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Job DetailsJob Location: Sto-Rox Family Health Center - McKees Rocks, PA 15136Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: High SchoolSalary Range: $25.50 - $28.00 HourlyTravel Percentage: NegligibleJob Shift: DayJob Category: Health CareWork for an employer who loves you back!
Cornerstone Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), with locations throughout Southwestern Pa., is seeking an EFDA to join our dental team.
Make a difference as we seek those who want to assist us in fulfilling our mission: "To improve the health of our patients and the residents of our community, with special concern for the underserved."
Cornerstone Care has a long history of serving patients in our region and with over 24 million dollars in annual revenues. You can join a dynamic team of professionals where your contributions and voice make a difference.
Job Description/Duties Include
Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
Sterilizes and delivers instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist's access; suctioning; passing instruments.
Selects, mixes, and places materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth.
Exposes and develops radiographic studies; pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
Maintains patient confidence and protecting operations by keeping information confidential.
Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols.
Completes preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
Applies sealants, takes impressions, performs coronal polishing, applies topical anesthetic, applies topical fluoride
Obtains prior authorizations
Scans
Handles patient phone calls
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
High School diploma or equivalent required
Current radiography certification required
Current EFDA (Expanded Function Dental Assistant) certification required
Dental Assistant certification as required by state; ability to become certified
QualificationsCornerstone Care is a Non-Profit, Federally Qualified Health Center with 14 locations and a mobile unit, serving communities throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania, and Northern West Virginia. Our mission is to improve the health of our patients and all the residents of the communities we serve, with special concern for the medically underserved and low-income populations.
Cornerstone Care offers: Medical insurance, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, 403 B retirement, flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care, credit union, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits as well as a generous time off package.
Cornerstone Care, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
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