Description Position at Mortenson Family Dental
Hygiene Assistant Location: 1230 US-127 #2, Frankfort, KY 40601 Job Type: Full-time Our growing team of professionals at Mortenson Family Dental is always searching for honest, caring, and hardworking individuals! Our four core values - caring for everyone, sharing abundantly, expressing gratitude, and building relationships - guide us in creating a workplace that is integral to the communities we serve. Benefits of being a part of the Mortenson Team
- Benefits available after 60 days of employment
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with company contribution
- Life Insurance
- Flexible spending (health and dependent care) account
- Paid Time Off & 6 paid holidays off
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- 401K
- Daily Pay
- Professional development assistance
- FREE continuing education opportunities
- Employee assistance program
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Decontaminate and sterilize instruments, medical supplies, and equipment.
- Assemble, wrap, and sterilize trays of instruments.
- Follow sterilization precautions while decontaminating.
- Monitor biological and chemical wash solutions to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
- Perform environmental maintenance duties and maintain logs in a thorough manner.
- Assist in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing and equipment storage areas.
- Verify that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair, or replacement, and removes defective equipment when needed.
- Check and replace sharps containers, biohazard trash bins, and chairside traps.
- Maintains a clean work area.
- Perform weekly spore testing and maintain a log of the results.
- Perform weekly and monthly maintenance of Autoclave and Statim.
- Assist clinical staff in optimizing patient flow, including restocking items, seating patients, floating, supporting other dental team members with patient care.
- Assist with maintaining established company policies and procedures, objectives, and quality safety, and environmental and infection control standards.
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
- High School Diploma
- Hep B Vaccination
- Tetanus Vaccination
DESIRABLES
- CPR Certification
- Sterilization / Dental Assistant Experience
Any offer of employment is contingent upon the Company's determination that the candidate has successfully passed a background check, including a drug screen.We are an equal-opportunity employer and consider all qualified candidates equally.Mortenson Dental Partners is recommended 9 out of 10 on Glassdoor!