file x-rays.
• Provide post-operative instructions and follow-up appointments for patients.
• Perform laboratory procedures by fabricating models from impressions taken by the dentist.
• Perform routine maintenance of equipment such as proper sterilization and lubrication of hand pieces, dental chairs, etc. as per CORNERSTONE infection control policies and OSHA guidelines.
• Monitor patient’s prosthesis by logging cases leaving CORNERSTONE and returning from Dental Lab.
• Provide appointments for patients when prosthesis returns.
• Maintain orderly, well stocked and clean treatment rooms and lab.
• Assists the front office with patient registration, filing and pulling charts and making confirmation appointment calls as directed by the Dental Office Coordinator.
• Provide intake procedures, such as to obtain patient’s past and present medical histories, vital signs and record correct information in patient’s dental record.
• Attend and participate in monthly department, All Staff and other required meetings.
• Be familiar with and adhere to all clinical, administrative, and general policies and procedures as outlined in the CORNERSTONE Policy and Procedure Manual and Employee Handbook.
• Maintain confidentiality of all aspects of CORNERSTONE including, but not limited to, patient confidentiality, financials, and employee relations.
• Coordinates the scheduling of dental assistants assigned to the department.
• Performs other projects required as directed by the Chief of the department
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education/Experience Required:

• Dental Assistant Certificate and 2-4 years of experience working as a Dental Assistant