Dental Assistant - Premise Health - Simpsonville, SC

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New to working in Employer Health? Premise Health serves large organizations and their employees with exceptional healthcare. Our mission is to help others get, stay, and be well. Come join us and make a difference. Visit premisehealth.com to learn more about us and what we do.

Premise offers a wide range of dynamic, purpose-driven career opportunities. We are currently looking for a PRN Dental Assistant to join our team in Greer, SC.

Essential Functions:

Provide chair side assistance to dental providers in the performance of dental procedures, to include operative, preventive, periodontal, endodontic, prosthetic, and all other dental procedures as needed.
Prepare, sterilize, organize, and set-up dental equipment to ensure that all dental sterilization guidelines are followed according to ADA and Premise Health guidelines and procedures
Monitor and maintain dental inventory, supplies and equipment (i.e. compressor, evacuator system, sterilizers, and light curing units etc.) in accordance with manufacture guidelines.
Take dental radiographs in accordance with provider orders; assist in the monitoring and maintenance of radiation safety procedures and protocols.
Help develop and participate in all performance improvement activity relating to dental practice, and ensure the dental component complies with all regulatory requirements and standards.
Provide excellent internal/external customer service via telephone, email, fax or face-to-face contact to assist patients with their health care needs.
Maintain logs according to manufacturer guidelines and Premise Health procedures.
Maintain dental laboratory slips creating dental records of incoming and outgoing dental cases.
Maintain proper maintenance of dental charts and dental forms.
Provide patients with written and/or verbal post-operative instructions for dental procedures. Surgical/invasive procedures require written discharge instructions
May require other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Education:

Documentation of state/national license/registration (i.e.: Dental Assisting National Board – Certified Dental Assistant - DANB CDA) to include copy of actual license, verification of license, or email including license number as applicable
Copy of Radiation Safety/X-ray Certificate or equivalent if not DANB CDA as required by state dental board
CPR (BLS for community/lay responder or Healthcare Provider/Professional Rescuer- the copy must include the front and back of card. Certification must include “hands on” evaluation of skills by the trainer/instructor. Course must also meet the American Heart Association (AHA) standards for medical professionals but need not be an AHA certificate.

Experience:

Must be a graduate from an accredited Dental Assistant Program or have a minimum of 2 years of experience.
Previous experience with digital imaging preferred.

Work-life balance is at the foundation of how decisions are made and where Premise is headed. We can only help people get, stay, and be well if we do the same for ourselves. In addition to competitive pay, Premise offers PRN and PTL team members a 401(k) program, a company-sponsored wellness program, and much more that our talent acquisition team will be happy to share with you.

Premise Health is an equal opportunity employer; we value inclusion, and we do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

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