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POSITION SUMMARY:

Collaboratively provides a wide variety of closely coordinated, interdependent patient centered oral health care

services. This includes chair side assisting, clerical duties, including scheduling and answering the telephone and accommodative services with the dental manager, dental hygienists, dentists, dental residents and others pursuant to objectives, policies and protocols of St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, the Primary Care Centers and the Dental Office.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

High school diploma or equivalent. One year of dental assisting school or equivalent work experience required.

Courses should include dental/medical terminology, radiology, updated infection control guidelines, communication skills, grammar, and basic computer skills. Certification in dental assisting (CDA) and New York State licensure is desirable. Minimum of one year experience as an assistant in a general dental practice or health care agency is preferred.

Participates in orientation and continuing education and updates and maintains knowledge and skills related to specific areas of expertise.

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, SKILLS OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Working knowledge of dental terminology and care and operation of dental equipment and supplies. Good communication, organizational and time management skills. Requires long periods of concentration.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND HAZARDS:

Office/Clinical setting. Exposure class I. May come in contact with patients who bite, scratch or are combative.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Medium work: requires standing, walking, sitting, lifting, pushing and pulling.

WORK CONTACT GROUP:

All services, staff, physicians, patients, visitors, vendors, contractors, and various regulatory and professional agency staff.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.