Dental Assistant: Starting Pay Range: $18.39 - $20.55 an hour

Pueblo Community Health Center offers a flexible benefits program to full-time and part-time employees working 20 hours or more per week. 

Benefit opportunities presently available to employees are listed below:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuity Plan
• Cafeteria 125 Flexible Spending Account

In addition to the benefits available for purchase through the Cafeteria 125 plan, Pueblo Community Health Center offers supplemental insurances and generous paid time off benefits including holidays and personal time off (PTO). The organization also contributes to the employee’s tax-sheltered annuity plan after one year of service.

Job Summary:

• To perform general assistant functions in the clinic to enhance the dentists’ services; to perform infection control processing and maintenance of dental instruments and equipment

Reports to:

• Chief Dental Officer

Supervision Exercised:

• None

Education/Experience/License/Certification:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Graduate of approved Dental Assistant Program preferred

• Current CPR Certification

• One year dental assistant experience preferred

• Experience may be substituted for education

Required Travel:

• Infrequent travel may include local limited travel.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Conversational Spanish desirable.

  • Essential to have ability to understand verbal information/instruction, to exchange verbal information with others and ability to present information/instruction verbally.

  • Essential to have ability to read and understand written material and ability to compose information/instruction in written form.

  • Essential to have ability to memorize.

  • Essential to have ability to reason mathematically and to have problem solving and analytical skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

  • Ensure the function and activities of this department to embrace the philosophy, mission, values and Communicate with Heart service model supported by the Board of Directors of Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc.

  • Adhere to the guidelines and procedures of Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc.

  • Take and record medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients.

  • Assist the dentist with patient care.

  • Take radiographs as ordered by dentist.

  • Provide postoperative instructions prescribed by dentist.

  • Instruct patients in oral hygiene and plaque control programs.

  • Complete child prophy and application of fluoride varnish.

  • Stock, set up and clean the operatory for each procedure.

  • Take alginate impressions of patient and pour impressions with stone.

  • Ensure that emergency medication and airway boxes are monitored per department P & P.

  • Assist in ordering department supplies.

  • Assist in general office functions.

  • Assist in maintenance of dental records and audits.

  • Maintain knowledge of current technology in dental health.

  • Adhere to infection control policies and procedures for the dental department.

  • Scrub and wash surgical instruments, containers, and equipment.

  • Sterilize instruments, equipment, and supplies, such as surgical packs and treatment trays.

  • Prepare packs of supplies, instruments, and dressing and treatment trays according to designated lists.

  • Wrap, label, and seal packs.

  • Store prepared items and supplies in designated areas. 

  • Perform routine maintenance on autoclaves and other equipment

  • Maintain CPR certification. Assist dentist in management of medical and dental emergencies.

  • Provide dental health services appropriate to the age-specific needs of all patients in accordance with the principles of growth and development for infant, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric life cycles.

  • Assist in training dental assistant students in accordance to institutional agreements. 

  • Maintain a professional and cordial environment in the clinic area and represent the Pueblo Community Health Center in a professional manner to the public.

  • Perform other duties as assigned.

  • Participate in departmental and General Staff Meetings.

• The above duties are not all inclusive and are not intended to limit or define the duties that may be assigned.

Company's website:

• www.pueblochc.org

Closing Date: Open until filled.

Pueblo Community Health Center is a tobacco and drug free workplace. EOE