Location: Hartford,CT, USA
**Employment Type:**
Full time
**Shift:**
Day Shift
**Description:**
**Position Purpose**
At **Saint Francis Hospital** the **Dental Assistant** is responsible for assisting dentists while providing exceptional treatment to patients with various medical conditions.
**What you will do**
+ Assists dental residents in the delivery of dental care
+ Takes medical history, blood pressure, temperature and radiographs on children, adolescent, adult, geriatric and medically compromised patients
+ Complies with safety and infection control standards
+ Performs reception, scheduling, data entry and billing for the Dental Clinic
**Minimum Qualifications**
+ **Education:** High School Graduate. Successful completion of an Accredited Dental Assisting program is required.
+ **Certification** : Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) Infection Control. Must have successfully passed the exam.
+ **Certification** : Radiation and Infection Control Certification required.
+ **Certification** : Basic Life Support (BLS) required
+ **Experience** : 1-3 years of Dental Assistance experience is preferred
+ Ability to pass drug screening and background check
**Position Highlights and Benefits**
+ Full-time, 40 hours, days
+ Great Benefits
+ Health Insurance Coverage - Starting Day 1
+ Career growth and advancement potential
**Ministry/Facility Information**
Saint Francis Hospital has been an anchor institution in Connecticut since 1897. Saint Francis, a member of Trinity Health Of New England and Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. Saint Francis Hospital, a Level 1 Trauma Center, is a 617-bed hospital and a major teaching hospital. Other Saint Francis entities include the Comprehensive Women's Health Center, the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute, and the Smilow Cancer Hospital.
**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran