DENTAL ASSISTANT - Harmony Health Care Long Island - Freeport, NY

OUR VISION
To continue as an eminent healthcare provider on Long Island, dedicating ourselves to providing exceptional health care for all our patients and to transform both the lives of the individual, and the community, for the better, one person at a time.

OUR MISSION
To provide access to equitable, optimal healthcare by improving the overall wellness of all individuals in our communities and delivering high quality comprehensive patient centered care.

OUR VALUE PROPOSITION
To provide whole person care that will ensure that all patients have access to primary, specialty and social health care to achieve and maintain optimal wellness at a transparent and affordable cost.
The Harmony Healthcare Long Island, formerly known as (Long Island Federally Qualified Health Center or LIFQHC) is a non-profit healthcare organization with 7 health centers, providing primary care and preventative medicine in the following locations in Nassau County: Roosevelt, Elmont, Hempstead, Freeport, Oceanside, and New Cassel/Westbury. In addition, the Harmony Healthcare Long Island has 3 school-based health centers, WIC offices (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) in 3 locations, and a Health Home Care Coordination program. As federally qualified health centers, we serve the individuals in our communities, providing enhanced services, expanded hours and reduced prescription pricing, while raising the level of care. We treat patients regardless of income, residency or immigration status.

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island offers a stable employment opportunity with a growing company, and competitive base compensation along with health and dental insurance, paid time off, 401-K with company match, paid holidays, employee discounts and much more.

JOB TITLE: Dental Assistant
REPORTS TO: Dental Operations Manager
The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of this position.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assists with the preparation of patients prior to seeing dentists
Assists the practitioners with patient care in the conduct of examinations and materials preparation
Acts as a translator for patients as needed
Greet and register patients using eClinical Works
Assist new patients with registration process
Check necessary documents for identification and insurance eligibility
Orient patient and distribute patient bill of rights and other forms and waivers
Act as information clerks to make proper referrals as needed
Act as a chair-side assistant to the dentist utilizing accepted four-handed dental techniques
Provides patient counseling regarding procedures
Assist in the maintenance of inventories and stocking of supplies in examination rooms, nursing and lab areas
Maintains logs of required data as needed
Acts a patient’s advocate and liaison for preservation of patient’s rights
Participates in off-site screening projects as needed
Participates in departmental QA and other patient related committees as needed
Participates in outreach and community screenings as needed
Participates in case management and patient surveys in maintaining quality assurance
Other related duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

High School Diploma or equivalent required
Dental Assistant Certification required
Basic CPR (BCLS) Certification
Two years experience working in the health care field
Capacity for covering Dental Assistants at all sites as needed

SALARY: Commensurate with experience
MORE INFORMATION: This is a non-exempt position.
The Harmony Healthcare Long Island provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, sexual preference and orientation, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap/disability in each aspect of the human resources function. Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The Harmony Healthcare Long Island shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

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