Dental Assistant*

Dental Assistant

Position: Dental Assistant

Location: Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Tallahassee, FL

Schedule: Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), normally between the hours of 6:00 am 2:30 pm or 7:30 am to 4:00 pm depending on the assigned dental officer, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch period. If the assigned Dental Officer is working a compressed work schedule, hours will be changed accordingly. This means that some or all of the dental assistants could be working 9 to 10 hours per day or a straight eight (no duty-free lunch) schedule. A session will equal one (1) hour. The Dental Assistant's schedule shall not exceed 40 sessions per week.

Description of Services: All duties shall be performed in accordance with standards and methods generally accepted within the field of Dental Assistant Services, and compliance with all Federal and State policy and regulations. The contractor shall adhere to all standards and regulations associated with the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), and American Correctional Association Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions. The contractor's performance shall be monitored by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The contractor must be able to work with an inmate population from a variety of cultural, regional, racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Education and Experience: The Dental Assistant shall possess specialty training from a licensed dentist and/or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school. Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety. The Dental Assistant shall be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association and must be maintained on their own time. The assistant must have a minimum of two (2) years of full-time experience providing chair-side dental assisting services or be a Registered Dental Assistant. Bilingual oral communication skills and experience in a clinical correctional setting are desirable. Documents supporting your qualifications must be submitted (resume, photocopies of certificates and CPR etc.)

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