Dental Assistant

Healthcare Staffing Professionals has an immediate need for a Dental Assistant. The Dental Assistant will support the OMFS/Dentistry Clinic at a medical center located in East Los Angeles, CA. The positions will start immediately upon acceptance and employment clearance and are initially funded through 10/07/2027, with the good chance of extension.

Location: East Los Angeles, CAPay Rate: $30/HR | working 32 hours per week. Qualifications:Assisting chairside during dental procedures. Passing instruments and preparing compounds/medications. Taking and processing X-rays. Assisting with dental impressions. Scheduling new and returning patients. Operates a conventional dental radiographic machine to make intra-oral, periapical, bite wing and occlusal images, a cephalometric radiographic machine to make various extra-oral images of the head such as lateral, anterior-posterior, and poster-anterior images, and a panographic radiographic machine to make extra-oral panographic images of the teeth and jaws, as directed by dentist.

Places and positions suction tubes in patient's mouth using standard practice and following dentist's instructions.Mixes filling compounds such as composite and amalgam using standard practice or dentist preference as a guide to consistency.Maintains patient records by indicating type of work done.Takes pre-impressions for dentures of all types as directed for use by technician to duplicate original configuration using standard practice and dentist's instructions as a guide.

Participates in orientation meetings for families conducted by dentist which include such subjects as available dental services, proper nutrition, proper personal dental care including plaque control instruction.Records stage of work and instruments used when dentist is interrupted in an endodontic process.Requirements: OPTION I

• Completion of a Dental Assistant vocational curriculum in an approved school*.OPTION II
• One (1) year's experience as a dental assistant.LICENSE:A Radiation Safety License issued by the Dental Board of California -OR- A certificate of compliance from an approved Board course in radiation safety.All required licenses and certifications must be active and unrestricted or your application will not be accepted PHYSICAL CLASS II
• Light: Light physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit, and some bending, stooping or squatting. Considerable walking may be involved. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:Additional credit will be given to applicants who possess the following desirable qualification in excess of the minimum requirements.Experience as a Dental Assistant assisting the Dentist and Dental Residents in a various setting such as Emergency Room setting, Operating Room setting, Inpatient setting (bedside).Current certification issued by the American Heart Association's Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance. Basic Life: $25,000 (100% employer paid). Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) : $25,000 (100% employer paid). Voluntary Life/AD&D: Additional coverage options available for employees, spouses and children (100% employee paid). Company 401(k) plans with eligibility from the 1st day of the month following hire.

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Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Counseling, legal consultations, financial planning, and identity theft recovery24/7 Nurseline for health-related inquiries. Rula Mental Health Support: Therapy and psychiatry services. Travel Assistance Program: Medical support and emergency assistance while traveling. Benefit. Hub and Life.

Mart Discounts: Access to discounts on travel, shopping, Pet Insurance, movie tickets, flight and more. Access HSP's wide range of wellness resources through Anthem's wellness portal.We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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