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Dental Assistant II (Paducah Clinic - Paducah, KY)

Sky Pediatric Dentistry, Louisville, KY, United States


Position Description
Department:

Location:

Non-Campus Other

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Req ID:

R108198

Minimum Requirements:

High school diploma or GED and (2) or more years of dental assisting experience. One year of surgical assisting experience and/or Expanded Duties Dental Assistant (EDDA) or Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA), radiology certification, CPR certification. Additional certification may be required based on dental specialty. Grade 3 (Hourly)

Join our team as a Dental Assistant II at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry Paducah, KY Dental Clinic located at 5200 Alben Barkley Drive, Anderson Technical Building, Rm 230, Paducah, KY 42001. This position works as a chairside dental assistant, working with dental providers.

Benefits
The University of Louisville has an exceptional benefits package; to learn more about our benefits please visit.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Work with the dental faculty to deliver customer service oriented and patient centered care within the clinic

Serve as chairside dental assistant to dentists providing four hand dental assisting as needed in patient care

Mix and deliver materials when appropriate

Greet, seat, and schedule patients

Maintain stock of supplies throughout the clinic, and order as needed

Stock, prepare, organize, break down and clean operatories

Sterilize clinic instruments following appropriate infection control procedures

Take radiographs as needed

Provide instruction to dental hygiene and dental students on proper assisting techniques and dental protocol

Assist the Clinic Supervisor to make next patient appointments, when appropriate

Assist the Clinic Supervisor in maintaining the accuracy of Electronic Health Records

Maintain HIPAA, OSHA and Infection Control compliance at all times

Other duties as assigned

Target Compensation Minimum:

$19.03

Target Compensation Maximum:

$28.55. Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

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