Certified Community Health Worker/Unlicensed Dental Assistant

Ready, Set, Smile PA•MInneapolis, MN

About The Position

Ready, Set, Smile (RSS) is seeking a Certified Community Health Worker and unlicensed dental assistant for its school-based oral health program. The role spans classroom education, community outreach and education, fluoride varnish application, clinical services and unlicensed dental assisting, student enrollment, and administration. The current opening is for someone who speaks Spanish and has relationships in the Latino/a community in the Twin Cities. RSS supports ongoing staff training and education and will pay up to $6,000 per year for tuition for a dental workforce course track. The position supports school-based dental clinics, oral health education, administration and billing, community outreach and school liaison work, and teamwork. The employee prepares and sets up clinic supplies and equipment, assists dental providers, records treatment information, supports dental procedures, sterilizes instruments, and provides fluoride treatment to high-risk children. The employee also teaches RSS’s oral health curriculum, maintains education records, processes forms and appointments, and builds relationships with assigned schools, students, and families. Ready, Set, Smile is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2013 to provide culturally rooted dental services, oral health education, and community outreach to low-income children and families of color who lack access to dental care. Its mission is to prepare and empower children in the community to care for their oral health through education and preventive services. Compensation is $22.50–$24.00 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Community Health Worker Certificate.
Experience working in a multicultural setting.
Basic computer skills.
Driver’s license and willingness to travel.
Ability to initiate and maintain positive working relationships with staff and other organizations.
Understanding of and connectedness to the community served.
Good communication skills, including listening well and using language appropriately.
Required vaccinations completed.
Spanish language skills and relationships in the Latino/a community in the Twin Cities are sought for the current opening.

Nice To Haves

Existing relationships with community service organizations and schools.
Experience working in healthcare, especially in a dental setting.

Responsibilities

Prepare supplies and equipment for upcoming school dental clinics and set up clinic equipment and supplies at schools.
Work with dental providers to ensure patients receive comprehensive and coordinated care.
Record examination and treatment notes in the electronic health management system.
Provide dental assistance and know the materials used for procedures including sealants, interim therapeutic restorations, FVA, and silver diamine fluoride.
Break down clinic setups at the end of school clinics and complete sterilization of used instruments.
Provide fluoride treatment to high-risk children.
Prepare and maintain oral health education materials; learn and teach RSS’s curriculum engagingly and appropriately.
Maintain education records, complete evaluations, and work to improve education sessions.
Create treatment lists and other requested reports; process consent forms in Open Dental or other portals as trained.
Reconcile and update the reconciliation and appointment tracker workbook by established deadlines.
Create appointments in Open Dental as assigned and by established deadlines.
Serve as primary liaison to assigned schools and maintain working relationships with principals, school nurses, social workers, and/or community liaisons.
Assist RSS staff with scheduling classroom education and clinics at assigned schools.
Support the insurance collection process for students at assigned schools.
Build trusting relationships with school staff to communicate the needs of insured and uninsured students and gain support for working with families.
Attend school events to build relationships with students and families.
Communicate RSS’s mission effectively and maintain excellent working relationships with patients, visitors, and staff.
Put the children served first, work as part of the team, and attend staff meetings, training, and other meetings as requested.
Perform other relevant duties as needed.