DENTAL ASSISTANT

Dental Assistant - 60004853

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as Dental Assistant within Dental Services. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. If you are driven, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Assists dentist chairside.
• Prepares operatory for patients.
• Has instruments ready and passes to dentist as needed.
• Prepares trays for surgery, autoclaves (sterilizes) instruments.
• Prepares operatory for next patient.
• Checks upon arrival each morning to see if any dental assistant has called in on sick leave or checks appointment schedule for relief assignments.
• Pulls dental record cards for patients who have appointments for that day.
• Prepares Dental Operatory for receiving patients.
• Orders dental supplies.
• Cleans and maintains equipment.
• Maintains records indicating number of patients seen and type of treatment.
• Assists dentists while assigned dental assistant is unavailable.
• Assists dental hygienist, when requested, on appropriate patients.
• Cancels and reappoints patients when hygienist reports on sick leave.
• Takes x-rays upon direction of and under direct supervision of dentists.
• Checks surgical operatory daily for management of adequate supplies, cleanliness of operatory and autoclave and maintains timely sterilization of instruments prior to expiration dates.
• Checks dark room and x-ray rooms daily for management of adequate supplies, cleanliness of equipment and maintenance of solutions in developing and fixing tanks and cold sterilizer.
• Processes admissions, discharges and transfers, as received from daily FSH reports.
• Maintains towel counts, disposition and receipt of same and distribution.
• Maintains library and dental periodicals in an orderly manner.
• Maintains adequate flow of patients charts prior to end of business each day.
• Maintains security and closing details each work day.
• Performs other assigned related duties.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position:

• Knowledge of Amalgamator, Autoclave, Suction Aspirator, Water & Air Spray equipment.

Minimum qualifications:

• 1 year of experience as a Dental Assistant.

Preference will be given to applicants who have:

• Expanded Functions Certification.

Candidate profile (application) must be completed in its entirety: Include the supervisor names and phone numbers for all periods of employment. Account for and explain gaps in employment so that the hiring process is not delayed. Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities, as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications. It is unacceptable to use the statement "See Resume" in place of responding to qualifying questions and entering work history.

Location: Chattahoochee, FL, US, 32324