Expanded Functions Dental Assistant- $4000 Retention Bonus & Excellent Benefits Package!Indiana Health Centers, Inc.Kokomo, IN 46902Description:
Indiana Health Centers, Inc. (IHC) is a mission-driven organization that has been providing high-quality, affordable healthcare to underserved and uninsured populations since 1977. At IHC, a Federally Qualified Health Center, we specialize in integrated care which means having access to essential services to meet the needs of patients we serve in the community. With ten healthcare centers and eight Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program locations throughout Indiana, we offer primary medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare services to community-based patient populations that are diverse in age, educational background, and income level.
IHC in Kokomo, Indiana, is seeking an Expanded Functions Dental Assistant ( EFDA) to join our dedicated and talented team!
Enjoy a 4-day work week and NO weekends! This position comes with outstanding benefits, including a $4000.00 retention bonus!
The Dental Assistant contributes to IHC’s mission and goals of client satisfaction, quality of care, cost competitiveness, and performing basic dental procedures to increase the Dentists’ productivity. The Dental Assistant with Expanded functions ensures that the dental treatment room and all instruments are sterilized and maintained, performs expanded laboratory procedures, including pouring impressions and preparing casting models, and ensures inventory control and management.
Overview:
Schedules and confirms appoints and assists patients in the examination room
Conveys information to the patient and provider; completes/updates dental and medical history of the patient; completes dental charting
Assists the dentist in providing dental treatment; takes and develops dental x-rays; removes surgical sutures; places topical medications; applies topical fluoride treatments; takes impressions and bite registrations; applies pit and fissure sealants
Places and removes periodontal dressings, orthodontic ligature ties, orthodontic separators
Adapts temporary crowns; removes excess cement from fabricated restorations and orthodontic bands
Transfers appropriate instruments to dental treatment rooms for specialized procedures
Prepares dental materials, cements, amalgam, composite, impression materials, etc
Prepares and sends specialized lab cases and paperwork to external laboratory for processing
Recruitment Package includes but is not limited to:
Hourly position $25.00-28.00 (based on education & experience)
$4000.00 retention bonus paid after one year of employment
Continuing Medical Education reimbursement funds - licensing fees, student loans, and tuition assistance
Generous PTO - Paid time off and paid holidays
Health, life, dental, and vision insurance
Two medical plan options, including RX coverage
403(b)/403(b) matching retirement plan after one year of employment
Short-term disability insurance
Life insurance
FMLA
Flexible spending account
Health savings account
Employee Assitance Program
Wellness Rewards Program and much more!
Requirements:
Education: Graduation from a recognized Dental Assistant program
Certification: Proof of current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification (AED included)
Required to provide education, dates, and any certificates at the time of application
Expanded functions certificate
Current Radiography license
Coronal polishing certificate required within 6 months of hire date
Experience with electronic health records preferred
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
Bilingual in Spanish preferred but not required
Interacts with colleagues and patients in a professional manner
Possess excellent communication skills