Sun River Health is hiring: Dental Assistant in City of Peekskill

Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who see it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County.

Sun River Health is currently seeking a full-time bilingual Spanish Dental Assistant to join our team in Peekskill, NY.

A Dental Assistant is responsible for assisting Dentists/ Hygienists as needed and preparing/dismantling operatory for patient treatment. The following are the essential duties and responsibilities of a Dental Assistant:

• Checks in patients and notifies providers that the patient is present
• Monitors and updates charts; enter date of visit, department and provider name on daily log sheet; adds sheets to medical record; places and document radiographs in/on X-ray folder; places treatment plans, periodontal charts, informed consent forms, referral forms, and contracts for complex treatment into the dental subdivision of the comprehensive medical record
• Records patient appointment data daily (i.e. no shows, cancellations, emergencies, payment source [Medicaid, self-pay, etc.]) to accurately collect monthly dental statistics
• Takes and processes radiographs as directed by the dentist/hygienist.
• Assists dentists/hygienists with patient care.
• Follows OSHA standards of infection control under CDC guidelines endorsed by department, JCAHO, organization, and overseen by Infection Control Officer.
• Maintains supplies and instruments in dental operatory.
• Maintains dental laboratory, processes instruments, and monitors lab cases (check-in of lab cases, pouring impressions where indicated, storing cases, sending out lab cases, completing lab log sheets, etc.).
• Follows weekly and monthly maintenance procedures for all sterilization equipment.
• Travel to local SRH sites as needed for coverage.

Requirements:

• Minimum Education Requirement: High School diploma/ GED
• Preferred Education Requirement: Vocational/ Technical School/ Diploma Program
• Minimum Work Related Experience : 1 year
• Required Specialized Skills & Knowledge: Bilingual in both English and Spanish (orally and written)

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Sun River Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources function.

Americans with Disabilities Act: Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.