Job Description
Overview We are hiring a dental assistant for our busy dental practice. You will help with preparing patients, sterilizing instruments, setting up rooms, and some dental hygiene tasks. To do well in this role you should have a dental x-ray certification and provide a great level of patient care. Job Details: Position: Certified Dental Assistant Contract: 13 weeks contract job with possible extensions Shift: Mon-Fri; 5X8 hours Day Shifts Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours per week Facility name: Interfaith Medical Center Facility location: 1545 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Responsibilities Preparing patients for dental work. Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures. Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary. Assisting dental hygienists with procedures when necessary. Providing great patient care. Recording treatment information in patient records. Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental x-ray equipment. Giving patients information on dental hygiene, oral health care, and plaque control programs. Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs. Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist. Caring for dental equipment. Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts. Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory. Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions. Requirements: Must have Certified Dental Assistant (DANB) certification. BLS certification from AHA Must have 1 years of experience as a Dental Assistant. Covid Card Driver License Infosage System is uniquely positioned to meet your specialized staffing needs. With our highly effective hiring and placement procedure, Infosage Healthcare is now considered to be one of the fastest growing staffing companies in the industry. It is this kind of specialization that has made us leaders in the industry, setting the standard for professionalism with a tradition of quality service. AL01 Job Types: Full-time, Contract Pay: $1,500.00 - $1,700.00 per week Schedule: 5x8 8 hour shift Day shift Monday to Friday Experience: Dental assisting: 1 year (Required) License/Certification: Certified Dental Assistant (Required) Registered Dental Assistant (Preferred) BLS Certification (Required) Driver's License (Required) Work Location: In person