Dental Assistant, Part Time, Dental Clinic at NYU Langone Health

NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. For more information, go to nyulangone.org, and interact with us on  LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Dental Assistant, Part Time, Dental Clinic.

In this role, the successful candidate is responsible for providing optimal oral care for patients, including but not restricted to diagnostic images, assisting Dental Providers in all procedures, sterilization of instruments, secretarial and other dental clinic related duties. Provides service consistent with commitment to provide high quality, safe, culturally competent, and comprehensive health care services based on a profound commitment to an enduring guiding principle. Dotted Line: Mgr, Dental Services (H2105)

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all methods of sterilization, decontamination, scrubbing, packing, sterilizing and consistent spore testing with every sterilization cycle, log spore biological monitors.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Provides chair side, and clinical assistance. Takes X-Rays as needed to include: expose periapical, bitewing and panorex images of diagnostic quality; perform four handed dentistry.
• Successfully complete ten hours of continuing education in central Service Technician duties annually to remain in this employment status.
• Logs oxygen tanks maintenance, eye wash units, suite maintenance and lab case management.
• Maintains inventory level in supply closets and exam rooms, instrument drawers, bins, prosthetic room and supply expiration dates.
• Mixes and delivers material during treatment; demonstrates and understands procedures and sequential steps.
• Prepares patients for examination and treatment. Prepares tray set-ups for dental procedures.
• Performs laboratory tasks. Pours up quality study models that exhibit good anatomical detail. Runs suction cleaner through the operatory HVE and saliva ejector tubing, cleans out delivery unit traps or replace if necessary. Self-contained water bottle system maintenance, flush handpiece tubing, air water syringes, ultrasonic scalers, and air polishers to eliminate buildup of unnecessary biofilm.

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify, you must have a High School or GED required.
Current NYS Dental Assistant license within two (2) years of Hire required (Hired on or after 01/01/14) OR
Certified and Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) within two (2) years of Hire required OR
Certification from the Certification for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD) within two (2) years of Hire (Hired on or after 01/01/14) required.
3-5 years Dental Assisting experience. Excellent communication (both oral and written), detail-oriented, organizational and, analytical skills. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office especially Word and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:
1-2 years Article 28 Dental Assisting experience.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $26.73 - $30.88 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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