Job Summary:

The Mile Square Health Center - Auburn Gresham clinic is seeking to fill two full-time Dental Assistant I positions. Under the direction of a Dentist, the Dental Assistant I provides assistance to staff dentist in rendering service to adult and pediatric dental patients. He/she prepares dental units for patient treatment including sterilization, x-ray and reception functions. He/she receives and prepares patients for dental treatment, assists the dentist at the chair side, and maintains records of patient appointments, examinations, and treatment plans.

The work schedule is flex days, Monday - Friday with some Saturdays.

The Mile Square Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center with 14 sites in the Chicagoland area. Our sites offer medical, dental, and behavioral health services. Our dental services focus on the medically complex and underserved, and we offer exams, restorative, dentures, crowns, and pediatric dental services. As a part of the University of Illinois Health and Hospital System, we offer a full range of benefits and organizational employment opportunities. We are also a  site for the HRSA Loan Repayment Program for qualified applicants.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Arranges equipment, pre-tray setups, dental materials and supplies, and patients’ records.
• Provides assistance during dental procedures by transferring instruments, manipulating dental materials, retracting and evacuating oral cavity, and assisting with sedations.
• Answers patients’ inquiries (on phone or in person); receives and seats patients; and prepares patient for exam/procedure.
• Assists in administering first aid measures to patients.
• Dismisses patients, assisting them from office and procedure room; enters services rendered on patient’s record; cleans operatory; and arranges next appointment.
• Performs simple laboratory procedures (such as pouring impressions, sterilizing instruments, and fabricating acrylic impression trays).
• Assists in the ordering, stocking, inventorying and distribution of supplies.
• Recording treatment information in patient records in the EMR system.
• Communicates directly with patients as guided; communicates in an appropriate and positive manner to guide and re-assure patients, as well as support the patient care mission of the institution.
• Sterilizes and disinfects equipment and materials as based on facility protocol.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. High school graduate or equivalent.

OR

2. Any one or any combination of the following, totaling one year (12 months), of training or experience in the categories below:

A) Formal training in dental assisting techniques and procedures

B) Work experience in chair-side dental assisting

3. Bilingual in English/Spanish.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to work on the mobile unit when needed.

To Apply: For fullest consideration, please fully complete an online application by clicking the Apply for Position button below.

Fully complete all sections of the online application including adding your full work history with specific details of your duties & responsibilities for each position held. Fully complete the education, licensure, certification and language sections.

You may upload a resume, cover letter, certifications, licensures, transcripts and diplomas within the document section of your online application.

All civil service positions require an exam.  The exam for this position is an in-person exam and Credentials Assessment.  

You will be required to report in person for this exam. The updated online application and all uploaded, relevant documents, such as a resume, college transcript, certifications and licensures will be used in the calculation of the exam score. These documents should be uploaded prior to the position close date.

When completing your online application, please be sure to provide detailed information about your job knowledge and specific duties and responsibilities, as your qualifications for any Civil Service position will be primarily determined based on what is contained in the application. Dates of employment and if employed on a full or part time basis (including number of hours per week) must be indicated for each position held. Additional consideration will be given to supporting documentation i.e. resume, transcripts, licenses, and certifications so please be sure to attach all applicable documents.

For additional information regarding this position please contact mvalde5@uic.edu

If an application is not fully completed and submitted by the close date, the applicant/employee will not be considered for this position.

For fullest consideration, the above mentioned requirements must be submitted no later than 5/30/22.

We appreciate your interest in employment at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

This position requires Illinois residency within 180 days of the hire date.

University of Illinois faculty, staff and students are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not able to receive the vaccine for medical or religious reasons, you may seek approval for an exemption in accordance with applicable University processes.

For classifications that require a degree as part of the minimum qualifications, a degree verification will be required before any offers of employment are extended.