Student Veterans of America Jobs

Summary: This position provides direct chairside support to Dentists, Hygienists and other Dental Assistants in the delivery of high-quality dental care and service at Neighborhood Health Center. Essential Job Duties: * Provides patients and their families with instruction on oral hygiene, oral disease prevention and post-operative instructions, including anticipated next steps and appointment information. * Sets up operatories and portable unit equipment and ensures that instruments, supplies, and equipment are immediately available for patient care. * Obtains and enters patient information into electronic dental record, including chief complaint, health history, medications, allergies, vitals, patient pain level * Provides direct clinical assistance to dentists and dental hygienists by performing 4-handed dentistry, including passing instruments for operative and oral surgery procedures and mixing filling and medicinal materials. * Maintains proper infection control practices at all times, including the following areas: PPE, hand hygiene, handling and disposal of sharps and biohazard waste, instrument sterilization, and dental operatory disinfection. * Communicates with Dentist of their daily schedule and patient information; communicate with dental team about schedule changes and informs providers of changes. * Communicates expected wait times to patients, Dentists, and dental receptionist. * Seats and positions patient in the operatory. * Serves as anesthesia monitor for patients receiving care under nitrous oxide sedation. * Assists in new employee training on specific tasks, as needed. * Effectively cleans and/or sterilizes instruments and treatment rooms according to company policies and procedures and in accordance with * State and Federal regulations for infection control. * Charts findings and treatment plans under the Dentists or Dental Hygienists direction. * Performs all duties necessary to support tele-dentistry. * Performs receptionist functions on an as needed basis. * Maintains punctual, regular, and predictable attendance. * Complies with NHC standardized workflows, protocols, HIPAA, OSHA, and safety guidelines. * Performs other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS * High School Diploma or equivalent is required. * Completion of Dental Assistant training is required. * One-year related experience and/or training required; or equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. * Current BLS for Healthcare Providers/CPR certification is required. * Radiology Certificate Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Behaviors: * Ability to fluently speak, read, and write in Spanish highly preferred. * Ability to communicate professionally both orally and in writing with a service-oriented approach, sometimes in stressful circumstances. * Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with HIPAA policies. * Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. * Ability to answer and utilize multiple line telephone. * Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. +