What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Assistant position at Smile Programs?
Overview
One-of-a-kind experience….. Rewarding Career
No Evenings...No Weekends...Summer's Off!
Smile Pennsylvania, a school-based mobile dental company, is seeking a Dental Assistant in the Warren/Erie area and neighboring cities to help provide dental services to the children within our Pennsylvania schools.
The practices we service primarily focus on children who suffer from poor hygiene and who may also not have easy access to dental care. We truly believe in the importance of this mission and would welcome you as part of the team…and the children in our Pennsylvaniaschools will too!
If you are interested in our mission and want to learn more about this opportunity, please email your resume & contact information to Brent directly at BCogswell@mobiledentists.com. Or apply directly online and we will review your application ASAP.
Dental Assistant Qualifications:
- X-ray Licensed
- CPR certified
- Working experience as a Dental Assistant
- Digital X-ray Imaging experience
- Valid driver license, reliable transportation and a willingness to travel to schools across counties
- Works well with children
- Team player and able to work on a small team
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
Smile Programs Offers:
- No Evenings, No Weekends and Summers off!
- Incentive Bonus plan based on Billable Patients Per visits on top on your hourly rate.
- Working a school day schedule (around 5 – 7 hours); on average between 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
- Travel Pay
- Excellent benefit packages
- Competitive compensation
- State-of-the-art portable dental equipment
- Latest technology & digital radiography
General Working Conditions:This position entails situations of prolonged sitting and standing, as well as working in tight spaces. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must have the ability to lift 50 pounds and assist with unloading, set up, break down, and reloading equipment from mobile van into school and back to mobile van. This position requires the dexterity and motor skills to handle dental instruments, x-ray equipment, sterilizers, air compressors and other equipment as needed to perform job tasks. The employee must follow safety guidelines to protect themselves and patients from infectious diseases and associated risks with the x-ray machine. The work locations will require travel (up to 2 hours on occasions). The work environment is fast paced, requiring adaptability to interact with children and adults.
Who We Are
Smile Programs is the nation's leading in-school dental program founded over two decades ago by two moms, who happen to also be dentists. The founders saw a tremendous need among underserved school aged children who did not have easy access to dental care and who often suffered from poor oral hygiene, tooth decay, pain and associated medical problems. Knowing that many parents could not take their children to the dentist due to issues including time off from work and transportation challenges, they sought to bring the care to the need. Today, through its dental partners, Smile Programs provides preventative and restorative care to approximately 500,000 children per year.
Tooth decay is the most common, and preventable disease among children, more common than asthma. In fact, each year, over 51 million school hours are lost due to oral health related issues.
Smile Programs affiliates with state licensed dentists, hygienists and assistants who use state-of-the-art portable equipment to provide all services onsite, directly in the school or in a self-contained mobile dental facility on site at the school. If portable equipment is used, classrooms, auditoriums or other school venues are literally transformed into fully functional dental offices for the day. Our expertise, obtained through years of experience bringing mobile dental care to schools, as well as through our highly qualified staff, enables us to bring exceptional care with minimal disruption to the normal school routine.
Smile Programs is currently active in 18 states and has ongoing strategic partnerships with over 8,000 school districts, including 21 of the 25 largest school districts in the country.
Given the ongoing lack of access for many underserved children across the country, our services are in great demand and we are always looking for caring, compassionate professionals to join our team and play their part in making a difference in the lives of today's underserved children.
Rewarding Work. Competitive Compensation. Smile Programs.
Smile Programs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.
