Chairside Dental Assistant

Description

Job ID

SF9938-0618-1893

Position Classification

FT Staff Non Union

Position Summary

Assure all needs are met relating to the provision of patient care in the Faculty Practice clinic. Assist doctors with set up and rendering of various treatment procedures. Provide patients with quality care and treatment in a manner that is comfortable for the patient. Manage equipment and inventory.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Perform dental assisting duties as they relate to each specific clinical procedure as needed. This includes chair-side assisting, following infection control procedures. 
2. Set up and breakdown of operatory. Perform light housekeeping and maintaining operatory cleanliness. 
3. To develop, oversee and maintain an efficient control log for routine maintenance such as: suction lines, suction traps, suction filters, oxygen tanks, water bottles and filters, and ultrasonic tank. 
4. Ensure that all materials and supplies are readily available and stocked at all times. Maintain order lists for instruments, materials, supplies regularly.
5. Maintenance of all instruments and equipment. 
6. Maintain clinic laboratory, including organization and management of lab cases.  
7. Assist front desk as needed. Includes but not limited to making appointments, answering multi-line telephone, patient check-out and collecting payments using CashNet. 
8. Expose, process and mount digital radiographs. 
9. Perio charting and documenting as necessary using the electronic health record. 
10. Educating patients, maintaining records and performing other related duties as assigned or requested.  

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Education – A high school diploma or GED. 
• Employment – Up to six months (Equivalent combination of education and employment).

Preferred Qualifications

Competent assisting in complex dental procedures utilizing four-handed technique.  Competent computer skills using a PC and EHR. Glucometer trained is a bonus.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities  

Current knowledge of dental  terminology, dental instruments and materials.

Physical Requirements

Job requires repetitively lifting light weight objects where frequent bending or stooping alternates with lighter activities. 

Work Environment

Occasional exposure to objectionable conditions or variations such as those found in variable weather conditions or light industrial settings. 

Licenses/Certifications

State of Michigan Radiology Certification or comparable, BLS Certificate.

Salary/Pay Information  

Commensurate with experience

Anticipated Schedule  

Weekly Schedule: 40 hours total, varied   hours Monday through Friday.

Additional Duties 

Must be dependable, flexible, and open to changes in this unpredictable environment as well as have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to manage responsibilities in a busy environment.    

A qualified individual will have excellent customer service skills and the ability to work in a diverse team environment.   

Employee Benefits

At the University of Detroit Mercy, we continually strive to provide a high-quality, comprehensive benefits package to our valued employees. We offer our employees the following benefits: 

· Medical -

         o Three health plans to choose from with a large national provider network

· Dental -

        o UDM’s School of Dentistry FREE to you and your dependents

        o Option to purchase additional dental plan through UNUM

· Vision - 

        o Exams and lenses every 12 months

· Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts offered.

· Employee Assistance Program -

        o Provided to everyone in your household.

· Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.

· Life and AD&D - 

         o One times base salary up to a hundred thousand dollars.

· Option to purchase additional life insurance, accident insurance, and/or critical illness insurance

· Tuition Remission Benefit for you, your spouse, and children. 

· Retirement Plan -

        o UDM provides matches up to 8%

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