Dental Assistant

The Iowa Primary Care Association is actively recruiting a Registered Dental Assistant for a community health center, also called a federally qualified health center (FQHC), in Sioux City, Iowa.

What is a community health center?

• Community health centers are the nation’s largest source of comprehensive primary care for medically under-resourced communities and populations.
• Through an integrated care model, including medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services, patients can access comprehensive, coordinated services often under one roof.

Mission of the community health center:

• Inspiring and empowering our community through health equity for all.

Position Details:

• New grads welcome!
• Schedule: 37 hours per week (Mon/Tues: 7:30a – 5p, Wed – Off, Thursday 7:30a – 8P, Friday 7:30a – 5p)
• Hour the Clinic is Open: Mon – Thurs 7:30am-8:00pm; Friday 7:30am-5:00pm
• Evenings: 1 evening per week until 8 PM, no weekends
• Number of Operatories: 14

What you will be doing:

• Work chair side with providers, overflow columns, and hygiene assistant.
• Assist provider teams and hygienists with seating, dismissing and operatory clean up between patients.
• Assist with emergency patients, heavy schedules and assist with volunteer providers chair-side as needed.
• Prepare operatory/clinic areas for treatment activities.
• Cleans & disinfects operatories, instruments.
• Maintain & replenish supplies.
• Maintain & complete patient records.

Requirements

• Accredited dental assisting degree.
• IA Dental Assistant registration, or within 60 days of hire.
• Dental radiography certification, or within 6-months of hire.
• Current BCLS & Mandatory Reporter certifications, or within 30-days of hire.
• Strong ability to be flexible and adjust to multiple providers needs and practice styles without notice.
• Strong ability to work independently and quickly between patients.

Benefits

• Starting hourly wage: $20.00/hour and up with expanded functions
• Cost sharing with the health center and employee for these benefits: Medical Insurance (including RX), Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account - Medical and Dependent Care.
• 401K Retirement Plan – with 5% match
• 100% of these benefits paid by health center: Group term life insurance for employee, spouse, and dependent children, short term disability for employee, long term disability for employee.
• Supplemental insurance policies available for employee purchase include: life insurance, disability insurance, cancer insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO): accrues each pay period up to 120 hours your first year of employment.
• Paid holidays:  9 paid per year.
• Tuition assistance: up to $3,000.00/year and a total of $10,000.00/employee.
• Student Loan Forgiveness/Repayment: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Employee Assistance Program: for employee and immediate family members.
• Business Casual Work Environment.