**THIS POSITION IS ELIGIBLE FOR A $2,000 SIGNING BONUS**
ROLE: To aid in preventing and maintaining oral health of the community through a collaborative and patient-centered team-approach to healthcare. This role exists to provide oral health services to patients within the licensed dental assistant scope of Practice.
JOB DUTIES: - Provide quality oral health treatment within the licensee's scope of service following best practices standards.
- Support, follow and adhere to SCHS workflows, clinical and operational policies and procedures.
- Commits to providing integrated healthcare through interprofessional collaboration.
- Works to remove barriers to care by providing exceptional access to oral health care.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings and committees.
- Assist in daily support and/or training of oral health personnel.
- Provide oral health education to patients or community groups as requested.
- Timely completion of administrative duties: assigned Relias courses; policy attestations; incident reporting functions; and emails.
- Review and approve timecard to ensure appropriate hours and PTO are accounted for. Submit time off by indicated deadlines.
- Arrival to clinic prior to scheduled patient start time.
- Keep up to date on internal credentialing and licensure/certification requirements, as applicable.
- Adhere to timely documentation policy of signing/timestamping charts and addressing Epic in-basket items within 48 hours.
- Strives for coding and EHR excellence following SCHS templates and best coding practices.
- Supports equipment and supply needs and helps with routine maintenance of equipment and instruments.
- Perform daily, weekly, monthly best practice and operational duties as assigned to meet clinical need.
- Complete full patient contact hours based on FTE.
- Perform duties and responsibilities with the highest standards of due diligence.
- Assist with other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: - Confidence, professional judgment, and grace under pressure.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Critical thinking experience.
- Works well both independently and as part of a team.
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Flexibility with schedule and workload.
- Ability to exhibit good rapport with clients of varying ethnic backgrounds and socio-economic status.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to support in training and mentorship of others.
- Exhibit professional growth, self-knowledge and lifelong learning strategies.
- Commitment to the SCHS mission and staff values.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: - Diploma or degree in Dental Assisting.
- Valid and active Minnesota License.
- Current CPR Certification.
- Licenses and certifications in good standing.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred; not required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
This position operates in a professional medical clinic environment. The role routinely uses standard office equipment. Physical demands include: - Maintain a stationary position for extended periods while performing essential job duties.
- Movement throughout the clinic, including moving between different areas to perform essential duties.
- Occasionally position oneself to retrieve items or perform certain tasks.
- Must be able to operate typical office equipment such as computers, fax machines, copiers, and telephones, as well as instruments commonly found in an oral health clinic (e.g., diagnostic tools, oral health devices).
- Requires effective verbal and written communication skills to interact with team members, clients, or patients and to complete necessary documentation.
- Move items within the clinic (e.g., oral health supplies, equipment) weighing up to 20 lbs and carry short distances of 10 yards or less.
- Assist patients of varying body sizes onto or off exam tables.
- Occasionally ascend/descend stairs, ladders to retrieve items.
- This position may involve exposure to X-ray radiation, nitrous oxide (N2O), and other typical substances used in an oral health office environment.
- Discern test results, x-ray results and distinguish physical cues on patients, such as changes in appearance or condition.
- Discern odor of dental decay or alcohol impairment on patients.
- Constant required use of personal protective equipment (PPE), which may include gloves, masks, gowns, eye protection, or respirators as required by the role and applicable safety standards.
- Because this position provides direct patient care and requires in-person interaction with patients, staff, equipment, and protected health information, the essential functions of the role must be performed on-site within the clinical environment during scheduled work hours.
- This position requires the ability to maintain assigned patient schedules and clinical coverage, including timely arrival for scheduled shifts and continuity of patient-facing services, to support safe and effective clinic operations.
Reasonable accommodations can be made for qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the role. **THIS POSITION IS ELIGIBLE FOR A $2,000 SIGNING BONUS**
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