PT Dental Assistant - Corrections

PT Dental Assistant - Corrections# PT Dental Assistant - CorrectionsHot JobSCJ - Bushnell, FL 33513## Description| || --- || **Job Summary** || Entry-level positions for the dental assistant role which is responsible for performing all the delegable clinical dental assisting duties listed in Florida Statutes 466 and Administrative Rules 64B-5, including but not limited to screening and preparing patients for treatment, assisting hygienist/dentists in treating patients, educating patients, and processing instruments, with adherence to HIPAA, CDC, and OSHA standards. Team members are involved in continual training. This is a part-time position for 1 day per week, for 8 hours. || **Qualifications and Requirements** || * **Education and Training**: + High School diploma or GED required. + Successful completion of a Dental Assistant Certificate (EFDA) Training course from an Accredited Dental Assistant school or training program, including dental radiology, is required. + Current BLS certificate from nationally recognized organizations that include hands-on skills verification. Online-only or non-recognized certifications are not accepted. + Must have a valid Florida Driver’s license and have a reliable form of transportation. * **Experience**: + No dental assistant experience required, yet preference will be given to candidates with experience and or training. + Experience dealing with underserved populations and cultural competency a plus. * **Behavioral Management**: Experience working with patients of all ages preferred or willing to train. * **Cultural Competency**: Experience dealing with underserved populations and ability to relate to patients of all religions, ethnical and cultural backgrounds preferred. * **Good Communication Skills**: Must have good people skills and communicate following the HFHC Core Values. * **Emotional Intelligence and Adaptability:** Must be able to stay positive in stressful situations and deal professionally with unhappy, fearful, and confrontational individuals. * **Adherence to Policy and Procedures**: Must have a good working knowledge of dental terminology, dental policies and procedures, oral health issues, or be willing to train. Team members must follow the organizational and department professional code of conduct. * **Time Management Skills**: Must be able to organize and prioritize workload. * **Competent in General Office Skills** such as computers (Microsoft Office products, EHR), faxes, telephones, and copy machines. * **Teamwork**: Must be team-oriented and maintain an effective and positive professional working relationship with all clinical and nonclinical staff, including the detention staff at the correctional site. * **Proactive Attitude**: Must be willing to train in additional duties and expanded functions to grow professionally within the organization. * **Flexibility and Attendance**: Must be able to work the assigned day and time for dental services. * **Bilingual** **a plus**: || **Essential Functions** || || * **Chairside dental assisting tasks as allowed by the Florida Statutes and Administrative Rules as well as:** + Identify patients using Double Identifiers – i.e. name and birth date. + Document patients’ chief complaints in their patient’s own words. + Collects and records medical history, list of medications and allergies, surgeries, hospitalization, and social/dental history records. + Obtain and record in medical record patient vitals, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and or glucose levels (when applicable), height, and weight as needed. + Operates dental X-ray equipment and takes diagnostic dental X-rays as prescribed by the dentist. + Handle dental instruments, including cleaning/oiling, bagging, sterilization/disinfection, and re-circulation following OSHA and CDC standards. + Assists in educating patients regarding oral hygiene, treatment options and plans, dental consent and provides witness signatures prior to specialty procedures. + Assist the dentist through 4-handed dentistry, including suction, handling dental materials, and transferring instruments. + Performs preventative dental treatment including but not limited to clinical crown polishing, tooth flossing, sealant, and fluoride placement as delegated by the supervising dentist. + Performs operatory disinfection before and after dental procedures. + Records accurate dental charting of existing restorations, new dental caries, and planned restorations. + Assists the dentist in completion of dental exam and procedure documentation and closes procedure codes at the end of each visit. + Completes any necessary paperwork/data entry required into the medical record. + Assists in patient scheduling. + Presents treatment plans prepared by the dentist and obtains patient signatures. + Provide patient education, including oral hygiene and post-operative instructions. * Proactively participates in patient care to ensure office efficiency and productivity. * Assists with maintenance of the office inventory, dental equipment and logs as instructed by assigned dentist. || || **Physical Requirements** || * Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. * Must be able to stand or sit chairside for extended periods of time. * Must have manual dexterityto allow for the handling of specialized dental equipment. * Must have clear vision to allow inspection of instruments for cleanliness, residue or defects. | #J-18808-Ljbffr Heart of Florida Health Center, Inc