Dental Assistant

at  Wellpath

Compensation Range: $22 - $24.37 / hour

You Matter:

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

NOW IS YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE UNDERSERVED.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.
We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.
How you make a difference:
The Dental Assistant is responsible for maintaining compliance with all applicable dental standards, state and federal regulations, and laws in all dental treatment areas. They will assist the dentist during dental hours and report any issues regarding persons served care to the Dentist and HSA. The Dental Assistant plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth and effective functioning of the dental practice and the provision of high-quality dental care to all patients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the availability of charts and appropriate paperwork for the dentist, as well as maintaining instrument logs and inventory.
• Assist the dentist with passing and receiving instruments, oral evacuation and retraction, preparation of materials, and taking x-rays.
• Maintain operatory supplies and equipment, and follow all infection control guidelines and prescribed procedures.
• Prepare treatment rooms and assist in seating, preparing, and dismissing persons served.
• Chart all findings in patient records and maintain statistical data, as well as performing other tasks as requested by the dentist.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education

• Graduate of accredited dental assistant school.
• Registered Dental Assistant preferred

Experience

• Two (2) years’ experience
• Previous correctional/detention facility experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Unrestricted current dental assistant license, certification or registration in state of practice - must maintain all certifications, educational requirements, licensing, etc.
• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS certification through AHA
• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving ACLS certification through AHA

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description

• Ensure the availability of charts and appropriate paperwork for the dentist, as well as maintaining instrument logs and inventory.
• Assist the dentist with passing and receiving instruments, oral evacuation and retraction, preparation of materials, and taking x-rays.
• Maintain operatory supplies and equipment, and follow all infection control guidelines and prescribed procedures.
• Prepare treatment rooms and assist in seating, preparing, and dismissing persons served.
• Chart all findings in patient records and maintain statistical data, as well as performing other tasks as requested by the dentist