Starting Hourly Rate of Pay: $24.8756 DOE
Eligible for Float differential
Schedule: Tuesday through Friday 7-6pm

At Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, we welcome diversity; we encourage, uplift, and are honored to serve people who have been historically underrepresented and underserved. Our mission is to provide high-quality, culturally appropriate healthcare to low-income residents of Washington and Yamhill Counties, with a special emphasis on seasonal and migrant farm workers and others with barriers to receiving healthcare. We strive to provide an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people we employ and serve.

If you are unsure whether you meet all of the required qualifications for this role but are interested and passionate about this potential position, we encourage you to apply.

Job Summary: The Dental Assistant I will assist the dental or dental hygienist. Will expose and process x-rays. Manage the dental operatories. Perform patient intake.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist the dentist or dental hygienist in transfer of instruments utilizing approved dental assisting principles. Assist the operator in preparation and delivery of dental materials
• Layout necessary instruments for procedure
• Expose and process x-rays and duplicate when necessary. Ensure all x-rays are suitable for diagnosis

• Provide supportive care for patients at all times
• Keep the operatory neat and clean during procedures and disinfect thoroughly before each patient arrives. Keep hand pieces properly maintained. Ensure that vacuum lines, unit, chair, light, instruments, and try set ups are thoroughly disinfected and properly sterilized at all times
• Order and maintain inventory of dental supplies. Provide administration with appropriate purchase orders
• Restock rooms as necessary
• Provide patient management for the dental department
• Perform expanded function duties as necessary
• Work with the Dental Operations Coordinator on infection control and OSHA guidelines
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Handle protected health information (PHI) in a manner consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

HIPAA Requirements

The dental assistant will have access to PHI in the course of carrying out his/her duties. Applying the minimum necessary standard of HIPAA, the designated records sets to which this employee will have access include: the full dental chart, the full medical chart, and all information in the practice management system, all other billing and account information.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Proven sensitivity to inter-cultural issues, social and economic issues.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a professional team.
• Willing to support own team members to accomplish daily activities.

Education and Experience Required:

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Graduate of an accredited dental assisting program or CDA required.
• X-ray certified
• Basic Life Support (BLS)/Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required, or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
• Previous experience desirable

Behavioral Competencies:

Accountability

• Role model VG’s mission, vision, and shared values

Customer-Focus

• Listen to the voice of the customer and strive to delight them by exceeding their expectations

Teamwork

• If someone needs help, help them

Initiative

• Be innovative, apply fresh ideas, and continuously improve how you do your work

Confidentiality

• Maintain strict confidentiality and respect the privacy of others

Ethical

• Demonstrate integrity, honesty, and stewardship in all encounters at work

Respect

• Demonstrate consideration and appreciation for co-workers and patients

Communication

• Demonstrate the ability to convey thoughts and ideas as well as understand perspective of others

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting – 5%
• Standing – 85%
• Walking – 50%
• Use of computer – 5%
• Ability to lift/carry up to 30 lbs.

Immunization:

Staff member must meet immunizations requirements as stated in VGMHC’s immunization policy.

Job description represent a general outline of the essential and major job duties, functions and qualifications required. They cannot be all-inclusive and comprehensive due to the dynamic nature of work performed to accomplish VGMHC’s Mission.

VGMHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from consideration for employment because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, marital status or physical challenges. The policy applies not only to recruitment and hiring practices, but also includes affirmative action in the area of placement, promotion, transfer, rate of pay and termination.

Education

• High School or better in General Education

• Technical/other training or better in Dental Assisting or related field

Licenses & Certifications

• XRay Certificate

• Dental Assistant

Skills

• Customer Service