Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant

Pay Range : $21.12 - $24.84 / hourly (Based on experience)

This position is located at the Stephen Klein Wellness Center - 2144 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19121 .

The schedule is currently Monday-Friday 8 : 30a-4 : 30pm.

Benefits

Project HOME offers a competitive compensation package which includes health, prescription, dental, and vision coverage at minimum cost to our employees, company funded life and disability insurances, paid parental leave, spending accounts, and 401K plan with 100% matching contributions up to 5% of compensation. Additionally, we offer generous PTO accruals which includes paid sabbatical leave.

Summary : We are seeking a patient-oriented and adaptable Dental Assistant who will prepare rooms and patients for quality dental treatment by ensuring all necessary established systems and processes are followed.

The Dental Assistant is a key member of the dental team that supports the delivery of oral health services at the Stephen Klein Wellness Center. Responsibilities include supporting dental providers during patient care, counseling patients and promoting oral health, infection prevention and exposure control, instrument reprocessing, maintaining inventory and labs, and maintenance of dental equipment and supplies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Supportive Patient Care & Education

• Work within the full scope of a Dental Assistant in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including preparing patient for treatment & dismissal, providing chairside assistance with materials and instruments, taking diagnostic radiographs and impressions, and completing chart documentation
• Share information with patients on treatment plans, post-operative instructions, oral hygiene instructions, nutritional and substance use counseling

Maintain a Safe & Clean Working Environment

Inventory

Lab Work

Quality Improvement & Assurance

Constantly strive to work as a team and achieve excellence in the day-to-day operations of Project HOME Healthcare Services

Education and Experience Minimum Requirements :

Minimum Requirements / Qualifications

Core Skills

Physical requirements

Project HOME provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Project HOME prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.