Expanded Duties Dental Assistant; Fhc

Description

Under close supervision, performs expanded duties dental assisting work.

Responsible for assisting a dentist in examining and treating patients.

• Places temporary and permanent restorations in teeth and shapes to proper contour.
• Prepares patients for treatments and obtains dental records.
• Assists the dentist at chair side.
• Removes sutures and places rubber dams as directed by dentist.
• Takes, develops, and mounts x-rays.
• Records patient's personal information and medical history and records dental treatment and charges.
• Changes x-ray solutions and sterilization solutions.
• Sterilizes instruments by appropriate techniques.
• Performs routine maintenance on dental equipment.
• Participates, as necessary, in meetings, seminars and initiatives.
• Adheres to standard precautions.
• Performs related work as required.

• High school diploma or its equivalent.
• Six months of verified expanded duties dental assistant experience
  -or- completion of an Expanded Duties Dental Assisting training program.
• Completion of a radiation safety class, as defined by the Kentucky Board of Dentistry.
• An equivalent combination of training and experience may be substituted, as determined applicable by Civil Service.

• Responds to patient and FHC needs via telephone, internet, fax, computer software and in person.
• Identifies medical/dental record documentation, requests, and/or releases.
• Spends extended periods of time sitting, standing, walking, climbing, stooping, bending, and reaching.
• Must wear personal protective equipment (PPE), as mandated by OSHA and/or FHC.

• Must be available to work a varied schedule, including evenings and/or Saturdays, as needed.
• Must provide own transportation to work at other FHC locations as needed.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Group Term Life
• Supplemental Life
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Sick Leave
• Vacation
• Holiday Pay
• Bereavement Leave
• Kentucky Retirement Systems
• 457 Deferred Comp
• Tuition Assistance

• FHC - Portland
  2215 Portland Avenue, Louisville KY 40212
  
  Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 9:00pm
  Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
  Saturday: 8:00am - noon
  Sunday:
  Closed
• FHC - East Broadway
  834 East Broadway, Louisville KY 40204
  Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 9:00pm
  Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
  Saturday: 8:00 - 12:00pm
  Sunday:
  Closed
• FHC - Phoenix (Healthcare for the Homeless)
  712 E Muhammad Ali Blvd, Louisville KY 40202
  Monday - Friday: 7:30am - 4:00pm
  Saturday - Sunday:
  Closed
• FHC - Iroquois
  4100 Taylor Blvd, Louisville KY 40215
  Monday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
  Tuesday: 8:00am - 8:30pm
  Wednesday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
  Saturday - Sunday:
  Closed
• FHC - Fairdale
  1000 Neighborhood Place, Fairdale KY 40118
  Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
  Thursdays: 8:00am - 8:30pm
  Saturday - Sunday:
  Closed
• FHC - Southwest
  9702 Stonestreet Road, Suite 220, Louisville KY 40272
  Monday - Wednesday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
  Thursday: 8:00am - 8:00pm
  Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
  Saturday - Sunday:
  Closed
• FHC - Americana
  4805 Southside Drive, Louisville KY 40214
  Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
  Saturday - Sunday:
  Closed

An Equal Opportunity Employer