Description
The Community Health Centres of Northumberland is a non-profit, community-governed organization that provides primary health care, dental services, health promotion, and community development services using multi-disciplinary teams of health providers.
The Community Health Centres of Northumberland has an immediate opening for a full-time Certified Dental Assistant.
Responsibilities
- Chair-side dental assisting
- Prepare and maintain asepsis of dental operatories as well as equipment
- Knowledge and understanding of IPAC sterilization and infection control protocols
- Providing some clerical services for the Dental Clinic
We deeply value the team approach and appreciate your willingness to be crossed trained to provide support to the front desk when required. Reception duties may include: Greeting patients; answering and returning phone calls; scheduling appointments; maintaining patient records; preparing treatment estimates; entering payments; and assisting with accounts receivable.
Experience
Qualifications
- Successful completion of Dental Assisting (Level II) program from a recognized college
- Minimum 1 – 2 years of dental office experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Energetic and highly motivated
- Great customer service attitude
- Ability to work independently or as a team player
- HARP certification required
Apply
Please submit your application via email to Careers@porthopechc.ca with the subject line “Dental Assistant Job Application”.
No phone calls please. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
As part of our ongoing commitment to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the Community Health Centres of Northumberland will provide assistance to applicants who request Community Health Centres of Northumberland will provide assistance to applicants who request
accommodation throughout the recruitment process.
At the CHCN, we value diversity – in backgrounds and in experiences. Healthcare is a universal concern and we invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions to help build the future of healthcare and our communities.
Note that the CHCN is a scent-free work environment and we ask that you refrain from wearing fragrances and other scented personal care products (i.e. perfumes, deodorants, lotions, hairspray, etc.) while at the Centre.
