POSITION SUMMARY

The dental assistant position with primary responsibility of assisting the dentist in providing direct patient care. This position is responsible for assuring efficient and effective patient flow and maintenance of all necessary equipment and supplies. This position acts as a resource to dental staff, volunteers and students.

KC CARE CULTURE CODE

KC CARE follows a culture code in all we do. Our code determines how we work, treat each other, and move health equity forward. As an employee of KC CARE, you will:

·Put patients first, always

·Treat all people with dignity, respect, and kindness

·Create safe places for others to share their voice; encourage creativity

·Always strive for improvement; keep learning

·Own your work, action, and mistakes – no one is perfect

·Have fun – work should be fun and we want you to have fun at KC CARE

KC CARE CULTURE VALUES

Exceptional Service: We value exceptional service in providing unconditional whole-person care to everyone with the promise of a personalized and affirming experience for patients. We promise to treat internal and external partners with dignity, respect, and kindness to facilitate the opportunity for all to succeed.

Inclusion and Belonging:We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging by focusing on differences that promote creativity and acceptance across the organization. We promise to create a safe environment for individuality to flourish.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide direct patient care under the guidance of a dentist.
• Assist dentist and hygienist with examinations, procedures, and treatments.
• Ensure operatory is supplies remain stocked.
• Coordinate routine equipment maintenance with Oral Health Manager.
• Maintain and follow all sterilization processes, policies, and protocols, established by the CDC and OSHA.
• Maintain clinical flow by prioritizing patient’s needs.
• Documents patient care appropriately and accurately in a timely manner.
• Focus’ on internal and external customer service.
• Communicates with the team and maintains a positive attitude.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Completion of a dental assisting program or 6 months of dental assisting experience
• Ability to obtain/maintain Basic Life Support Certification
• Ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Completion of a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) dental assisting program 
• Expanded Functions Certificate
• One year of experience as a Dental Assistant
• Active Certified Dental Assistant
• Bilingual- Spanish speaking

WORKING CONDITIONS AND DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions

General working conditions are in a healthcare facility. As such, there is a potential exposure to virus, disease, and infection from patients while performing the duties of this job. May experience traumatic situations including psychiatric traumatized and deceased patients. Travel may be expected to community meetings, client homes, or other agencies.

Physical Demands

While performing duties of this job, employees are regularly required to set, walk, and stand; talk and hear; both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel, or operate standard office or clinical equipment; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.

Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read, analyze, and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions; and interact with others outside of their department.

Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity may be added, deleted, or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. Scheduling, shift assignments, and location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.

At KC CARE, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at hr@kccare.org. KC CARE will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.