Dental Assistant - 238503

Medix™; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

PTO and Paid Holidays

401k Retirement Plan with Company Match

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Flexible work from home options

Daily bonus for on-site work

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Chairside Dental Assistant to join their dynamic team. This role involves providing essential support in dental procedures, ensuring equipment is ready, and maintaining hygiene standards. With a focus on patient care, you will work closely with a dentist, traveling to various locations within a 3-hour radius. Enjoy a flexible schedule and the opportunity to make a real difference in patients' lives. If you're passionate about dental care and looking for a role that offers both challenges and rewards, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of clinical experience as a Chairside Dental Assistant required.
• X-ray certification and valid driver's license are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Transport, set-up and maintain dental equipment and supplies.
• Coordinate with nursing home contacts for chart management.

Skills

Clinical Experience

Communication Skills

X-ray Certification

Reliability

Education

Dental Assistant Certification

Tools

Dental Equipment

Job description

This range is provided by Medix. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$25.00/hr - $30.00/hr

Shift:

• They have a team of schedulers scheduling for each patient, so you will know the schedule about 4-6 weeks ahead of time, BUT patients could get added on from there so need to be semi flexible.
• Typical start time is 8:30a to set up (patients coming in at 9a) and usually end the day around 3p.

Pay: $25 - $30/hour

Type of Position: Contract to Hire, 800 hours (around 5 months, goal to get hired on after).

Locations:

• Covers their home market which includes driving up to a 2-3 hour radius.
• A Dental Assistant will typically have 1-2 homes they visit in a day.
• There may be an occasional 3rd stop if there is an emergency patient in the area.
• If it's a full denture day (Deliveries and impressions without exams and other treatment) the max they will go into is 4.
• The patient load reduces depending on the number of stops they attend that day.
• Mileage reimbursement is included, as well as paid time for all driving that exceeds normal commute time.
• Paid outside of the first 30 minutes and last 30 minutes of drive time.
• 50c mileage reimbursement from time they leave their driveway to when they get back.
• Paid for charting at night, loading up supplies in vehicle.
• If reach over 40 hours extra hours are time and a half.
• $50 bonus every day when they are on premises - this is based on number of patients and surveys (interaction with nursing home staff, this is who fills out the survey).

Start: ASAP

Dress Code: They will send candidates tops, but you'd need to buy black scrub pants (they reimburse) and then closed toed shoes.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 year clinical experience as a Chairside Dental Assistant required.
• X-ray certification is required.
• Valid Driver’s License with no moving violations in the last 5 years.
• Willingness to travel within a 3-hour radius.
• Must have own reliable transportation with truck space to store equipment.
• Must have clean space at home to store equipment when needed - in a place away from kids/pets to keep hygiene.
• Comfortable communicating online.

Responsibilities:

• Typically working with the same dentist.
• Transport, set-up and take down equipment and supplies in room designated as work space by facility.
• Work with contacts at nursing home to coordinate charts.
• Enter chart notes for treatment at the time of treatment.
• Maintain dental equipment through regular cleaning and maintenance routines.
• Inventory supplies and order as needed.
• Ship and receive denture cases from lab on a daily basis.
• Assist with extractions on site unless dentist isn’t comfortable with, then refer to a practice.

Additional Benefits:

• Partial paid drive time and mileage.
• Portion of each day working from home.
• Maybe 2 days a month - charting/organizing.
• PTO and Paid Holidays for FT Employees.
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match.
• Insurance programs including medical, dental, vision, company match for your HSA, FSA, company-paid EAP, and life and disability insurance, and more.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Health Care Provider

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care