Dental Assistant FPC-Alderson, Alderson, WV

Dental Assistant FPC-Alderson, Alderson, WV

Alderson, West Virginia, United States FPC-Alderson Alderson, WV

$ 17.79 - 22.88 (US Dollar)

Work Location

Bureau of Prisons

Federal Prison Center-Alderson

Health Services Department

1 Glen Ray Road

Alderson, West Virginia, 24910

Citizenship Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Clearance Requirements: National Background Check with Inquiries, Fingerprints, and Drug Screen.

Type of Employment: Full-Time, 40 hours per week.

Period of Performance: Estimated start date: 15 July 2026 30 April 2031.

Estimate Pay: $17.79 - $22.88 per hour.

Paid Time Off per Year: Up to 80 hours per year, occurring on day one.

Sick Leave per Year: Up to 56 hours per year, occurring on day one.

Paid Federal Holidays: Eleven (11) Paid Federal Holidays

Working Hours The Dental Assistant will normally work Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break, except on Federal holidays. The Dental Assistant will not work more than 40 hours a week.

Qualifications

• Must process a High School Certificate of Graduation or GED.
• Must have specialty training from a licensed dentist and/or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school. A licensed dentist and/or a dental school completion certificate is required.
• Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety.
• Certified Expanded Functions Dental Assistant is recommended but not required.
• Must hold current CPR certification from the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services.

Attire The Dental Assistant must wear appropriate professional attire (scrub uniforms are always approved). The attire worn shall also be appropriate for the correctional environment in which the Bureau of Prisons employee will be performing. The Dental Assistant must not wear khaki or green clothing of any kind, as these are the colors worn by the Adults in Custody (AIC).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Retrieves patient records, escorts patients to the appropriate dental area, seats and prepares them for treatment, and provides dismissal and follow-up instructions.
• Providing chair-side assistance to the dentist during restorative, prosthodontics, periodontics, endodontic, and oral surgery procedures.
• Assists the Dental Officer in restorative, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, examinations, and emergency cases.
• Operating radiographic equipment, demonstrating proficiency in radiographic techniques, processing films, and properly mounting them for interpretation, while demonstrating current knowledge in radiographic safety measures.
• Performing screening exams and documenting existing conditions under a dentist's or physician's supervision.
• Prepares dental instruments, materials, medications, treatment rooms, and equipment for procedures; passes instruments, retracts tissues, irrigates, and operates the aspirator.
• Observes patient responses, provides dental health education, conducts dental screenings, and performs routine oral prophylaxis using hand and mechanical instruments.
• Makes required entries in electronic and paper dental treatment records and prepares radiographs, including positioning patients, minimizing radiation exposure, processing images, and maintaining radiographic infection control and quality assurance.
• Placing transitional restorations in emergency situations.
• Taking preliminary prosthetic impressions and pouring the models.
• Removing sutures.
• Delivering post-surgical care for alveolitis or persistent bleeding under the supervision of a dentist.
• Responsible for the re-cementation of fixed prosthodontic restorations under the supervision of a dentist.
• Assisting with scheduling patients for the dental clinic via call-outs.
• Maintaining daily statistics of the patients seen in the dental clinic.
• Scanning of medical records and reports as needed.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive Compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision options.
• Outstanding career growth potential.

About Us

Fidelity Partners is a Inc. 5000, USA company that provides medical, technical, logistical, and administrative services to the federal government and commercial Clients across the country. Fidelity offers competitive salaries and benefits packages.