Dental Assistants Job in Bronx 10456, New York US
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care System, a multi-facility community teaching and integrated Health Care System servicing approximately 964 beds in the Bronx is seeking several Dental Assistants
The Dental Assistant prepares patients for treatment including review of chart, receiving and seating patients promptly, provides reassurance to patients. Communicates with Dentist and relays patient’s mood, questions, fears, comments etc. Prepares and mixes filling materials, prepares instruments, materials and medicaments to be used for each specific procedure by the dentist. Takes X-Rays, assumes responsibility for all methods of sterilization, decontaminating, scrubbing, packaging and sterilizing all instruments, maintains sterilization area by re stocking and changing solutions, keeps oral operative areas clean of debris during dental procedures by use of suction devices, water, air sprays, cotton rolls by retraction of cheek and tongue, performs routine maintenance of equipment on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Restock Laboratories, replaces expendable parts, clean treatment areas. Demonstrates knowledge in properly assembling, maintaining, filing and retrieving medical records.
Qualifications: High School Diploma or equivalent. At least (1) one year of Dental Assistant experience.
Computer literacy, especially with scheduling and medical records software Bilingual Preferred: English/Spanish.
Please send resumes to: bjoseph@bronxleb.org , Bea Joseph, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, 1276 Fulton Avenue, 6th Floor, Bronx, New York, 10456, or fax to (718) 901-8041.
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care System is an equal opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.