JOBS

Midwestern University seeks a Practice Assistant for the Dental Institute department. The Practice Assistant in the College of Dental Medicine – Illinois (CDMI) assists the dentist and student dentists in examining and treating patients. The Practice Assistant in the Dental Institute is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the CDMI’s clinics, including the coordination of materials, equipment, and supplies, answering patient phone calls, scheduling patient appointments, and retrieving and relaying patient phone messages to students and faculty. Incumbents in this position work in multiple areas within the CDMI’s clinics on a rotational and/or specific assignment-based system. The Practice Assistant in the Dental Institute reports directly to the Practice Assistant Supervisor and must be able to adapt to work schedule changes based on the hours of the clinic. Pay is $23.31 an hour. Benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance plans as well as life insurance, short/long-term disability, and pet insurance; flexible spending accounts including healthcare reimbursement and child/dependent care accounts; paid holidays, sick/flex days, personal days, and vacation days; and more.
Some responsibilities are the following. To see full list, click on Apply Now.

• Participate in the cycle of equipment, instruments and supplies.
• Deliver instrument carts to student dentists within the various suites.
• Check out equipment, instrument and supplies to the student dental provider.
• Deliver instrument carts with used supplies back to the sterilization room and return used instruments.
• Schedule and confirm appointments with the goal of optimizing clinic utilization. Among other tasks, it will include the systematic review of various student schedules, review of reports for patients with overdue appointments, and proactively facilitating the clinic schedule to ensure that available clinic times are utilized.
• Keep treatment records.
• Report malfunctioning equipment to appropriate personnel.
• Identify and report general maintenance problems.
• Assure presence of necessary materials.
• Request and maintain the materials and supplies necessary for day-to-day operation.
• Assure adherence of all clinic policies including infection control guidelines.
• Participate in instrument, equipment and supply coordination.
• Receive, greet and prepare patients for treatment.