Job description

Position: Bilingual (Spanish) Dental Assistant

Supervisor: Dental Program Manager

Status: Full Time

About CrossOver Healthcare Ministry: CrossOver Healthcare Ministry provides compassionate, high-quality healthcare to the uninsured and medically underserved in our local community through the operation of two healthcare clinics; one in the City of Richmond and one in Henrico County. CrossOver is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that offers comprehensive healthcare services to its patients, including: primary care, specialty care, pediatrics, dental, vision, behavioral health, HIV/AIDS care, women’s health and OB/GYN, medications and medications management, and social work case management.

Position Summary: The Bilingual (Spanish) Dental Assistant assists in the performance of quality, caring, clinical dentistry by aiding multiple volunteer dentists smoothly and unobtrusively during examinations and treatment. The Dental Assistant performs clinical and technical procedures under the supervision of licensed dentists as well as prepares the operatory and equipment, gets the patient ready, and maintains awareness of the comfort and safety needs of patients.

Hours: 40 hours per week between 8:30-5:00pm, Monday – Friday.

Work Location: 8600 Quioccasin Rd, Henrico, VA 23229

Salary: $36,300-38,000

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain knowledge of current OSHA and HIPPA regulations and changes, applicable to all clinical tasks dental assistants are responsible for.
• Escort patients to and from treatment area and ensures patients’ special needs are addressed.
• Assist dental volunteers with Electronic Health Records; i.e., scribing progress notes and necessary clinical communications or integrated processes if necessary. Record treatment and update treatment plan when required.
• Reinforce the clinician’s treatment recommendations and answers patient questions.
• Ensures that patients are aware of planned treatment and cost of such treatment before treatment is performed.
• Ensures that all consent forms are signed before treatment is performed.
• Review and update patient’s medical history and inform clinician of any changes.
• Assists the clinician by passing instruments, aspirating intra-oral fluids, mixing materials and medicaments during examinations or treatment.
• Take and expose all radiographic images, including panorex and intraoral images
• Take blood pressure and temperatures
• Educate patient about treatment and proper oral hygiene.
• Prepares all treatment rooms including, but not limited to, set-up, decontamination, sterilization of all instruments, cleaning and restocking.
• Apply non-aerosol and non-caustic topical agents and fluoride.
• Take impressions, pour and trim diagnostic and opposing models.
• Maintain cleanliness of the treatment room, hallways, lab and sterilization area.
• Maintain chemical solutions, i.e., disinfectant soaks and sprays, sterilant, ultrasonic.
• Maintain all equipment, hand pieces, and vacuum traps.
• Maintain accurate supply inventory
• Maintain a productive schedule by translating, assisting the front desk in scheduling and calling patients when necessary.
• Help train and monitor dental volunteers in various clinical duties.
• Assist hygienists when required
• Wear appropriate PPE- per manufacturers guidelines

Key Qualifications:

• Knowledge of basic dental procedures and names of instruments
• Knowledge of cross contamination prevention
• Ability to take all radiographs, including full mouth series and panorex
• Knowledge of English composition, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Skilled in the use of standard office equipment including: telephones, calculators, copiers, fax, computers, and computer software (MS Excel, Word, Practice Management software).
• Ability to engender trust and work cooperatively with all clinicians, co-workers, staff and patients.
• Ability to prioritize, organize and complete tasks in a timely and independent manner.
• Ability to accept constructive feedback

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of 1-year relevant experience in the dental profession
• Bilingual (Spanish)
• Valid X-ray Certification
• Current BLS certificate
• Have a recent PPD test within the last 6 months
• Have received Hepatitis B vaccination series

COVID-19 considerations:

• All new employees must be fully vaccinated

How to apply: Email resume or work history and a brief statement about your interest in this position and experience to jobs @ crossoverminsitry.org with “Dental Assistant – Full Time” as the subject line. No phone calls, please. Interviews will start upon receipt of resumes.

Website: www.crossoverministry.org

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $36,300.00 - $38,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Henrico, VA 23229: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Dental Assisting: 1 year (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

License/Certification:

• X-Ray Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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