What are the responsibilities and job description for the Expanded Duty Dental Assistant position at Open Door Health Services?
Department/Location: Dental Clinic at our 333 S. Madison St. clinic
Reports To: Practice Manager
Classification: Non-Exempt | Full Time
Requires: Graduation from an accreditied Expanded Duty Dental Assisting Program
Open Door Health Services is seeking a full-time Expanded Duty Dental Assistant for our Dental Clinic.
Overview
As an Expanded Duty Dental Assistant, you will uphold our Mission, Vision, and Values. In this position you perform a variety of patient care activities to provide clinical support and assistance to dentists. Assists in the delivery of dental care and patient care management.
As a Federally Qualified Health Center, Open Door Health Services provides comprehensive primary, urgent, preventive, and select specialty services and social support programs for individuals and families, regardless of their ability to pay. Our patients represent diverse backgrounds, life experiences, capacities, and orientations.
Location
This position is located 333 S Madison St. in Muncie.
Roles & Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
For more than 50 years, Open Door Health Services has provided friendly, expert, patient-centered care for East Central Indiana residents, with or without insurance. Services are offered at multiple locations in Muncie and Anderson, Indiana. We are strongly guided by our mission, vision, and values in all we do.
Mission: Our mission is to improve the quality of life of others. We strive to create a better life and future for others, and ourselves, by enhancing the communities where we live, work, and play.
Vision: Open Door Health Services is the preferred partner in East Central Indiana for improving the well-being of individuals and the communities in which they live.
Values: Esteem the Team
Reports To: Practice Manager
Classification: Non-Exempt | Full Time
Requires: Graduation from an accreditied Expanded Duty Dental Assisting Program
- Prefer Certification as an Exanded Duty Dental Assistant
- Prefer current x-ray certification
Open Door Health Services is seeking a full-time Expanded Duty Dental Assistant for our Dental Clinic.
Overview
As an Expanded Duty Dental Assistant, you will uphold our Mission, Vision, and Values. In this position you perform a variety of patient care activities to provide clinical support and assistance to dentists. Assists in the delivery of dental care and patient care management.
As a Federally Qualified Health Center, Open Door Health Services provides comprehensive primary, urgent, preventive, and select specialty services and social support programs for individuals and families, regardless of their ability to pay. Our patients represent diverse backgrounds, life experiences, capacities, and orientations.
Location
This position is located 333 S Madison St. in Muncie.
Roles & Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Places and completes restoration specified by the dentist.
- Assist patients in-patient flow through the clinic and escorts patients to operatory rooms.
- Obtains preliminary dental history and prepares patients for dentist’s complete examination.
- Assists dentist hygienist with minor diagnostic procedures and treatments as directed.
- Takes radiographs upon proof of certification.
- Sterilizes instruments as assigned.
- Taking and pouring modesl, trimming.
- Demonstrate a commitment to ethical, inclusive, and patient-centered care
- Exhibit Open Door values: Esteeming the Team, Maximizing Potential, Doing the Right Thing, Choosing Compassion, and Encouraging Uniqueness
- Be able to react calmly in emergency situations
- Be able to read, understand, and follow detailed written and oral communication
- Be able to learn to use and update electronic health records and other online systems
- High School diploma or GED equivalence.
- Graduation from an accredited Expanded Duty Dental Assisting Program.
- Two years of work experience, preferably in a fast-paced, high volume, comprehensive care setting.
- Training equivalent to an accredited Expanded Duty Dental Assisting Program.
- Certification as an Expanded Duty Dental Assistant preferred.
- Prefer current x-ray certification.
For more than 50 years, Open Door Health Services has provided friendly, expert, patient-centered care for East Central Indiana residents, with or without insurance. Services are offered at multiple locations in Muncie and Anderson, Indiana. We are strongly guided by our mission, vision, and values in all we do.
Mission: Our mission is to improve the quality of life of others. We strive to create a better life and future for others, and ourselves, by enhancing the communities where we live, work, and play.
Vision: Open Door Health Services is the preferred partner in East Central Indiana for improving the well-being of individuals and the communities in which they live.
Values: Esteem the Team
- Maximize Potential
- Do the Right Thing
- Choose Compassion
- Encourage Uniqueness
- An excellent benefit package covering your medical, dental, and vision needs
- Competitive pay
- Supportive team environment
- PTO and vacation time
- Opportunities for learning and career growth
- Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to clinic environment.
- Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range or use of approved adaptive equipment.
- Requires standing, walking or sitting for long periods of time. Occasional bending, stretching or lifting up to 40 pounds.
- Requires the ability to work under stressful situations.