Dental Assistant

Overview

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.

Our Philosophy of Service: We believe all people have the right to adequate housing and health care. We work to remove the barriers that restrict access to these rights. Society benefits when adequate housing and health care are available to everyone. We create lasting solutions to homelessness by:

• Honoring the inherent dignity of those we serve, affirming their capabilities and fostering their hope that a better life is possible.
• Building strong, caring and trauma-informed communities through the integration of housing, health care and supportive services.
• Advocating for social and racial equity, inclusion and diversity, and challenging the status quo in partnership with our workforce members and those we serve.
• Achieving excellence through continuous quality assurance, innovation and professional development.
• Using resources judiciously and effectively.

Assists the Dental Director, Dentists, and Hygienists in the care and treatment of patients at Stout Street Health Center.

Credentialing and

Start Date:

In order to ensure that our consumers receive the best possible care the candidate chosen to fill this position will be required to complete our internal credentialing and privileging process prior to a start date. The credentialing and privileging timeline is dependent on the selected candidate's submission of documents necessary for clearance. A start date will be scheduled once credentialing and privileging is complete.

Additional Requirement

• Valid driver's license required. This requirement may be waived, if necessary, based on overall candidate experience and current needs of the business.

• Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We offer same- and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.
• Choice of dental insurance or discount plan.
• Vision insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses.
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program, a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members.
• Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting.
• Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year.
• The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.

• Assists the dentist and hygienist during a variety of treatment procedures.
• Maintains compliance with infection control protocols, including appropriate sterilization of instruments.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work environment.
• Completes protocols for opening and closing of the clinic.
• Seats patients, obtains medical history, completes radiology and prepares patient for new exam and dental procedures.
• Assists dental office coordinator with maintaining charts, scheduling appointments and other front office tasks as requested.
• Assists the dentist and hygienist in the prevention, examination, and treatment of oral disease.
• Has chart present and x-ray mounted when patient is seated.
• Prepares patients, sets up instrument trays, and prepares materials used in dental procedures.
• Keeps the patient's mouth free of debris and hands the dentist appropriate instruments during the procedure.
• Practices rubber dam techniques, sterilizes equipment and maintains infection control protocols.
• Cleans, disinfects, sterilizes and re-circulates instruments.
• Prepares dental materials, cements, amalgams, composites, impression materials; prepares casting models and dies.
• Takes, develops, mounts and labels dental radiographs (x-rays).
• Prepares outgoing lab cases and receives incoming lab cases.
• Collects and records patient medical and oral health histories; takes blood pressure and blood sugar if necessary.
• Helps patients feel comfortable before, during and after the procedure.
• Provides patients with instructions prescribed by the dentist for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures.
• Stocks, cleans and disinfects treatment rooms; maintains equipment and work areas.
• Disposes of contaminated biological and chemical waste according to OSHA procedures and protocols.
• Retrieves and maintains dental records, records treatment information in patient records.
• Assists dentist in managing medical and dental emergencies, performs CPR with attending dentist if necessary.
• Perform dental assisting duties within scope of practice as…