Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant

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LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital- Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.

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Summary Assists dentist during the examination and treatment of patients. Maintains treatment rooms, laboratory, instruments, and equipment. Sterilizes dental instruments. Serves as a dental assistant in the operating room, as needed. Assists with clerical duties, when necessary.

Job Duties

• Assembles and sets up equipment and supplies necessary for patient treatment.
• Documents patient safety issues as needed into the hospital system.
• Performs basic dental radiographic procedures and ensures radiological exposure protection for patients.
• Performs clean-up activities in the operatory, observing safety and infection control policies, procedures, and protocols in handling instruments, equipment, and supplies. Performs infection control of instruments in sterilization room.
• Provides chair side assistance and aid to dentists.
• Escorts patients into treatment room, providing assistance as necessary utilizing good body mechanics for patient.
• Rooms patient in Epic. Reports relevant patient/visitor requests and concerns; communicates observations related to patient health.
• Serves as an assistant in the Operating Room for Dental Cases.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• 3 years experience dental assisting or
• Less than 1 year experience with completion of assisting training program
• Basic computer skills and digital radiology knowledge.
• Knowledge and observation of dental specialties, endodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, extractions, prosthetics, and pedodontics.
• DR - Dental Radiology - State of Pennsylvania

Preferred Qualifications

• Chair side assisting skills, previous experience in oral surgery, restorative dentistry, and prosthetic dentistry.
• CDA - Certified Dental Assistant - State of Pennsylvania

Physical Demands Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.