Dental Assisting Trainee

Come to work every day knowing your efforts make other people’s lives better. You’ll be part of a supportive, dynamic, multidisciplinary team – including medical, dental and behavioral health care providers, social workers, family workers and others – working together to meet the needs of the whole person. Your days will be busy, varied and interesting. And you’ll have opportunities for career growth: Many employees take on new challenges and increasingly responsible positions during their years with us.
Being the Dental Assistant Trainee means that you'll learn to assist Dentists and Dental Hygienists in providing primary care dental services to patients over the course of our program. AsDental Assisting Trainee, you'll be responsible for maintaining infection control protocol in the dental office. You'll be trained on infection control best practices, basic dental terminology and the learning of dental instrumentation. At first, you'll play a critical role in maintaining the cleanliness and decontamination of dental instruments. After you master the basics, you as the Dental Assisting Trainee will learn dental radiology and to provide chairside assistance during basic dental procedures. Upon successful completion of the training program, the Dental Assisting Trainee will become eligible for consideration for the position of Dental Assistant at GSCH. The Trainee will come away from training with a well-rounded skillset that the Trainee can apply to Dental Assisting at most general dental practices.

Job Duties:

• High school degree or equivalency.
• Ability to attend to multiple tasks at the same time and to prioritize assignments and responsibilities to ensure compliance with established deadlines and protocols. Must be organized and detail oriented.
• Effective oral and written communication skills in English are required. Effective oral communication skills.
• Ability to work with other health care professionals from a variety of disciplines to achieve maximal results for the center’s patient from a system of integrated primary health care

Qualifications:

• Education: High school degree or equivalency.
• Experience: None.
• Ability to attend to multiple tasks at the same time and to prioritize assignments and responsibilities to ensure compliance with established deadlines and protocols. Must be organized and detail oriented.

The ideal candidate will also have:

• ability to work harmoniously with coworkers and patients
• experience working with diverse and vulnerable populations
• excellent communication and listening skills
• organizational skills
• strong clinical and assessment skills
• compassionate and nonjudgmental attitude

Work Locations:
Goodwin Community Health, Somersworth, NH

Hours Per Week:

40

Days:

M-F, 8:00am-5:00pm

Job Status
Full Time
Eligible for Benefits:
Yes

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes health, dental and vision insurance with an agency subsidy. One of our health plans has a no-premium option for employee-only coverage. We also offer a 401(k) plan with an employer match and employer-paid group term life insurance and short-term disability coverage. Voluntary benefits include long-term disability coverage, two Flexible Spending Accounts, and access to discounted auto and home insurance and pre-paid legal assistance. We offer earned time (vacation and sick leave) plus six paid holidays. Eligibility starts at 24 hours/week, with full benefits offered at 32 hours/week and above.

About Us

Greater Seacoast Community Health’s mission is to deliver innovative, compassionate, integrated health services and support that are accessible to all in our community, regardless of ability to pay. Our network of not-for-profit community health centers includes Families First Health & Support Center in Portsmouth, Goodwin Community Health in Somersworth and Lilac City Pediatrics in Rochester. Strafford County Public Health Network and SOS Recovery Community Organization also are affiliated with Greater Seacoast. Our health centers provide primary care, pediatric care, dental care, prenatal care, behavioral health counseling, substance use disorder treatment, mobile health services, WIC, social work services, a pharmacy, parenting classes, playgroups and home visiting. Services are open to all and aim to be team-based, respectful, recovery-friendly, LGBTQ-affirming and trauma-informed. We are recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home and a Family Resource Center of Quality. Learn more at GetCommunityHealth.org.
Greater Seacoast Community Health is an Equal Opportunity provider of health care and other services and an Equal Opportunity employer.