Dental Assistant (4 days a week/32hr)

For Water Street Mission to fulfill its mission and purpose, it is critical for all staff to participate in the development and maintenance of a healthy Christian Community. By living out our faith with one another and creating a space where our guests are invited to experience that community with us, we participate in lives being restored. Even as some positions have minimal direct contact with guests, each staff member has an essential role in forming and maintaining Christian community. The love of Christ, evidenced in our Water Street community, is the real impetus for change with our guests.

Job Summary: To assist the dentist and dental team in providing services to patients of the WSHS dental clinic.

FLSA: Full Time: (32 hours), Non-Exempt

All Water Street Mission staff must be:

• · Willing to sign the Water Street Ministries' Statement of Faith
• · A current and active member and/or regular attendee of a local church.
• · Able to fully support the Water Street Mission's core values and ministry philosophy.

Essential Functions:

Culture and Values

• Share the Good News of Jesus Christ in words and actions with people we serve, communicating hope and dignity.
• Walk alongside fellow WSM staff in Christian community as we journey toward maturity.
• Encourage restoration in the lives of coworkers and guests, recognizing we are each restored by God to become restorers.
• Work in full coordination with other WSM staff at all times to identify, report and respond appropriately to any potential threats to the safety and wellbeing of guests.

Role Specific Responsibilities

•  Assist the dentists in providing treatment/services to the patients within the scope of the guidelines set by the clinic, the dentist and your ability, knowledge and experience; including but not limited to chair-side assisting, taking and processing radiographs, patient education and documentation (EHR) as needed.
• Assist the dental team with the day-to-day operations of the clinic; including but not limited to: infection control procedures, sterilization of instruments, confirmation of patient education, and documentation in the EHR as needed.
• Provide routine maintenance of dental equipment, STATIM, autoclave, traps, cleaning of Ops, clinic, and laundry.
• Provide spiritual care to patients.

• Responsible for inventory and ordering of dental equipment and supplies in coordination with the dentist.

• Training of the sterilization technician or dental hygienist in the use, maintenance, and care of the sterilizing machines and the clinic equipment.
• Provide oral hygiene instruction to patients.
• Assist in explaining dental procedures to patients.
• Organizing and overseeing laboratory patient cases.
• Assisting in filling out Gift in Kind forms for donations.
• Participate with the team in the active recruitment and on-going engagement of volunteer service providers, including scheduling, recruitment strategy development/implementation, communication, office visits, and speaking at public events.
• Perform other tasks as may be assigned by the dentist or required to assure the smooth functioning of the dental clinic.
• q Be able and willing to share the Gospel and participate in the ministry activities of Water Street Mission.
• q Subscribe to the Water Street Mission Statement of Faith and Qualifications of Employment upon hire and continuously while employed.
• q Adhere to the Water Street Mission Employee Handbook.

Education and Experience: Graduate of a Dental Assistant Program and/or an experienced dental assistant currently practicing in a dental office with an active radiology license required. Bilingual in Spanish is helpful but not required.

Reports To: WSHS Dentist

Key Internal Relationships: Entire WSHS team, Access Center, Case Management

Physical Demands:

Occasionally = 1%-33%; Frequently = 34%-66%; Continuously = 67%-100%

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

• Stand, walk, or sit- Continuously
• Use of fine motor skills- Continuously
• Bend, squat, kneel, and reach- Occasionally
• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds- Occasionally
• Weekend and evening availability- Occasionally

Christian Life:

Water Street Mission is a privately funded 501(c) 3 non-profit, evangelical Christian ministry. Our designated purpose is religious, and we are a Christ-centered ministry that is dedicated to sharing the Gospel and helping the homeless and impoverished. We consider every position to be essential in the fulfillment of our ministry and purpose statement. As such, each employee must have a relationship with Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord. All employees must: