Premise's mission is to help people get, stay, and be well. We hope you will join us in our mission and experience why amazing health starts with amazing healthcare. For more information, visit www.jobs.premisehealth.com. 

As a Full Time Dental Assistant, you'll provide care to client employees and their dependents in our Health Center located in Houston, TX. The scheduled hours are Monday- Friday 4–10-hour shifts or 5-8-hour shifts based on business needs. The options are 7:00am-6:00pm, 7:00am-4:00pm, or 9:00am-6:00pm.

What You'll Do

Provide chair side assistance to dental providers in the performance of dental procedures, to include operative, preventive, periodontal, endodontic, prosthetic, and all other dental procedures as needed.  Prepare, sterilize, organize, and set-up dental equipment to ensure that all dental sterilization guidelines are followed according to ADA and Premise Health guidelines and procedures  Monitor and maintain dental inventory, supplies and equipment (i.e. compressor, evacuator system, sterilizers, and light curing units etc.) in accordance with manufacture guidelines.  Take dental radiographs in accordance with provider orders; assist in the monitoring and maintenance of radiation safety procedures and protocols.  Help develop and participate in all performance improvement activity relating to dental practice, and ensure the dental component complies with all regulatory requirements and standards.  Provide excellent internal/external customer service via telephone, email, fax or face-to-face contact to assist patients with their health care needs.  Maintain logs according to manufacturer guidelines and Premise Health procedures.  Maintain dental laboratory slips creating dental records of incoming and outgoing dental cases.  Maintain proper maintenance of dental charts and dental forms.  Provide patients with written and/or verbal post-operative instructions for dental procedures. Surgical/invasive procedures require written discharge instructions  May require other duties as assigned.  
What You'll Bring

Documentation of state/national license/registration (i.e.: Dental Assisting National Board – Certified Dental Assistant - DANB CDA) to include copy of actual license, verification of license, or email including license number as applicable  Copy of Radiation Safety/X-ray Certificate or equivalent if not DANB CDA as required by state dental board  CPR (BLS for community/lay responder or Healthcare Provider/Professional Rescuer- the copy must include the front and back of card. Certification must include “hands on” evaluation of skills by the trainer/instructor. Course must also meet the American Heart Association (AHA) standards for medical professionals but need not be an AHA certificate.  Must be a graduate from an accredited Dental Assistant Program or have a minimum of 2 years of experience.  

Previous experience with digital imaging preferred.  

Work-life balance is at the foundation of how decisions are made and where Premise is headed. We can only help people get, stay, and be well if we do the same for ourselves. In addition to competitive pay, Premise offers full-time team members benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) program with company match, paid holidays and vacation time, a company-sponsored wellness program, EAP, access to virtual primary care and virtual behavioral health at no cost for team members and their dependents. Additional benefits can be viewed here: https://jobs.premisehealth.com/benefits.

Premise is an equal opportunity employer; we value inclusion and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.