Burrell Behavioral Health is hiring: Dental Assistant in St. Louis

Overview

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Job Details

Job Title: Dental Assistant
Location: St. Louis, MO
Department: PFH; Dental Services
Employment Type: Full Time
Shift: Monday-Friday

Responsibilities

• Chairside Assistance: Assist dentists and hygienists in chairside procedures, ensuring smooth and efficient patient care.
• Preparation and Setup: Prepare and set up instruments, materials, and equipment, ensuring readiness for dental procedures.
• Supply Management: Order and maintain supplies and inventory, ensuring availability of necessary materials for patient care.
• Patient Record Keeping: Accurately record information on patient records, maintaining comprehensive and organized documentation.
• Patient Care: Attend to the needs of patients with patience, care, compassion, and understanding, fostering a comfortable and supportive environment.
• Sterilization and Maintenance: Sterilize instruments and clean and maintain equipment and work areas, upholding strict standards of cleanliness and infection control.
• Problem Identification: Help identify related medical and/or social problems and order supplies and materials, contributing to comprehensive patient care.
• Inventory Documentation: Maintain thorough and accurate documentation of inventory, ensuring accountability and efficiency in supply management.
• Compliance with Standards: Perform tasks outlined by the American Dental Association, the Missouri Dental Board, and the National Network of Oral Health Access, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Adaptability: Perform other duties as assigned, demonstrating flexibility and readiness to support the dental team as needed.

Education And/or Experience Qualifications

• Graduation from high school preferred, but not required.
• Maintain current CPR certification.
• Previous experience desired, but not required.

Employment Requirements

• Must provide evidence that incumbent is free of infectious and contagious disease, such as TB, prior to beginning employment and annually thereafter - expected for all direct care staff, but mandatory for RCF staff.
• Successful completion of background check including criminal record, driving record, abuse/neglect and fingerprint check.
• Completion of New Hire Orientation at the beginning of employment.
• All training requirements including Relias at the beginning of employment and annually thereafter.
• Current driver\'s license, acceptable driving record and current auto insurance.

Required License/Certification

• None

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• An ability and willingness to learn.
• An ability to establish and maintain effective communication with patients and coworkers.
• A desire to expand abilities.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to motivate patients.
• Ability to prepare and maintain chart, records, logs, and reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients and staff

Physical Requirements

ADA Consideration - Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Repetitive movements of hands, fingers, and arms for typing and/or writing during work shift. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.

Position Perks & Benefits

• Employee benefits package - health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more
• Competitive 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan - up to 5% match for Part-Time and Full-Time employees
• Company-paid basic life insurance
• 29 Days of PTO for Full-Time employees
• Emergency Medical Leave Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts - healthcare and dependent child-care
• Health & Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discount Program
• Mileage Reimbursement

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Preferred Family Health Care is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.