Traveling Dental Assistant – Nursing Home Care
About The Position
The Traveling Dental Assistant provides treatment to patients in long-term care facilities, working with the DDS, clinical staff, and facility staff. The assistant supports the DDS during treatment and coordinates with clinical schedulers and nursing staff to ensure facility needs are met. The position covers a home market, with travel typically ranging from 20 minutes to 2.5 hours. Duties include transporting, setting up, and taking down equipment and supplies; coordinating patient charts with nursing home contacts; entering treatment notes at the time of care; maintaining dental equipment; inventorying and ordering supplies; and shipping and receiving denture cases from the lab daily. This is a part-time role working two days per week, with a portion of each day working from home.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of clinical experience as a chairside dental assistant.
- Valid driver's license with no moving violations in the last five years.
- Willingness to travel 20 minutes to 2.5 hours.
- Own reliable transportation.
- X-ray certification.
Responsibilities
- Assist the DDS with patient treatment in long-term care facilities.
- Work with clinical schedulers and nursing staff to ensure facility needs are met.
- Travel between facilities within the home market.
- Transport, set up, and take down equipment and supplies in the facility-designated workspace.
- 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.
Benefits
- Drive time over 30 minutes each way is paid.
- Mileage reimbursement of 50 cents per mile for all miles driven.
- A portion of each day working from home.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
