Operations Manager Jobs in Sandpoint, ID (NOW HIRING)

Committed to bringing healthcare into communities and communities into healthcare since 1978, NEW Health is rural Northeast Washington's leading non-profit primary care provider. We treat all patients with the respect they deserve while providing high-quality, integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services.

NEW Health has been named one of the best places to work in the Inland Northwest! We set the standard to advance employees within our organization and hold ourselves accountable by tracking employee advancement as one of our key performance indicators. Our workforce development program, NEW Health University, is nationally recognized for developing local career pathway training. We provide all of our staff with paid, on-the-job training to ensure you are confident and successful in your position.

Your Career Pathway with NEW Health

We create pathways for career growth within NEW Health. To support this, we provide all employees with monthly paid training and additionally offer tuition reimbursement and one-on-one career planning. There are many paths to grow your career within NEW Health; here are some examples:

Front Desk -> Medical Assistant Apprentice -> Certified Medical Assistant -> Assistant Operations Manager -> Clinic Operations Manager

Dental Assistant Trainee -> Dental Assistant -> Assistant Operations Manager ->Care Coordination Manager

Pharmacy Assistant -> Pharmacy Technician Apprentice -> Pharmacy Technician -> 340B Specialist

Benefits with You and Your Family in Mind

• Up to three weeksof paid time off your first year plusnine paid holidays

• Free Life Flight membership for your family

• No-cost medical, dental, andvision insurance for employees

• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options

• 401(k) plan with matching contribution

• Continuing education, license, and tuition reimbursement opportunities

The above list is not inclusive of all full-time employee benefits and is dependent upon eligibility criteria.

Purpose of Job:

Improve the overall health of the communities we serve by assisting providers in providing dental care to patients as follows:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Greets and escorts patient to assigned dental chair.
• Maintain accurate patient records and update charts, complete required paperwork
• Assist the dentist during procedures (e.g., fillings, crowns, extractions).
• Apply sealants and completing child prophies.
• Takes and processes x-rays as needed.
• Educate patients on oral hygiene and post-procedure care.
• Ensures dental exam areas are clean, stocked, and ready for patients.
• Cleans, preparesand sterilizes instruments.
• Monitoring of supplies for reordering.
• Observes and follows required safety protocols, including handling and disposal of sharps, use of personal protective equipment, exposure to blood-borne pathogens, and general safety of employees and patients.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Travel may be required.

Education/Experience:A valid Registered Dental Assistant license in the state of Washington and proof of training is required at thetime of hire. Experience in dental assisting preferred.

Skills: Excellent oral and written communication skills required. Computer skills required. Knowledge in surgical and restorative dental assisting required.

Physical Demands:Dental Assistants are required to stand 1/3rd to 2/3rd of the day, while sitting and being mobile are required 1/3rd to 2/3rd of the time. They are required to use hands to finger, handle or feel over 2/3rd of the time, as well as reach with hands and arms. Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling or crouching occurs less than 1/3rd of the time. Communicating by talking/ hearing occurs over 2/3rd of the day.

Smelling occurs between 1/3rd and 2/3rd of the day. The time spent lifting or exerting force is about 50% for up to 10 lbs.and less than 1/3rd of the time for up to 25 lbs. Rarely is there a need to lift more than 26 lbs.

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.