The J.C. Lewis Primary Health Care Center is a federally qualified community health center which exists to provide patient-centered primary health care services to the medically underserved residents of the greater Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia community. The Health Center makes comprehensive primary care, integrated behavioral health care, oral health care, and inpatient respite care services available to all persons, including the homeless and low-income uninsured and underinsured, regardless of ability to pay.  The J.C. Lewis Primary Health Care Center excels in the provision of compassionate care and promotes healing through healthy living.  Our team of highly skilled providers partners with patients in need to enable them to achieve and maintain optimal health and wellness across their life cycle.

The J.C. Lewis Primary Health Care Center is seeking to add a Part-time Certified Dental Assistant .  The Dental Assistant supports the team by assisting in the performance of dental and radiographic procedures.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide chair-side assistance to dentists and/or dental hygienists in the  performance of dental procedures.
• Prepares, sterilizes, organizes, and sets up dental equipment, ensures that all dental instruments are cleaned, and processed according to established clinic standards.
• Maintains dental equipment, such as compressor, evacuator systems, radiographic developing equipment, and sterilizers in accordance with manufacturers’ guidelines.
• Develops and processes dental radiographs in accordance with provider orders.
• Follows and maintains all relevant federal, state, and institutional regulation, guidelines, policies, and standards, for the provision of dental clinical services.
• Orders and maintains inventories of dental clinic supplies.
• Interacts with and processes dental clinic patients; schedules appointments, performs telephone triage, and conducts patient interviews.
• Creates and maintains dental records in accordance with established procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• State of Georgia Certified Dental Assistant
• HS or GED; at least one year work experience in dental office or clinic
• Previous non profit experience preferred