Dental Assistant

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Job Title: Dental Assistant
Department: Dental
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Pay Range: $17 - $22 per hour.

About TCA

TCA Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center located on Chicago's far south side, has been a provider of innovative, accessible, and quality primary care, dental, behavioral health services and more to Chicagoland's underserved communities for over 50 years. The culture at TCA Health is one of service and commitment. Our team of dedicated professionals is the reason why TCA Health continues to be one of Chicago’s leading Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers.

TCA VALUES

• Compassion:
  We are kind, considerate, and caring.
• Accountability:
  We take ownership for each person’s experiences.
• Respect:
  We treat each person with dignity.
• Excellence:
  We seek the highest level of performance in all we do.
• Stewardship:
  We strive for racial and health equity, diversity, and inclusion by delivering quality health care and access for all.

Position summary

The Dental Assistant will assist the Dentist in providing quality dental care of adult and pediatric patients in their general dentistry practice.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists the Dentist with any dental procedures and ensures appropriate supplies and equipment are available to perform care.
• Responsible to set up and prepare dental treatment rooms.
• Process and sterilize dental instruments between patient visits.
• Make patients feel comfortable in dental chair.
• Ensures appropriate forms for documentation are included in dental records, and maintains confidentiality, security, filing and physical safety of dental records.
• Pull and file patient charts on a daily basis.
• Prepares new charts and maintains a predetermined organized dental record format.
• Order and take inventory of dental supplies.
• Autoclave dental instruments and disinfect examination area as required by OSHA.
• Prepare materials for restorations, expose radiographs and process dental x-ray films as directed by a dentist.
• Familiarity with digital x-rays.
• Participate in Quality Improvement Program.
• Schedule and confirm appointments, comfortable answering telephone.
• Triaging dental emergencies.
• Comfortable with seeing children.

Qualifications

• Must have excellent interpersonal/oral communication skills.
• Must have good typing and computer skills.
• Must carry a professional demeanor at all times.
• Must have at least 1 year experience in a public health setting.
• Current CPR Certification required.

Education Requirements

Certificate of Dental Assistant from an accredited education institution, preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Clinical Setting.

TCA Benefits: 401K Retirement Savings Plan and up to a 4% match;
Medical Insurance—employer pays 85% of single HMO rate. Dental and Vision Insurance—employer pays 100% of single HMO rate. Employer-Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance. Employer-Paid Long Term Disability. Nine (9) paid holidays per year.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Health Care Provider

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care

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