Chairside Dental Assistant (Recruitment Incentive)

Summary This position serves as a general dental assistant at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, which includes assisting the staff dentists and residents in the general practice of dentistry performed in the dental clinic and is directly supervised by an assigned staff dentist. Responsibilities Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: -Performs as a dental assistant, which includes assisting the staff dentists and residents in the general practice of dentistry performed in the dental clinic and is directly supervised by an assigned staff dentist. - Takes blood pressures, medical histories and assists providers in examining patients and recording information in the dental, medical and other pertinent clinical or administrative records. Consults and requests for a variety of tests may be entered for providers. - Confirms appointments and schedules patients for examination, treatment and post-operative appointments. - Receives, positions, disinfects and drapes all patients as appropriate for treatment procedures.- Provides proper instrumentation, obtains and checks medical records for treatment contrau00adindications. Also ensures that necessary laboratory tests, prophylactic medications and paperwork (i.e. surgical consent) are in order before the appointment and/or specific procedure(s). - Directly assists the staff dentists, trainees and dental hygienists at the general dentistry and expanded function levels in operative, prosthodontics, endodontics, periodontics and oral surgery using four handed dentistry techniques. - Places rubber dams, retracts tissue, cuts sutures, irrigates operative sites and suctions secretions, gives preventive dentistry instructions and monitors vital signs. - Packages and routes specimens for proper pathologic evaluation. Work Schedule: 08:00 - 16:30 Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 92855A, 92856A, 92857A, 92858A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the

Created: 2026-02-16