Dental Assistant

DENTAL ASSISTANT- Full Time (40 hours) Are you passionate about the patient experience? Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) provides patient centered, team-based primary care to residents of Western North Carolina. We are committed to caring for our patients with purpose and integrity and providing our team members with the support they need. We are looking for a full-time Dental Assistant to join our team.

We are seeking a full-time Dental Assistant to work 40 hours weekly.

The Dental Assistant will be based at our:

Minnie Jones Health Center (MJHC) 257 Biltmore Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 The ideal candidate will have dental assisting experience with x-ray certification; fluent in Spanish, Russian and/or Ukrainian highly preferred, but not required.

We are open to the full range of candidates:

• on the job training
• trained but not certified
• experienced and certified

Responsibilities-

• Prepare the operatories for delivery of dental treatment.
• Assist the dentist with all dental procedures (this includes but is not limited to taking alginate impressions,

suctioning patients during procedures, handing instruments and supplies to the dentist, constructing, and

cementing temporary crowns, packing gingival retraction cord, etc.).

• Take dental and medical history and perform accurate dental charting.
• Take and develop dental radiographs of diagnostic quality.
• Pour and trim clinically acceptable models.
• Disinfect and sterilize all instruments, equipment, and surfaces between patients.
• Open and maintain patient files in good order.
• Take and triage patient telephone calls.
• Perform preventive maintenance procedures on equipment and instrumentation.
• Maintain the dental supplies inventory.
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and aseptic clinical environment.
• Maintain log of ordered dental prosthetics.
• Participate in quality management activities.
• Occasionally, the supervisor may assign other appropriate duties and responsibilities.
• Provide patients with instruction for oral care following dental treatments.

Hourly rate depends on experience level and certification:

On-the-Job Training (no prior experience) $18.50 to $19.00

Experienced Dental Assistant $19.00 to $20.30

Experienced and Certified Dental Assistant $20.30 to $24.30

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Six months of Dental Assisting experience
• X-ray certification, required
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programs to produce correspondence, documents, presentations, records, and spreadsheets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Expert knowledge of medical office operations, preferred
• Familiarity with role of FQHCs in the community, preferred

Work/Life Benefits

• Competitive health plans for employees and dependents including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Telehealth
• Up to Two (2) Floating Holidays
• Up to Eleven (11) Paid Holidays
• Bi-weekly accrued PTO (total of 156 hours 1st year= 3.9 weeks)
• No weekends or holiday work required

Financial Well-being Benefits

• 403b Retirement Savings with Match
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• HRSA and Public Non-Profit Student Loan Forgiveness

Career Growth Benefits

• Monthly Staff Meetings and Training
• Relias Learning Management System
• Continued Medical Education (CME) & Continuing Education (CEU)
• Epic Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Western North Carolina Community Health Services is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, services, programs or activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.