What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part Time Dental Assistant position at Community Volunteers in Medicine?
Community Volunteers in Medicine
Position Description
Position Title: Dental Assistant
Reports To: Director of Dental Services
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
About CVIM: Community Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM) is a free healthcare center providing high quality, comprehensive, and compassionate healthcare to low-income uninsured workers and their families. Based in West Chester, PA, we work to address health disparities in the Chester County and surrounding regions. Our workforce includes a core group of paid staff and hundreds of skilled volunteers. We work together in a welcoming, positive and collaborative environment to meet community needs and deliver patient-centered care.
Position Summary: Support and assist professional dental staff during dental office hours and maintain dental suite and equipment as necessary to deliver quality dental services.
Part time position – 1 day per week, possibly Tuesday or Wednesday at our Broomall, Delaware County Surrey Outreach location (8:30am –4:30pm) and other days at our main site in West Chester.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the volunteer dentists/staff dentists with restorative procedures
- Clean, package and sterilize dental instruments after use.
- Maintain proper inventory of supplies as indicated.
- Maintain and clean dental equipment as necessary, i.e. autoclave, x-ray processor, statim sterilizer, hand pieces, compressor, etc.
- Oversee organization of supplies and stock in drawers and cupboards of the dental suite.
- Assure compliance with OSHA Standards for all dental staff and volunteers.
- Assure that all documentation is correctly entered in Eagle Soft.
- Take radiographs as requested.
- Support organizational activities recognizing volunteers.
- Assist in the end of the day clean up
Qualifications:
- X-ray certification.
- Experience preferred.
- Spanish/English bilingual proficiency preferred.
Job Type: Part-time
Experience:
- Dental assisting: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- X-Ray Certification Required
Work Location: In person
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Dental assisting: 1 year (Preferred)
Language:
- Spanish (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- X-Ray Certification (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- West Chester, PA 19380 (Required)
Work Location: In person