Company:
TAPESTRY 360 HEALTH
Location: Chicago
Closing Date: 21/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
HEARTLAND HEALTH CENTERS is now TAPESTRY 360 HEALTH!
Dental Assistant
Tapestry 360 Health (formerly known as Heartland Health Centers) is looking for responsible and caring Dental Assistants (DAs) who are passionate oral healthcare. Tap 360 is a great organization to begin, build or cement your career opportunities as a Dental Assistant.
As an integral Care Team member, Tap360 DAs work collaboratively with providers to ensure dental procedures run smoothly and our patients - many of whom are children - remain comfortable. Working under supervision, DAs assist dentists with patients, instruments, supplies and materials. provide clinical services to patients from the waiting area to the exam room, document care in the EMR, and assist dentists and hygienists with routine care, lab procedures and administrative tasks.
We welcome recent graduates and seasoned pros. Come join our tapestry where warm and generous colleagues are entwined with work that is fulfilling, challenging and fun and it's all interlaced with a culture that is led by both head and heart.
Benefits offered to Tap360 full-time employees:
Choice of 4 BCBS Medical Plans | Choice of 2 BCBS Dental plans | BCBS Vision Plan | BCBS Life, AD&D, Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance | Aflac Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity | 401K | 11 Paid Holidays | Generous PTO including Sick Leave, Vacation and Flexible Days
Major Responsibilities:
Dental Assistant
Tapestry 360 Health (formerly known as Heartland Health Centers) is looking for responsible and caring Dental Assistants (DAs) who are passionate oral healthcare. Tap 360 is a great organization to begin, build or cement your career opportunities as a Dental Assistant.
As an integral Care Team member, Tap360 DAs work collaboratively with providers to ensure dental procedures run smoothly and our patients - many of whom are children - remain comfortable. Working under supervision, DAs assist dentists with patients, instruments, supplies and materials. provide clinical services to patients from the waiting area to the exam room, document care in the EMR, and assist dentists and hygienists with routine care, lab procedures and administrative tasks.
We welcome recent graduates and seasoned pros. Come join our tapestry where warm and generous colleagues are entwined with work that is fulfilling, challenging and fun and it's all interlaced with a culture that is led by both head and heart.
Benefits offered to Tap360 full-time employees:
Choice of 4 BCBS Medical Plans | Choice of 2 BCBS Dental plans | BCBS Vision Plan | BCBS Life, AD&D, Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance | Aflac Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity | 401K | 11 Paid Holidays | Generous PTO including Sick Leave, Vacation and Flexible Days
Major Responsibilities:
- Prepares operatories and equipment for daily use, securing same at day's end
- Performs preliminary mouth inspections, documents chart findings
- Serves as dentist's chairside assistant
- Performs routine laboratory work and takes dental radiographs
- Understands, observes and monitors all infection control procedures
- Successful completion of a Dental Assistant program or
- At least six months experience as a DA in a dental office/clinic
- Current Basic Life Support/CPR certification
- Excellent organizational, customer service and nonverbal active listening skills
- Bilingual
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to be comfortable around and work with pediatric patients (school age students and younger)
- Experience using electronic recordkeeping systems (e.g., athenaPractice, Dentrix, Centricity, Epic, Praxis, Meditech, Cerner, etc.)
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