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If you are looking to foster a fulfilling career path while serving your community, you are in the right place. All careers at CHAS Health allow you to make an impact on patient’s lives and our greater community. No matter what clinic or location you join, you become a part of the bigger picture – providing trustworthy, patient-centered, and attentive care to anyone who walks through our doors. We continue to expand operations and are regularly looking for talented and dedicated individuals to help us continue to make a difference in patient lives. Challenging the status quo starts with you – get started today.
Everyone Welcome
From the beginning, we strongly believe that all people have the right to high-quality health care. Our goal is to remove barriers to care and provide high-quality, evidence-based care in a place that is convenient – in your neighborhood. We believe everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their situation.
Compensation Range
$20.38 - $29.06Check out our work perks here!
Purpose of Job:
Improve the overall health of the communities we serve by assisting providers in providing dental care to patients as follows:
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Cleans, prepares, and sterilizes instruments according to CHAS Health protocols.
- Ensures dental exam areas are clean, stocked, and ready for patients.
- Assists with opening and closing procedures.
- Observes and follows required safety protocols, including handling and disposal of sharps, use of personal protective equipment, exposure to blood borne pathogens, and general safety of employees and patients.
- Cleans and maintains equipment, including biological monitoring and reporting.
- Assists with inventory management.
- Greets and escorts patients to assigned dental chair, as needed.
- Assists in reviewing and updating patient charts.
- Assists with answering phones and scheduling patients, as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned, including supporting the CHAS Health Mission and Core Values.
Qualifications
Education/Experience: Dental Assistant Registration required within 120 days of hire. Well-developed comprehension of current dental and sterilization techniques preferred. High school diploma or equivalent preferred.Skills: Excellent customer service, oral and written communications skills required. Compassion for patients required. Must be able to work well in team environment. Ability to multi-task in fast-paced work environment, with ability to anticipate future needs. Computer skills required. Knowledge in surgical and restorative dental assisting required. BLS (CPR/AED) required. Valid drivers’ license and insurance required. Commitment to supporting a safe and respectful environment is required.
Physical Demands
Sterilization Technicians are required to stand two-thirds to a full day. Being mobile is required one-third to two-thirds of the time. They are required to use hands to finger, handle or feel over two-thirds of the time, as well as reach with hands and arms. Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling or crouching occurs less than one-third of the time. Communicating by talking / hearing occurs over two-thirds of the day. Smelling occurs between one-third and two-thirds of the day. Amount of time spent lifting or exerting force is about 50% for up to 10 pounds and less than one-third of the time up to 25 pounds. Rarely is there a need to lift more than 26 pounds.The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Our core values are our foundation, the guiding sense of direction for our organization:
- Social Responsibility
- Patient-Centered
- Entrepreneurship
- Respect for Human Dignity
- Commitment to Continuous Quality Improvement
- Fun
CHAS Health | Equal Employment Opportunity
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at CHAS Health will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. CHAS Health does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
