Dental Assistant- IDD Full Time - New Vista - Louisville, KY

If you are a mission-driven, compassionate professional with a passion for helping adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities achieve their best life, we have a place on our team for you! Hazelwood Dental Clinic serves our long term residents as well as provides much needed services to the Louisville IDD community. Our employees experience all the benefits of working for a company that values their employees by providing a robust incentive and benefits package: Top Tier Health, Vision and Dental Insurance Generous Paid Time Off, (200+ hours) available upon completion of orientation Tuition Assistance up to $5,000 per year Retirement savings 401K with up to 5% company match Employee Assistance Program Free Wellness Clinic for employee and qualifying dependants Location Hazelwood ICF Dental Clinic, 1800 Old Bluegrass Ave, Louisville, KY 40215-1168 Required Education and Experience Must be Certified Dental Assistant Maintains licensure and/or certification required for position. Previous IDD population experience a plus Essential Functions of the Position Assist Dentist with setup and cleanup. Prepare Individual Life Plan reports for Daily Dental Care for residents. Maintain database for Dental Oral Hygiene. Assist with Oral Hygiene/ training on units as needed. Copy and file Dental Notes. Autoclave Dental Instruments and for Medical Clinic. Assisting with Dental X-Rays Assists with transferring clients to and from dental clinic appointments. Order Dental Supplies. Provides receptionist’s duties, as needed, such as answering calls, signing in patients. Learn and follow all policies and procedures. Position Type/Expected Hours of Work Full Time: 37.5 hours weekly Typical hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (must be able to flex hours/work overtime as needed) #HW1 While we welcome all to apply, there are some position specific background stipulations that must be met to comply with various regulatory and contractual requirements. New Vista prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant, employee or contractor based on sex, race, color, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, martial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, pregnancy, or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, working conditions, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wage and salary administration, employee benefits and training. It is also the company’s policy to prohibit all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, encouraged another to complain, participated in an investigation into such complaints, or opposed unlawful discrimination.

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