Dental Assistant I- Pittsfield (0197)
SIU Medicine
About the Practice
Job Description
$16.07 - $17.68 Hourly
Location
Pittsfield, IL
Job Type
Civil Service
Job Number
2401643
Department
Family and Community Medicine/Pittsfield-SMS
Division
N/A
Opening Date
01/12/2026
Closing Date
8/31/2026 2:00 PM Central
FLSA
Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit
Non-Represented
Shift
Days
Exempt or Non_Exempt
Non-Exempt
SMS/SWS#
SMS.CS.N11764.000
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Description
This position works as part of a team with the Dentist, dental hygienist and front office staff to make the dental site efficient. The position will receive and prepare patients for dental treatments and provided assistance to the Dentist in rendering dental services.
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Examples of Duties
PATIENT CARE 75%
Arrange equipment, pre-tray setups, dental materials, supplies and patient records
Aid during dental procedures by transferring instruments, manipulating materials, retracting and evacuating oral cavity and assisting with sedations
Expose digital and film-based radiographs under the direction of a dentist
Demonstrate radiographic techniques and radiation protection
Answer patient inquiries on phone or in person
Receive and seats patients; and prepares for exam/procedure
Assist dental students or instructors/faculty/residents in administering first aid measures
Clean operatory and arranges next appointment
Follow OSHA guidelines
Perform simple laboratory procedures (pouring impressions, sterilizing instruments, fabricating impression trays)
Assist with ordering, stocking, inventorying and distribution of supplies
Record treatment information in electronic records
Communicate with patients as guided by student or faculty; communicates in a positive manner
Clean and sterilize supplies, instruments, and placing disposable barriers on equipment
Report malfunction of equipment to appropriate personnel
Perform other related duties as assigned
INDIRECT PATIENT CARE 25%
1. Schedule appointments, maintaining accurate records, answer phones, order supply
and other front desk duties.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Highschool graduate or equivalent education
Supplemental Information
If you require assistance, please contact the Office of Human Resources at hrrecruitment@siumed.edu or call 217-545-0223 Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm.
The mission of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is to optimize the health of the people of central and southern Illinois through education, patient care, research and service to the community.
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Pre-employment background screenings required.
About SIU Medicine
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine was established in 1970 to assist the people of central and southern Illinois meet health care needs. SIU has focused on training caring physicians and is internationally recognized for its innovative teaching and testing techniques. There are 72 students in each of four classes (with the first year in Carbondale). More than 870 SIU graduates are now practicing in Illinois. SIU is a national leader in the percentage of graduates who enter primary care. SIU has approximately 280 resident physicians training in 15 medical specialty areas. It also awards masters and doctoral degrees in pharmacology, physiology, and biochemistry and molecular biology, a combined MD-JD degree, a combined MD-MPH degree and also offers a Physician-Assistant degree. SIU Medicine has more than 250 full-time faculty physicians in family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry and surgery. The school, its clinical practice, SIU Medicine, and its teaching hospitals, Memorial Medical Center and St. John’s Hospital, make Springfield an expanding academic medical center with considerable clinical, educational and research expertise. It has 34 building locations throughout central and southern Illinois.