Dental Assistant- PART TIME Job at FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTER of KALAMAZOO, Kalamazoo, MI

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  • FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTER of KALAMAZOO
  • Kalamazoo, MI

Job Description

DENTAL ASSISTANT - We Serve. We Grow. We Achieve.

MISSION: To provide clinical excellence with outstanding patient experience while ensuring that all members of the community have access to quality, comprehensive, patient-centered health care.


COMPANY INFORMATION:

As a federally qualified health center (FQHC) we serve all people with quality healthcare, dignity, and respect. We envision a seamless health care delivery system that is proactively responsible for the medical, dental and psychosocial needs of underserved individuals, children and families residing in Kalamazoo County.


POSITION SUMMARY:


The Dental Assistant will serve our community side by side with our dental team to ensure dental education and care is provided to our patients.


BENEFITS:

  • Highly competitive pay
  • Excellent (cost-effective) Health Insurance
  • PPO or PPO High Deductible Plan with Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Vision & Dental Insurance
  • Company paid Life & accidental death
  • Company paid long term disability Insurance
  • Voluntary life, accidental death, short term disability, and other supplemental offerings
  • Pre-tax 403(b) retirement plan (Discretionary employer contribution based on FHC financial performance)
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 8 Paid Holidays
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Develop and facilitate curriculum for the Dental Assistant Apprenticeship program.
  • Implement training for newly hired Dental Assistants.
  • Assist Dentists by performing a full range of chairside duties 50% of the time.
  • Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills are required.
  • 3+ years of dental assisting experience preferred.
  • Leadership experience a plus.
  • Must be a Certified Dental Assistant or Registered Dental Assistant or have the ability to apply to test for certification by having 3500 hours of dental assistant work experience.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
  • A majority of time on the job is spent walking and standing with occasional sitting and/or stooping.
  • At times this position may require weight to be lifted up to 25 pounds.
  • Full use of hands and arms are needed.
  • The following types of vision are required: close, distance, peripheral, and depth perception.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this potion.


Family Health Center has the right to modify the duties and functions of the job description based on the needs of the organization.

Job Tags

Temporary work, Apprenticeship, Work experience placement

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