Neighborhood Health Center (formerly Northwest Buffalo Community Health Care Center) is a federally qualified health care center seeking a Full Time Dental Assistant to assist our dental providers in our two Buffalo dental clinics. Qualified applicants should enjoy working with patients of all ages and life situations. The Dental Assistant would be responsible to assists providers chair-side utilizing the principles of four-handed dentistry. Other duties of the Dental Assistant include:

• Seating and dismissing patients
• Cleaning operatory and dental laboratory areas with disinfectants
• Maintaining dental equipment according to manufacturers ’ recommendations
• Cleaning and sterilizing dental instruments
• Exposing and developing radiographs.
• Helping to maintain an inventory of dental supplies
• Pouring dental models and performing other laboratory duties as assigned
• Assisting in the performance of clerical duties such as answering the phone and making appointments

A successful applicant must possess a High School diploma with at least one year dental assisting experience in a general dental practice. Bi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Neighborhood Health Center (formally Northwest Buffalo Community Health Care Center) is currently recruiting for a Full Time Medical Records Clerk. The Medical Records Clerk contributes to the organizational view of supporting Health Center providers’ ability to care for patients professionally and efficiently as well as support of fellow coworkers. Our busy medical and dental clinic requires a medical records clerk to perform the following functions:

• Responsible for retrieving computer generated requests, pulling charts and delivering them to the appropriate requestor
• Responsible for the filing of all labs and reports in the appropriate section in the charts
• Files medical records within the alphabetized filing system
• Previous visits are to be reviewed and any labs, reports, Pre-operative reports, test results must be in the patients chart at the time of appointment
• Flag all abnormal labs for department
• Flag charts with notes advising staff what labs are needed to be completed, and if the patient has not completed a social work or nutrition visit
• Call other health care centers to obtain necessary records and reports for the clinical staff
• Shared conjunction with all medical records personnel and staff will maintain daily operating functions of the medical records department to include, but not limited to, answering the phones and attend to the medical records needs of the Health Center staff, patients and outside agencies
• Responsible for all department faxes and correspondence mailings.
• Performs other duties as necessary for overall operation of Neighborhood Health Center

Applicants must possess a high school diploma or equivalent, medical terminology and experience in medical records is preferred. Bi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Community health care is an exciting opportunity for a motivated experienced nurse to assist our patients in health promotion, maintenance, and restoration. A successful candidate will need to enjoy working with a diverse population and must be able to relate well to patients of all ages and life situations. NYS LPN License and CPR certification required. Preference will be given to bi-lingual candidates with experience in the areas of pediatric, internal medicine, or OB/GYN.

A successful candidate will need to enjoy working in a fast paced environment with a diverse population and must be able to relate well to patients of all ages and life situations.

Responsibilities:

• Interviews patients, measures vital signs, such as pulse rate, temperature, bloodpressure, weight, and height, and records information on patients' charts
• Prepares treatment rooms and patients for examination.
• Preparing patients for and assisting with the provider examination and treatment of patients
• Assuring medical records are updated
• Other duties as assigned

Completion of an accredited Medical Assistant or Certified Nurse Assistant program and current CPR certification are required. Experience is preferred. Bi-lingual candidates will be given preference.

Community health care is an exciting opportunity for a motivated experienced nurse to assist our patients in health promotion, maintenance, and restoration. A successful candidate will need to enjoy working with a diverse population and must be able to relate well to patients of all ages and life situations. NYS Professional RN License and a minimum of two (2) years of nursing experience required. Preference will be given to bi-lingual candidates with experience in the areas of pediatric, internal medicine, or OB/GYN.

A successful candidate will need to enjoy working in a fast paced environment with a diverse populationand must be able to relate well to patients of all ages and life situations.

The social worker will document, implement, and coordinate medical social work interventions as needed under the direction of the Behavioral Health Department Head. Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited school and a current NYS licensure as a Social Worker, required. Experience is preferred. Bi-lingual candidates will be given preference.