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HealthLinc Community Health Center is Hiring a Dental Assistant/ $1000 /Sign On Bonus! (47605) Near South Bend, IN
As a Dental Assistant II, you will perform all the duties of Dental Assistant I, place and shape composite resin restorations, and facilitate dental equipment repairs and tracking processes
As a Dental Assistant III, you will perform all the duties of Dental Assistant I and Dental Assistant II, direct billing tasks to the appropriate personnel, and collaboratively monitor dental schedules
Job ResponsibilitiesLevel 1
- Receives and prepares patients for treatment, including seating positioning chair, and placing napkin.
- Takes and records vital signs.
- Identifies intraoral anatomy.
- Performs mouth mirror inspection of the oral cavity.
- Exposes and evaluates radiographs for diagnostic quality.
- Charts existing restorations or conditions.
- Provides patient preventive education and oral hygiene instruction.
- Applies topical anesthetic to the injection site.
- Identifies features of rotary instruments.
- Places and removes dental dam.
- Maintains field of operation during dental procedures via retraction, suction, irrigation, drying, placing and removing cotton rolls, etc.
- Using the concepts of four- handed dentistry, assists with basic restorative and intraoral surgical procedures, including prosthodontics, restorative dentistry extractions, periodontics, and endodontics.
- Transfers dental instruments.
- Places and removes matrix bands.
- Places amalgam for condensation by the dentist.
- Provides pre- and post-operative instructions.
- Recognizes and responds to basic medical/dental emergencies such as post-surgical bleeding.
- Removes sutures.
- Phones in prescriptions at the direction of the dentist.
- Takes preliminary impressions.
- Selects and manipulates gypsums and waxes.
- Mixes dental materials.
- Pours, trims, and evaluates the quality of diagnostic casts.
- Completes laboratory authorization forms.
- Places and removes retraction cord.
- Fabricates, places, and removes temporary crowns and cements.
- Cleans and polishes removable appliances and prostheses.
- Prepares procedural trays/armamentaria set-ups.
- Performs sterilization and disinfection procedures.
- Performs coronal polishing procedures pending appropriate certification achieved.
- Applies topical fluoride and pit and fissure sealants upon achieving appropriate certifications.
- Performs routine maintenance of dental equipment.
- Maintains emergency kit.
- Acts as a backup for the Dental Patient Services Representative as needed.
- All HealthLinc staff is committed to engage in quality improvement initiatives that align with and support Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Placing, packing and carving of amalgam restorations.
- Places and shapes composite resin restorations.
- Applies liners and bases.
- Performs pulp capping procedures.
- Precepts dental assistant externs.
- Orders supplies and tracks inventory.
- Tracks lab cases and manages invoices.
- Facilitates and tracks Dental Equipment repairs.
- Completes all assigned Relias training on time.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Performs all the duties of Dental Assistant I and Dental Assistant II.
- Directs billing tasks to appropriate personnel.
- Trains Dental Assistant I.
- Collaboratively monitors dental schedules.
- Completes all assigned Relias training on time.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Graduate of a program for Dental Assistants accredited under the Commission on Dental Accreditations or agency recognized by the US Department of Education (not required but highly preferred)
- Licensed in the State of Indiana to take dental radiographs or holds a provisional license to be converted to State of Indiana License within 6 months of date of graduation from dental assisting program
- Current CPR certification
- Dental Assisting National Board Certification (not required but highly preferred)
- At least one year of experience as a Dental Assistant (not required but highly preferred for DA I but required for DA II and DA III)
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Proven ability to work well in a team environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of dental office practices, procedures and equipment
- Knowledge of dental equipment maintenance
- Knowledge of dental record keeping
- Bilingual in Spanish preferred
- Ability to follow HealthLinc policies and procedures
- Operate a multi-line phone system and other office equipment including printers, fax machines, etc.
- Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office, EHR, online sources, etc.)
- N/A
Job Summary
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$39k-48k (estimate)
06/29/2024
08/11/2024
healthlincchc.org
KNOX, IN
100 - 200
1996
BETH A WROBEL
$10M - $50M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
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About HealthLinc Community Health Center
HealthLinc is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care for the residents of northern Indiana. We hope to enrich our communities lives by providing affordable, quality health care for all. HeathLinc is dedicated to providing quality medical, dental and behavioral health services without regards for a patients ability to pay. HealthLinc accepts Medicaid, Medicare and Private Insurance and for the uninsured, provides services on a sliding fee basis based on income and serves the uninsured and underinsured in Northern Indiana. We strive to take a holistic approach to health and ...wellbeing and pride ourselves on creating a health care home for our patients. We now have five clinics to better serve our community. You can also check us out on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/HealthLinc Employment Opportunities HealthLinc is a fast-paced, team-oriented work environment with a strong sense of mission. We offer competitive salary and benefits. A variety of positions may become available throughout the year.
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