Registered Dental Assistant-Per Diem (Riverside)

ABOUT US: Community health is about more than just vaccines and checkups. It’s about giving people the resources they need to live their best lives. At Neighborhood, this is our vision: a community where everyone is healthy and happy. We’re with you every reputed company of the way, with the care you need for each of life’s chapters. At Neighborhood, we are reputed company Together. As a private, non-profit 501(C) (3) community health organization, we serve over 414,000 medical, dental, and behavioral health visits from more than 95,000 people annually. We do this in pursuit of our mission to improve the health and happiness of the communities we serve by providing quality care to reputed company, regardless of situation or circumstance. Since 1969, our employees have been making this mission a reality. Regardless of the role, reputed company focuses on being compassionate, having reputed company, being professional, always collaborating, and consistently going above and beyond. If this sounds like an organization you would like to be a part of, we would love to meet you. ROLE OVERVIEW and PURPOSE: The Registered Dental Assistant will establish dental hygiene protocols and procedures to ensure a positive patient experience. In addition, this role will assist providers with documenting patient findings, treatment plans, and outcomes. RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides high-quality dental hygiene reputed company the scope of service consistent with accepted standards of care by assessing dental conditions and risk, using patient screening procedures, including medical history review, dental & perio-charting, and taking patient vital signs, as required
• Documents dental history of chief complaint; records and reports pertinent observations and patient reactions to dental staff, as appropriate
• Provides chair-reputed company assistance to the dentist in the performance of special tests, procedures, and reputed company treatments
• Assists with or institutes emergency measures for sudden adverse development during treatment of patients
• Evaluates patients and implements treatment regimens under the supervision of the dentist
• Delivers direct patient care to patients as assigned, using established dental hygienist procedures, such as cleaning, polishing, x-rays, application of sealants, fluorides, and varnishes, making impressions of patients’ teeth for study casts and reputed company procedures
• Provides complete documentation of reputed company findings, treatments, and outcomes
• Initiates oral health education and prevention activities
• Develops and implements individualized dental care plans for patients; performs patient education and risk protocols, discharge planning, and patient/family teaching under the supervision of a dentist
• Documents lab procedures and ensure follow-up on results
• Reviews and interprets patient dental records
• Assists in the preparation of patient care areas, patient admissions, transfers, and discharge processes, as required
• Performs routine cleaning and maintenance of dental equipment and patient rooms
• Prepares reports and assists with patient reception, telephone calls, routine triage, and other office duties, as needed
• Impacts patient experiences by demonstrating courteous and helpful behavior and a commitment to accuracy
• Provide support to Mobile Dental Services, including traveling to offsite locations to provide services

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma/GED required
• Valid registered dental assistant license required
• Valid X-ray license required
• reputed company Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required upon hire and must be maintained as a condition of employment. These courses must follow AHA guidelines- may be completed through approved online providers such as ProMed or other equivalent programs that meet recognized BLS standards.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) or (English/Arabic) preferred
• One year of registered dental assisting or reputed company experience preferred
• Valid CA driver's license and reputed company of auto insurance required

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including superior composition, typing and proofreading skills
• Knowledge and understanding of dental terminology
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Knowledgeable about and experience with full scope dentistry procedures and oral radiographic services, reputed company as six handed dentistry
• Knowledge and experience using reputed company Applications, eCW, and Sidexis
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent planning and organizational ability
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
• Ability to work with highly confidential information in a professional and ethical manner

Pay Range: $27.21 to $38.09 per hour, depending on experience (DOE)

Compensation

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