Dental Assistant
Cornerstone CarePennsylvania, United States
Posted November 19, 2025
17.25 - 19
Full Time
About the Company
Cornerstone Care is a non‑profit network of Federally Qualified Community Health Centers and affiliated practices that serve Southwestern Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia. It delivers comprehensive primary and specialty care—including dental, family practice, pediatrics, psychiatry, counseling, women’s health, vision, and chiropractic services—to diverse communities. The organization’s mission centers on improving the health of patients and residents through accessible, high‑quality care. Its distinctive approach lies in integrating a wide range of services within a community‑focused framework, ensuring coordinated and culturally competent care for all patients.
Job Description
Cornerstone Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center, seeks a Dental Assistant to join their team in Uniontown, PA. The role involves assisting dentists with patient care, sterilizing instruments, and maintaining a safe working environment. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, dental assistant training, and X-Ray certification.
Requirements
- Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
- Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
- Sterilizes and delivers instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist's access; suctioning; passing instruments.
- Selects, mixes, and places materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth.
- Exposes and develops radiographic studies; pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
- Maintains patient confidence and protecting operations by keeping information confidential.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols.
- Completes preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
- Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
- Obtains prior authorizations
- Scans
- Handles patient phone calls
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental and vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- 403 B retirement
- Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care
- Credit union
- Additional voluntary benefits
