Dental Assistant in Poughkeepsie, New York at Primecare Medical

Professional Care Dental Services PC; is a, physician-founded, privately owned/operated, nationally accredited correctional health care practice.

Correctional medicine is a challenging and exciting opportunity for today’s dental professional, allowing you to truly utilize all your learned skills and knowledge. It is the perfect hybrid of Outpatient and Urgent/Emergency Dentistry, serving an underserved and extremely diverse patient population.

We are currently recruiting for a Part-Time Dental Assistant to join our team at the Dutchess County Jail in Poughkeepsie, NY.

This position only requires 8 hours of on-site dental care weekly! Shift day is Thursday's

To quickly highlight some key points:

• Hourly compensation is negotiable and commensurate based on experience, rate range is $20-$22 per hour
• Part-Time PTO & Sick Leave package included.

• Preferred to have either an associate's or bachelor's degree in dental assistant from an accredited college or university or two years minimum of experience in the field.
• Licensed dental assistant in the state of New York
• Strong communication skills, as well as the ability to develop a trusting relationship with patients/inmates.
• Ability to monitor, observe and document patients.