Dental Assistant

• Base Pay $19.60 - $22.50 / Hour
• Job Category Dental Assistant, Patient Care
• Employee Type FT Non-Exempt
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others No

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Help bring healthy smiles to our Maui community! Malama I Ke Ola Health Center is seeking a compassionate, dependable Dental Assistant to join our dental team. In this varied, hands-on role, you’ll assist with dental procedures, help patients feel comfortable, and keep our clinic ready to provide quality care. If you enjoy working with others in a team based care work environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Join a team that cares for our community and offers comprehensive benefits, paid time off, and a 403(b) retirement plan.

PRIMARY FUNCTION: To assist the Dental Director, Dentists, Dental Residents, and Dental Hygienist in the care and treatment of patients, and to perform duties as receptionist, chair-side assisting, inventory, sterilization, charting, and record keeping

Join the Malama I Ke Ola Health Center Team!

• Team-Based Work Environment
• 90 Day Introductory Period
• Awesome benefits
• Medical, Dental, Vision, life insurance, short & long-term disability,and 403(b) Retirement Plan, FSA, and other voluntary benefits
• Vacation, Holiday and Sick Benefits

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

• Administration:

• Prepare and maintain charts, records, logs, and reports
• Assists in obtaining prior authorizations for selective Medicaid (QUEST) procedures and other insurance as required.
• Completes and maintains dental laboratory forms (maintains all dental lab slips for a minimum of two (2) years, sends all cases to the lab, notifies patient when appliance is ready, pours and disinfects dental impressions, etc.)
• Knowledge of and follows all established infection control guidelines and OSHA standards; participates in related staff training events as requested.
• Keeps operatories stocked and inventoried with appropriate equipment, dental supplies, and patient forms.
• Inventories, monitors and maintains dental supplies, equipment (compressor, sterilizer, radiographic developing equipment, evacuator system, etc.), medications and reorders as necessary.
• Provides radiology services: exposes and processes dental, maintains and updates radiation safety program annually, maintains and monitors all dosimeter badges.
• Documents in-patient chart and maintains strict patient confidentiality.
• Acts as a patient advocate in order to provide care within the CCM guidelines, which may change from time to time based on third-party Payor policies and patient benefit restrictions.
• Assists in compiling statistics to be used and presented to staff, board members, community members, and funding agencies.
• Adheres to CCM’s Employee Handbook and the Dental Services Policies and Procedures.
• Cross-trains to perform both front desk with clinical duties as assigned.
• Verifies insurance coverage or, when applicable, sliding-fee plan and communicates with dental patients about payment options; follows established procedures to collect payment in cash, checks, and credit cards.
• Attends and participates in meetings, committees, and training sessions as directed by the Dental Director.
• Assists dental providers with chair-side treatment and procedures (amalgams, composites, oral surgery, endodontics, prophylaxis, sealants, stainless steel crowns, space maintainers, removal prosthodontics, etc.).
• Responsible for preparation and setting up instruments (dating all sterilized instruments, ultrasonic cleaning, sterilization of all appropriate instruments).
• Actively assists with routine clinic tasks. Utilizes established methods to ensure consistency in maintaining: inventory, equipment, and appropriate operatory room inventory, etc.
• Provides radiology services:
  Exposes and processes…