Certified Dental Assistant – Auburn Park, IL
We are seeking a Certified Dental Assistant for our busy community based dental clinic in Auburn Park, IL. The CDA will help with preparing patients, sterilizing instruments, setting up rooms, and some dental hygiene tasks. To do well in this role you should have a dental x-ray certification and provide a great level of patient care. The CDA will work 8am-5:00pm with no weekends or on-call requirements. This position offers competitive compensation of $20-$22 per hour with full benefits and a $1,000 signing bonus!
Responsibilities:
- Preparing patients for dental work.
- Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures.
- Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary.
- Assisting dental hygienists with procedures when necessary.
- Providing great patient care.
- Recording treatment information in patient records.
- Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental x-ray equipment.
- Giving patients information on dental hygiene, oral health care, and plaque control programs.
- Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs.
- Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.
- Caring for dental equipment.
- Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
- Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory.
- Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions.
Dental Assistant Requirements:
- Certification or associate degree in an accredited dental assisting program.
- Knowledge of Dentrix dental process software preferred but not required
- Dental x-ray certification.
- Diploma from Dental Assistant Program
- Pitt Fissure and Sealant Certified
- COVID19 Vaccination Card
- Consistently professional appearance and attitude.
- CPR/BLS
Kurt Schussler
Managing Partner
Medical Advantage Recruiters
15455 Dallas Parkway, Suite #600
Addison, TX 75001
Phone: (877) 490-5260
Fax: (817) 491-5261
www.medicaladvantage.net
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Schedule:
Experience:
- Dental assisting: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- X-Ray Certification (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Auburn Park, IL (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Auburn Park, IL: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person