Dental Assistants

Akicita Federal, LLC; Bemidji (MN); On-site; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Akicita Federal is hiring Dental Assistants to provide chairside and preventive dental care at the White Earth Health Center and its satellite clinics in MN, serving American Indian and Alaska Native patients through IHS.

Schedule: Mon–Fri, 8:00–4:30, full-time (2,080 hours/year). $28–$30/hour; federal holidays off. Requires dental radiology certs or CODA-trained credentials and BLS; licensure is required to stay current.

Qualifications

• Six months of dental assisting experience plus a dental radiology certificate, or equivalent.
• Military dental assisting training plus a dental radiology certificate.
• CODA-accredited one-year dental assisting program graduate.
• RDA national registration through AMT.
• RDA state registration.
• CDA certification through DANB.
• Current, unrestricted state Licensed Dental Assistant license.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Licensure and certifications must remain current for the duration of the assignment.
• No health restrictions that would interfere with performance in a dental department.
• Ability to relate constructively to patients from the Native American community.
• Ability to work with patients, the public, and clinic staff.
• Candidates with pending licensure actions are not eligible.

Responsibilities

• Assist dentists chairside with suctioning, retracting, irrigating, nitrous oxide administration, and instrument passing.
• Perform dental prevention services including sealants, silver ion antimicrobial treatments, and fluoride varnishes.
• Perform dental prophylaxes and gross debridement.
• Take oral radiographs and dental impressions following department SOPs and protocols.
• Triage dental patients and take vital signs, weights, and blood glucose readings, documenting findings in the electronic dental record.
• Chart conditions, diagnoses, treatment plans, procedures, outcomes, and procedure codes in the electronic dental chart.
• Set up and break down operatories; perform instrument pre-cleaning and operatory, equipment, and supply disinfection.
• Perform and document equipment maintenance on daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual schedules.

Education

Dental radiology certificate

CODA-accredited one-year dental assisting program

RDA national registration (AMT)

RDA state registration

CDA certification (DANB)

Unrestricted state Licensed Dental Assistant

BLS certification

Military dental assisting training

Job description

Akicita Federal is hiring Dental Assistants to provide chairside and preventive dental care at the White Earth Health Center and its satellite clinics (Naytahwaush and Pine Point) in Ogema, MN, serving American Indian and Alaska Native patients of all ages through the Indian Health Service.

• Assist dentists chairside through suctioning, retracting, irrigating, nitrous oxide administration, and instrument passing
• Perform dental prevention services including sealants, silver ion antimicrobial treatments, and fluoride varnishes
• Perform dental prophylaxes and gross debridement
• Take oral radiographs and dental impressions following department SOPs and protocols
• Triage dental patients and take vital signs, weights, and blood glucose readings, documenting findings in the electronic dental record
• Chart conditions, diagnoses, treatment plans, procedures, outcomes, and procedure codes in the electronic dental chart
• Set up and break down operatories; perform instrument pre-cleaning and operatory, equipment, and supply disinfection
• Perform and document equipment maintenance on daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual schedules

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM; full-time (2,080 hours/year); no overtime; federal holidays off.

$28 - $30 an hour

• Must meet at least one of the following qualifications: (a) 6 months of dental assisting experience plus a dental radiology certificate; (b) military dental assisting training plus a dental radiology certificate; (c) graduation from a CODA-accredited one-year dental assisting program; (d) Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) national registration through AMT; (e) RDA state registration; (f) Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) certification through DANB; or (g) a current, unrestricted state Licensed Dental Assistant (LDA) license
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• All licenses, certifications, or registrations used to qualify must remain current for the duration of the assignment
• No work or health restrictions that would interfere with performance in a dental department
• Skill and knowledge to relate constructively to patients from the Native American community
• Ability to work with patients, the public, and clinic staff
• Candidates with pending dental assistant licensure, certification, or registration actions are not eligible

Before your first day:

• Background investigation including fingerprinting and an FBI national criminal history search, completed prior to starting work; character investigation under the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (no unsupervised patient contact until complete)
• Immunizations and TB testing: two-step tuberculosis skin test (TBST) or proof of TBST within the last 12 months; documented immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); documented immunity to varicella (two vaccine doses, history of disease, or lab evidence); Hepatitis B vaccine series with immunity confirmed by HBSAB testing; annual influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations per clinic requirements
• Verification of licensure and certification through the State Board of Dentistry, DANB, and AMT databases, with results reported to IHS

What sets candidates apart:

About Akicita FederalAkicita Federal is a Native American-owned federal contractor delivering healthcare, clinical, IT, and program-support services across the Indian Health Service, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other federal agencies. We hire the people who do the work — clinicians, analysts, engineers, support staff — and we treat them like the professionals they are.

Equal Opportunity EmployerAkicita Federal is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Akicita Federal complies with the Indian Preference provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (P.L. 93-638) where applicable.