Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant Position

Provide quality care and services to patients by assisting dentists and other staff in a variety of patient care, office, and laboratory duties. Ensure the efficiency and productivity of patient flow through timely, accurate, and professional preparation of patients and patient information, including taking and processing x-rays. Bilingual (Spanish / English) skills are highly preferred. Willingness to learn and team player mentality is a must. The EDDA or chair side assistant's actions, and decisions must be consistent with Inner City Health's (ICH) mission statement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Ensure all patients enjoy a positive experience and are treated with care and compassion.
• Ensure all patient records and related documents are managed and maintained in a timely, accurate manner, and consistent with all HIPAA and related regulations and requirements.
• Ensure all patient services are entered accurately to promote favorable billing and collection outcomes.
• Ensure all tasks provided and associated with patient care, patient administrative processes, and related duties comply with all regulatory and accreditation standards, as well as clinic policies and procedures.
• Develop favorable relationships with all patients. Instruct patients and their family members on general oral health care and / or information related to post-treatment care as appropriate.
• Establish favorable working relationships with all staff members.
• Uphold and consistently represent the values and mission of the organization at all times. Represent the organization in a highly professional manner at all times.
• Ensure compliance and attention to all organizational policies and procedures.

Essential Functions :

Essential Functions of an Expanded Duties Dental Assistant (EDDA) :

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the team member occupying this position. The EDDA / chairside dental assistant will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested. The listed requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and / or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the team member must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Furthermore, passing a thorough background check is a requirement for employment with ICH.

Education and / or Experience :

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Physical Requirements :

Normal work environment is in an office and medical and dental clinical setting, which involves some physical risks requiring basic safety precautions. This position routinely requires sitting, standing, bending / stooping, operating a computer for extended periods, and lifting or carrying objects up to 25 pounds. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision. This position requires frequent walking throughout the dental clinic and may require walking up and down flights of stairs. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable qualified candidates to perform the described essential functions of this position. Equipment typically required to be used for this position :