Dental Assistant I (Graduate Clinic)
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Job overview
University of Louisville is hiring a Dental Assistant I (Graduate Clinic). The University of Louisville School of Dentistry seeks a Dental Assistant I to provide chairside support in its graduate specialty clinic. The assistant will aid providers, manage patient charts, prepare operatories, handle supplies, perform sterilization, and conduct laboratory and imaging tasks while maintaining clinic operations and inventory.
Key focus areas include Assist providers chairside, review patient charts, and prepare operatories, instruments, supplies, and paperwork., Maintain clinic, assist with screening, perform specialty procedures, and instruct patients in oral hygiene., and Supervise patients, mix materials, take vital signs, dispense pre‑medication, and handle emergencies..
Important skills include Chairside Dental Assisting, Patient Chart Review, Operatory Preparation, Instrument Sterilization, Inventory Management, and Supply Ordering.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
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Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma/G.E.D.
Compensation
$
Hours Per Week
37.5
Number Of Positions
1
Job Description
Minimum Requirements:
High school diploma or GED and 6 months of dental assisting experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and work experience. Completion of a formal dental assisting training program and externship acceptable. CPR certification. (2 Salaried)
Position Description:
The University of Louisville School of Dentistry is seeking to hire a Dental Assistant I. The Dental Assistant I position is a chairside dental assistant in our graduate specialty dental practice area located at 501 S. Preston Street, Louisville, KY.
Benefits – The University of Louisville has an exceptional benefits package; to learn more about our benefits please visit here.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Assist providers at chairside; review and maintain patient charts; prepare operatories, instruments, supplies and paperwork prior to patient arrival.
Maintain clinic, assist with screening; perform specific functions and procedures related to specialty area; instruct patients in oral hygiene.
Supervise patients, mix materials, take vital signs, etc.; dispense pre-medication; instruct patients in post-treatment; handle emergencies.
Cross-train with other employees in area as specified by supervisor and perform duties as assigned.
Forward supply requests; maintain inventory control and stock cubicles, etc.
Perform laboratory duties as assigned. Order all outside supplies with dental vendors and create an ongoing catalog for supplies.
Distribute sterilized trays and instruments; receive and prepare contaminated instruments; set up/tear down operatories to infection control guidelines; clean equipment.
Scan ortho models into axiUm using the Motion view for electronic records.
Other duties as assigned.
Target Compensation Maximum:
$26.03
Target Compensation Minimum:
$17.35
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.
Assistance and Accommodations
Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 2315 South First Street Walk, Room 02C - Louisville, Kentucky 40292.
If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at [email protected] or by phone 502-852-6258.
Job Type
Full time
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
Yes
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant
Yes
Background Check Required
Yes
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
R109114
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