Position: Dental Assistant - Full-Time
Location: S-M Health Center
Salary: $21.39 Negotiable
Full Benefits - Medical, Dental, PTO and 401K
No weekend or evenings
15 1/2 Paid Holidays a Year
Negotiable dependent on skill level
Position: Dental Assistant - Full-Time
Location: S-M Health Center
Salary: $21.39 Negotiable
Full Benefits - Medical, Dental, PTO and 401K
No weekend or evenings
15 1/2 Paid Holidays a Year
Negotiable dependent on skill level
Posting Date: 4-14-22
Closing Date: Until Filled
Paygrade: 4
Every employee of Stockbridge Munsee Community is expected to present themselves in a professional manner to customers as well as other departments. Stockbridge Munsee Community strives to provide a provide a positive team environment where everyone contributes.
STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS
All employees of Stockbridge Munsee Community must meet the following qualification:
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
· Maintains vendor lists and necessary contacts/contracts for utilizing VA contract pricing.
· While staying within a monthly budget, consolidate staff purchase requests to produce individual vendor orders.
· Prepare monthly purchase requisitions and submit for purchase orders
· Place orders
· Reconcile all vendor invoices for payment, make copies of supporting documentation, and submit for payment
· Maintain supply purchase and delivery records, laboratory fees/invoices, equipment purchases, and warranty records
· Reconcile laboratory invoices and submit for payment.
· Manage and maintain equipment repairs and maintenance
· Follow up with periodic equipment maintenance schedules
· Collect bids for equipment purchases.
· Maintain Safety Data Sheets in an centralized and organized location.
Pours, trims, and labels models.
Constructs custom impression trays.
Constructs splints and soft mouthguards.
Prepares and packages cases to be sent to Dental Labs.
Checks in returning lab cases, puts them away and reports them to the appropriate Doctor
· Instructs a patient in preventive dental care: demonstrates brushing and flossing techniques use of disclosing tablets, and care of prosthodontic appliances.
· Explains the common causes of decay and its relationship to general diet.
· Assists the dentist in performance of oral health education programs in the dental office school and community.
· Performs child and adult prophylaxis to include topical fluoride application.
Applies rubberdam and/or places cotton rolls to isolate operative site.
Taking diagnostic impressions modifies trays as needed.
Fabricate and cement temporary crowns
Must be reliable and prompt when reporting to work.
Required to attend job related, in-service, meetings, and training to maintain professional and technical knowledge.
Must adhere to tribal law and other applicable laws as well as tribal personnel policies and procedures.
May be required to satisfactorily complete an exam or other testing requirement(s) to determine skill proficiency.
The above duties and responsibilities are not an all inclusive list but rather a general representation of the duties and responsibilities associated with this position.
Insurance
· Monitor and submit patient and procedure information to various insurance providers, including Medicaid.
QUALIFICATION
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Must be able to tolerate long periods of sitting, bending, standing, and walking.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT
This position requires a lot of sitting with occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, and lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
Work environment requires excellent personal hygiene due to working in close proximity to others and in an enclosed area.
A Tuberculosis (TB) Screening and/or TB Skin Test may be required.
WE ARE A DRUG FREE EMPLOYER CANDIDATES MUST PASS DRUG SCREEN AND REMAIN DRUG FREE
The Stockbridge Munsee Community operates as an equal opportunity employer. Except Indian Preference is given in accordance with the Tribal Employment Preference Ordinance.
Although an interview may be granted, this does not determine that the candidate fully meets the qualifications until it is determined by the interview team.