Travel Dental Assistant
About The Position
This full-time position provides dental treatment to patients in long-term care facilities, working alongside a dentist (DDS), clinical schedulers, nursing staff, and facility staff. The role supports care delivery and helps ensure each facility’s needs are met. The position involves traveling two weeks each month to nursing homes throughout Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois, and working the other two weeks in the Des Moines, Iowa area. In the home market, travel may involve driving within a 2–3-hour radius. Travel expenses are covered, mileage is reimbursed, and time spent driving beyond the normal commute is paid. The company reimburses the cost of obtaining licensure in additional states needed for the role. The Dental Assistant transports, sets up, and takes down equipment and supplies in a facility-designated workspace; coordinates charts with nursing home contacts; enters treatment notes at the time of care; maintains dental equipment; manages supply inventory and orders; and ships and receives denture cases from the lab daily. The role offers varied work locations and the opportunity to provide care to an underserved elderly population.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of clinical experience as a chairside Dental Assistant.
- Required X-ray certification.
- Valid driver’s license with no moving violations in the last five years.
- Willingness to travel within a 3-hour radius.
- Own reliable transportation.
Responsibilities
- Assist the DDS with patient treatment in long-term care facilities.
- Work with clinical schedulers, nursing staff, and facility staff to ensure facility needs are met.
- Transport, set up, and take down equipment and supplies in the workspace designated by the facility.
- Coordinate charts with nursing home contacts.
- Enter chart notes at the time of treatment.
- Clean and maintain dental equipment regularly.
- Inventory supplies and order them as needed.
- Ship and receive denture cases from the lab daily.
- Travel to nursing homes and other assigned locations, including driving within the home market.
Benefits
- Travel expenses are covered.
- Mileage reimbursement and partial paid drive time.
- A portion of each day working from home.
- PTO and paid holidays for full-time employees.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Company match for HSA contributions.
- Flexible spending account (FSA).
- Company-paid employee assistance program (EAP).
- Life and disability insurance.
- Reimbursement for the cost of obtaining licensure in additional states needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
