Dental Assistant Penasco Clinic

As a Federally Qualified Health Center, 501c3, our mission is to provide affordable, accessible, quality health care to the people of Northern New Mexico. Do you want to be part of an organization that is dedicated to wellness and excellence of care? El Centro Family Health is seeking a full-time Dental Assistant dedicated to serving the needs of our community.

Ideal candidate should possess the following qualities :

• Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Attention to detail.
• Willing to travel to outlying clinics as needed.
• Excellent communication skills.

Operational requirements :

Responsibilities

Under general supervision, provides a range of clinical, administrative, and staff support to full-range dental services operations. Assists in the performance of dental procedures, polices and standards, and assists in the coordination of day-to-day patient administration, records management, and office support activities.

Provides chair side assistance to the Dentist and / or Dental Hygienist in the performance of dental procedures, to include operative, preventive, periodontal, endodontic, prosthetic, and or / oral surgical procedures.

Minimum requirements

Education : High school or equivalent.

Experience : No experience necessary; this is an entry-level position.

Certification : Must apply and complete radiology requirements within six months from date of hire and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) / Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire.

Other Requirements : 1) TST Test

2) HepB vaccine or declination

Preferred Requirements

Certified Dental Assistant

Benefits