Dental Assistant - Kitchener, Canada - KITCHENER DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

KITCHENER DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

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Kitchener, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About the Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre and Sanctuary Refugee Health Centre

(The Health Centre)

The Health Centre provides a broad range of services aimed at improving the health of individuals and the wider community.

Our services include medical and dental care, health promotion, illness prevention and outreach programming.

Our expertise and resources are focused on working with those who experience health inequities and barriers to accessing health services.

Collaborating as an interdisciplinary team, we provide services and supports that address the social determinants of health including factors and barriers such as poverty, inadequate housing, food insecurity, substance use, language and culture, as well as stigma and social exclusion.

The Health Centre works with the most complex client population served by primary health care professionals within Waterloo Region.

Our highly skilled and diverse team works from a strength-based approach with individual clients as well as the broader community.

We collaborate with many partner agencies and organizations within Waterloo Region.

Our team consists of Family Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Dietitians, Chiropodists, Pharmacists, Psychiatrists, Health Promoters, Community Health Workers, Administrative Staff and Volunteers.

We invite you to consider this opportunity to join our team and contribute to this important work.

The Health Centre is currently recruiting for the following position:

DENTAL ASSISTANT

Full-Time Fixed-Term Contract (2 Months)

Position Summary

The Dental Assistant maintains efficient operation of the dental clinic as well as providing chairside assistance and other duties as defined in their scope of practice.

Working alongside other members of the Health Wellness administrative team, they help to create a welcoming, respectful environment and provide information and support to clients seeking access to a variety of Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre (the Health Centre) services and other social supports.

Specific Responsibilities

Provide chair-side assistance to the clinic dentist, as needed.
Expose and mount radiographs as specified by HARP Act using digital X-ray machines & software.
Perform other clinic duties, as needed (e.g., sterilizing, operatory clean-up & set-up, charting).
Answer client questions regarding the Program. Directs to the appropriate information source when required.
Assist clients with completion of various consent / information forms.
Maintain daily schedule. Contacts clients to schedule appointments, re-scheduling, and cancellations as required.
Maintain waiting list of clients.
Prepare, maintain, update, retrieve, track and file charts electronically.
Update client records and documents with completed treatment and procedures.
Maintain document management and distribution systems, as well as maintenance of inventory of necessary forms and supplies.
Maintain records of statistics required by the Region of Waterloo.
Perform reception duties such as answering telephone, photocopying and faxing.
Work during both regular and extended hours (evenings/weekends) and in Outreach locations within Kitchener as determined by the Health Centre.
Participate in team and staff meetings and other meetings and committee work as appropriate to support both service delivery and organizational goals.
Work from a Social Determinants of Health perspective to improve health outcomes for individual clients and/or for the development of community health and well-being, and to reduce health inequities.
Work individually and collaboratively in the development and implementation of quality improvement initiatives and activities.
Work in a manner that preserves privacy and confidentiality.
Work in a manner that ensures client safety and minimizes risk to clients, volunteers and the Centre.
Work in a manner consistent with the Health Centre's Vision, Mission and Values.
Work in a manner consistent with the Health Centre's policy and commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in all processes and practices.
Work in a manner that demonstrates self-reflection and personal accountability for work performance.
Contribute to the Health Centre's practices of hiring, orienting and training of staff.
Collect, analyze and report on data and relevant information as required.
Participate in research as determined by the Health Centre.
Adhere to all Health Centre policies.
Adhere to appropriate infection control practices including those related to Covid -19.
Maintain status of fully vaccinated for Covid-19, including boosters as they become available.
Perform any other duties as assigned by your supervisor.