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Salary Range $23.00 - $25.00 Hourly

Position Type Part Time

Job Shift Weekends

Education Level Not Specified

Travel Percentage None

Category Dentist/Dental Support

Description

BENEFITS:

+ Referral program

+ 401(k) w/employer match

+ Health insurance

+ Vision insurance

+ Dental insurance

+ Professional Development

+ Paid Time Off

+ Disability Insurance

SUMMARY:

Our associates deliver a higher standard of business services to support medical care and behavioral health care. We maintain professionalism, integrity, and commitment as we solve problems and make lives easier.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

+ Assist the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures

+ Assists with the taking and development of dental radiographs (x-rays)

+ Asks about the patient's medical history and takes vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temp, and respirations)

+ Assists the dentist and management staff with developing infection control protocols specific to dental procedures

+ Dons and maintains integrity of Personal Protective Equipment during the performance and clean-up following dental procedures

+ Prepares and sterilizes instruments and equipment used in the dental suite

+ Provides patients with instructions for oral care following dental treatment procedures

+ Teaches patients’ appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health (e.g., tooth brushing, flossing)

+ Takes impressions of patients' teeth for study casts (models of teeth)

+ Performs office management tasks that often require the use of a personal computer

+ Communicates with nursing staff, dentists, practitioners, suppliers, jail facility and patients as appropriate and directed by the site dentist

+ Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations

+ Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipates needed supplies; places and expedites orders for supplies as approved by the dentist; verifies receipt of supplies

+ Maintains control and perpetual inventory of sharps stored in the dental suite

+ Reports for work as scheduled and is prepared to begin work at the assigned time

+ Any and all other duties as assigned

Qualifications

+ Certification in field applying for preferred

+ 2+ years of related experience

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; hands-on training

+ Strong computer, Internet, and email skills