Company:
Employee Benefits Fund
Location: New York
Closing Date: 08/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Dental assistant
Job Summary:
Responsible for preparing patients, assisting dentists with dental care and treatments, dismissing patients, sterilizing instruments, and maintaining dental treatment rooms.
Duties and responsibilities :
Escorts patients into dental treatment rooms and prepares them for the dentist.
Prepares instruments and additional supplies for the dental care and treatment to be provided.
Assists the dentist by handling instruments and other supplies, suctioning, and irrigating, as directed by the dentist.
Reassures patients as needed; assists with explanations and education as indicated.
Dismisses patients when dental care and treatment are completed, assisting patients as needed.
Cleans the patient area of the dental treatment room, removing instruments and supplies and ensuring that the room is ready for the next patient.
Discards disposable supplies and instruments sterilizes non-disposable instruments, and performs autoclave testing.
Participates in the quality assurance/risk management committee meetings, as requested.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Education and experience :
High school graduates, some colleges preferred
Prior experience in a dental office or a health care setting
Certificate in Dental Assisting
We offer a competitive salary including, but not limited to, the following benefits:
Medical, Dental, and Vision health benefits at no cost to all benefits-eligible employees and their eligible dependents
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Personal, Sick days, and 12 paid Holidays)
401(k) Plan
Life Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Pre-Paid Legal Services
Job Summary:
Responsible for preparing patients, assisting dentists with dental care and treatments, dismissing patients, sterilizing instruments, and maintaining dental treatment rooms.
Duties and responsibilities :
Escorts patients into dental treatment rooms and prepares them for the dentist.
Prepares instruments and additional supplies for the dental care and treatment to be provided.
Assists the dentist by handling instruments and other supplies, suctioning, and irrigating, as directed by the dentist.
Reassures patients as needed; assists with explanations and education as indicated.
Dismisses patients when dental care and treatment are completed, assisting patients as needed.
Cleans the patient area of the dental treatment room, removing instruments and supplies and ensuring that the room is ready for the next patient.
Discards disposable supplies and instruments sterilizes non-disposable instruments, and performs autoclave testing.
Participates in the quality assurance/risk management committee meetings, as requested.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Education and experience :
High school graduates, some colleges preferred
Prior experience in a dental office or a health care setting
Certificate in Dental Assisting
We offer a competitive salary including, but not limited to, the following benefits:
Medical, Dental, and Vision health benefits at no cost to all benefits-eligible employees and their eligible dependents
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Personal, Sick days, and 12 paid Holidays)
401(k) Plan
Life Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Pre-Paid Legal Services
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