Dental Assistant Part-Time Job at Wellpath, Durham, NC

dW0wYTUvcy9Nanp0ZkdNL0FJM2x3TVVPb0E9PQ==
  • Wellpath
  • Durham, NC

Job Description

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities


Join us and find a career that supports:
• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:
• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service. 

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. 

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Dental A ssistant i s responsible for providing documentation of dental services to the dentist or their designee. This involves maintaining dental charts, keeping records of dental findings, and scheduling patients for dental appointments. By ensuring the accurate documentation of dental services, dental assistants enable dentists to monitor the provision of dental services and provide the best possible care to their patients.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provides chair-side assistance during dental procedures, sterilizes instruments, and mixes restorative materials as needed
  • Performs intra-oral and extra-oral x-rays, develops and mounts x-ray films
  • Maintains x-ray, processor, autoclave, and dental unit(s) according to specifications
  • Manages inventory of supplies and equipment, orders supplies and ensures set up of trays for patients
  • Completes daily instrument count sheet, performs dental screenings, and maintains cleanliness and sanitation of dental clinic through careful practices.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

  • Requires an Associate’s Degree or Certification in Dental Technology from an accredited school.

Experience

  • Must have experience within either a private or public dental practice as a Dental Technician or Registered Dental Assistant. 
  • Must demonstrate consistent sound judgment with dental decisions within the correctional healthcare environment.

Licenses/Certifications

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain CPR certification.

Additional Details

8hr day shifts every Friday

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Job Tags

Private practice,

Similar Jobs

Truck with Jed Logistics

Truck Driver/CDL-A /Seeking Hotshot, Owner Operator Job at Truck with Jed Logistics

 ...Hiring immediately for Class A Driver! Bold Safe Trucking is a top employer of CDL Truck Drivers across the country. In addition to a great starting salary, we offer great benefits and great schedules. Come work for a great company that takes pride in its Drivers.... 

Smart Care Solutions

Inside sales representative Job at Smart Care Solutions

 ...The Inside Sales Representative is a role on the Sales and Marketing team, and one that is pivotal to Smart Care's revenue growth....  ...provider for commercial foodservice, refrigeration, and cold storage equipment. Our offering of comprehensive mechanical services includes hot... 

Enhanced Protection Services

K9 Officer - Company Vehicle Provided Job at Enhanced Protection Services

Company Overview:Advance your career in security with Allied Universal Enhanced Protection Services, the global leader in security and threat mitigation. Following the acquisition of MSA Security in 2021, we became the world's largest non-governmental canine detection... 

Ladgov Corporation

Music Director Job at Ladgov Corporation

 ...community services, we pride ourselves on our stellar reputation as a leading solution provider. Summary We are seeking a Music Director to join our team to support Chapel on the Thames. This role is pivotal in leading music services. The Music Director will play a... 

Landing

Business Intelligence Analyst Job at Landing

 ...We make living flexible for everyone. We are a data-driven company seeking an experienced Business Intelligence Senior Analyst (BI) to join our team. This role is pivotal in shaping and executing our company-wide BI strategy, directly impacting our long-term...