Swope Health
Location
Kansas City, Kansas
The Dental Assistant supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment rooms, assisting clinicians with chair side duties, and managing patient flow. Key tasks include taking radiographs, sterilizing instruments, and maintaining electronic medical records.
Candidates must be high school graduates and graduates of an accredited dental assisting school. One year of related experience and bilingual skills in Spanish are preferred.
The Dental Assistant supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, patient, instruments, materials, and performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act. The Dental Assistant is responsible for the performance of chair side duties, assisting Dental Clinicians, including seating and preparing patients for treatment.
1. Must be a high school graduate or G.E.D. 2. Graduation from an accredited dental assisting school
Experience & Qualifications
1. One year experience in a related capacity preferred.
2. Ability to relate to patients in such a manner as to obtain their confidence and establish rappc
3. May be bilingual (Spanish priority)
For 56 years, the mission of Swope Health mission has been to improve the health and wellness of the community by delivering accessible, quality, comprehensive patient care to all. Founded in 1969 by E. Frank Ellis, Swope Health opened as “Model Cities Health Corporation” in the basement of Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church with 20 associates and a $100,000 budget to serve 2,000 patients a year. Since then, Swope has since expanded its size, scope, and service offerings to include behavioral and dental care, services for the unhoused, mobile services and school-based clinics, and the PACE KC Adult Wellness Center.
Swope Health serves as a community health asset in the region – transforming lives, strengthening community, and powering our prosperity. Swope Health is committed to maintaining its focus on patient care and experience as well as an integrated, holistic model of health care, ensuring that everyone in the community can be served. The organization’s high-quality services, strong financials, and visionary leadership team position them well to sustain and deepen their impact into the future.
1. Medical benefits (including a Health Savings Account option), dental and vision 2. 401(k) retirement plan with company match 3. Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Short and Long Term Disability 4. Flexible Spending Account 5. Paid Days Off beginning at 15 days annually 6. Nine annual company-paid holidays; One annual paid personal day
*Swope Health is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
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