What are the responsibilities and job description for the Expanded Functions Dental Assistant - Wigwam position at The Jane Pauley Community Health Center, Inc?
Welcome to Jane Pauley Community Health Center! We are seeking an Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA) to join the Anderson Dental team.
Our competitive employment offerings include:
Have Balance: Investing in YOU
- Office hours M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Medical, vision, and dental plans
- Generous vacation time
- 401K plan and match at 6%
- Paid life insurance plans
- Work anniversary recognition
Be Supported: A Team-Based Approach
- A support structure to care for diverse patient populations
- Opportunities to grow your skills, while improving our organization
- Direct access to and communication with executive leadership
Change Lives: Caring for Our Communities
- Federal and grant funding to help those who need it most
- Key partnerships with major health systems and local groups
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in meeting needs of our patients and employees
Job Summary: Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA)
Reporting directly to the Dental Manager, the Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA) performs a variety of patient care, office, and laboratory duties. The EFDA works chair side making patients feel as comfortable as possible, prepare them for treatment, obtain their dental records and performs other services delegated by the supervising Dentist subject to and in accordance with the state dental board regulations. It is important for expanded functions dental assistants to be familiar with and comply with OSHA, CDC, and HIPPA regulations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:
- Assist the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures.
- Set up and breakdown operatory post treatment.
- Take, develop and mount dental radiographs (x-rays).
- Manage and complete infection control procedures - i.e. prepare and sterilize instruments and equipment.
- Provide patients with instructions for oral care following dental treatment procedures as applicable.
- Takes impressions for diagnostic and opposing models.
- Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions; prints prescribed prescriptions
- Perform various office tasks as necessary.
- Records treatment information on the patient’s chart, including treatment rendered, the type of treatment planned and the amount of chair time, doctor time and assistant time needed for next appointment.
- Assists the doctor by passing instruments, aspirating intra-oral fluids, mixing materials and medicaments during examinations or treatment.
- Provides customer service support to patients by escorting them to and from the treatment room and prepping them for care by the doctor.
- prepares all treatment rooms including, but not limited to, set-up, decontamination, sterilization of all instruments, cleaning and restocking.
- Changes all chemical solutions, i.e., disinfectant soaks and sprays, sterilant, ultrasonic, presoak and X-ray processing
- Ensures lights, units, nitrous equipment and automatic processors are turned on prior to the first patient.
- Applies non-aerosol and non-caustic topical agents and fluoride.
- Removes post-extraction and periodontal dressings.
- Places and removes rubber dams
- Monitors incoming and outgoing lab cases
- Maintains plaster trap and lab counter areas.
- Follow properly issued instructions/directions regarding patient flow and manage the flow of patients to schedule/maximize the doctor’s time if applicable.
- Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
- Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions;
- Clean and Polish coronal surfaces of teeth to remove stains, apply fluoride treatment.
- Place and remove matrix retainers for alloy and composite restorations.
- Place restorations under the direct supervision of the dentist
- troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques
Education / Experience:
- Indiana Dental Radiographer License required.
- Coronal polishing and fluoride application certificate highly preferred.
- Certification in Basic Life Support from AHA or American Red Cross.
- Graduate of an accredited dental assisting training program preferred.
- Three years (3) of experience working as an Expanded Function Dental Assistant preferred.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to age of patients served.
- Demonstrated writing skills to effectively communicate with vendors, staff and other third parties.
- Ability to work with peers in a team situation, supervise and create a positive work environment for team members.
More about Jane Pauley Community Health Center:
Join a rewarding place to make a difference.
Working at Jane Pauley Community Health Center (JPCHC) is more than a job. It is a place to achieve work-life balance and join a collaborative team that makes a direct impact on our local communities in Central Indiana.
Our mission as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) is to promote a healthy community through the provision of accessible, respectful, and integrated healthcare with local partners to any and all individuals and families, regardless of insurance status. It is for this reason Indy’s own Emmy-winning TV news personality Jane Pauley lends her name to our organization. Today, we are experiencing exciting growth to which you can lend your talents!
Invest your skills in changing lives and let us invest in you! Thank you for considering being part of our passionate team.
