Dental Assistant

We are seeking to hire a medical assistant who will be responsible for assisting with administrative duties at our facility. As a successful candidate, you will be responsible for obtaining patient records and test results, coordinating daily administrative tasks, preparing treatment rooms for examinations, and assisting our practitioners during medical procedures. To be successful in this role, you will need to be certified from a medical assistant program and have at least one to two years of prior experience in a medical setting. A basic understanding of patient care and medical terminology will be a huge advantage for you. Medical Assistant Responsibilities: Obtaining and recording patient medical histories, vitals, test results, and other information for medical records while maintaining strict confidentiality. Coordinating the daily administrative activities, including scheduling, patient check-in and check-out, and patient medical record maintenance. Preparing treatment rooms for clinical examinations and assisting practitioners with medical procedures and other patient care. Delivering compassionate support, attention, and assistance to patients and families. Ensuring compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA. Preparing and administering medications for patients as directed by physicians. Medical Assistant Requirements: Must have certification from a medical assistant program or military medical corpsman program. One to two years of experience in a medical setting. Have a high school diploma, bachelor's degree, or equivalent. A basic understanding of patient care, medical terminology, coding procedures, reference tools, and appropriate clinical pharmacology for medical assistant practice scope. Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and customer service skills. Familiarity with electronic medical health care record systems.

• High School Diploma, General Education Degree (GED), or degree of higher education • Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) or Certified Recovery Peer Advocate provisional required; or the ability to obtain certification within six (6) months of hire. • Chemical dependency and/or mental health experience preferred • Ability to speak effectively before groups • Meet with clients at Central Park Recovery who have been identified as having a high risk of relapse, at intake or prior discharge to provide support to their individual recovery plans • Utilizing your recovery expertise, professional training and lived experience, support individuals' engagement in treatment and commitment to recovery. • Help to initiate and sustain an individual/family in their recovery from substance use and/or addiction. Provide support and guidance, in person or via telephone. • Promote recovery by removing barriers and obstacles to successful recovery. • Meet with identified clients onsite or in the community, and serve as a personal guide and mentor for those clients through their early recovery • Help the identified clients find resources for treatment, family support and education, local or online support groups • Support identified clients find ways to stop using (abstinence) or reduce harm associated with addictive behaviors • Accompany identified clients to their first appointments with aftercare, and initial self-help meeting as needed; or provide a link to connect clients to community-based recovery support consistent with treatment, recovery and discharge plans. • Help to ensure participant directed care by assisting the individual to build the specific skills and relationships he or she needs in order to achieve and maintain recovery by mentoring and motivating patients. • Provides peer support and guidance when patients are in the disciplinary stages due to non-compliance with program policies and procedures as directed by supervision • Be available to colleagues on the unit and elsewhere in the facility to consult around special mental health needs and services for patients • Documents as directed in the clinical record when appropriate and complete all necessary documentation for billing. • When off site, supervisor will always be notified and consulted • Alerts the director and/or assistant director of any break of policy immediately. • Other duties as assigned

We are a well-established dental practice in Scarsdale looking for a motivated and experienced Dental Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate is a team player with a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and a commitment to providing excellent patient care.