DENTAL OFFICE Assistant - Walton Family Health Center

Brief Description

Kick-start a smile‑making career as a Dental Office Assistant at the Institute for Family Health—where teamwork, purpose, and top‑tier 1199 union benefits come together. In this hands‑on role, you’ll be an essential partner in patient care, supporting dentists during clinical procedures and helping create a smooth, welcoming experience for every patient. From preparing exam rooms and instruments to keeping charts accurate and up to date, your organization and attention to detail will keep the practice running at its best.

As an 1199 union position, you’ll enjoy outstanding benefits including comprehensive health coverage, pension and retirement plans, generous paid time off, job security, and career advancement opportunities—making this more than a job, it’s a stable and rewarding path in healthcare.

The Dental Office Assistant supports the dentist in the clinical care of patients. Responsibilities include but not limited to preparing exam rooms, preparing instruments and materials and monitoring and updating charts.

• Checks in patients and notifies providers that patient is present.
• Maintain dental laboratory, process instruments, and monitor lab cases (check‑in of lab cases, pouring impressions where indicated, storing cases, sending out lab cases, completing lab log sheets, etc.).
• Follows weekly and monthly maintenance procedures for all sterilization and radiograph developing equipment.
• Follows OSHA standards of infection control under CDC guidelines endorsed by department, organization, and overseen by Infection Control Officer.
• Records patient appointment data daily (e.g., no shows, cancellations, emergencies, payment source Medicaid self‑pay, etc.).
• Takes and processes radiographs as directed by the dentist/hygienist.
• Place treatment plans, periodontal charts, informed consent forms, referral forms, and contracts for complex treatment into the dental subdivision of the comprehensive medical records.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience as a Dental Assistant in a clinical setting preferred; family practice setting a plus.
• Demonstrated basic computer skills.
• Demonstrated communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated competence in 4‑handed dentistry.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently.
• Dental Assistant Certification required.

The Institute for Family Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. This job summary is intended to be brief and may not list all the duties and functions required; however, it does highlight the essential requirements. Nothing outlined in this job summary is to be construed as an express or implied contract of employment.