Medical/Dental Clinical Assistant

This is a unique opportunity for a person interested in pursuing a career in healthcare.

Vermont Orofacial Pain Associates (VOPA) specializes in the treatment of patients who seek care from specialist in Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), Orofacial Pain, Sleep Apnea and Oral Medicine. For Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and Orofacial Pain, VOPA provides non-surgical treatment. This often includes oral appliances hand-crafted and maintained by our clinic assistants. Oral Medicine includes a broad variety of conditions that adversely affect the oral cavity. In order to continue providing access to care during the pandemic we have updated our procedures and clinic equipment to improve safety for patients and staff. We expect professionalism, teamwork and reasonable consideration in any collaborative efforts to problem solve. This is a fast paced, challenging environment to work in, but our ability to help patients in need makes the work worth it. The culture in our office is maintained by providing nationally recognized expertize in our field and is grounded in the fact that we are also a small family run business.

Responsibilities include extensive subjective and objective patient interviewing and assessment, building, fitting and maintenance of oral appliances, transcribing narrative reports, taking impressions of teeth, clinic stewardship, and maintaining a safe COVID-19 protocol.

Qualifications include: Bachelor's or associate’s degree in a relevant field of study (science, health, dental), comfort working with a diverse population, a healthy focus on interpersonal teamwork, and basic problem-solving and multi-tasking skills. You should be self-motivated, able to take direction and critique, an effective communicator, and have good hand skills.

We work Monday-Friday. The hours are typically from 7:30 am to 4 pm, but fluctuate reasonably within this time frame based on patient and provider needs.