Dental Assistant -- Registered

Registered Dental Assistant

Northern New Mexico

The modern term Apache excludes the related Navajo people. However, the Navajo and the other Apache groups are clearly related through culture and language and thus are considered Apachean. Apachean peoples formerly ranged over eastern Arizona, northwestern Mexico, New Mexico, and parts of Texas and the Great Plains. The Apachean tribes were historically very powerful, constantly at enmity with the Spaniards and Mexicans for centuries. The first Apache raids on Sonora appear to have taken place during the late 17th century. The U.S. Army, in their various confrontations, found them to be fierce warriors and skillful strategists. The Jicarilla Apache Nation is located in the scenic mountains and rugged mesas of northern New Mexico near the Colorado border. There are approximately 2,755 tribal members, most of whom live in the town of Dulce. Nomadic in nature until just before European contact, the Jicarilla tribe established trade with Taos and Picurs pueblos. They wandered and traded as far east as Kansas until they settled deep in the northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the mid-1720s. The Jicarilla Apache Nation is world-renowned for its hunting, fishing, camping, boating, and hiking opportunities. The tribe maintains Horse Lake Mesa Game Park, the largest single elk enclosure in the country at 14,500 acres. Black bears and mountain lions roam freely throughout the nation. Dulce, New Mexico is located right on the Colorado-New Mexico border. It's a quaint town, with a population just under 3,000. It's the tribal headquarters of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. It's also the alleged location of a secret underground alien base which is not a story related to this position. Life in Dulce offers a rural feel with a very affordable cost of living.

Responsibilities:

Dental Assisting services to include, but not limited to:

• Following all infection control and OSHA protocols in line with JSU Dental Department policy
• Protecting all patient health information in line with JSU & HIPAA policies
• Providing dental chairside assistance with all routine dental procedures
• Preparing patient for dental procedure to be performed
• Proper cleaning and disinfection of dental operatories as per JSU Dental policy
• Preparing dental operatory with appropriate instruments and materials
• Updating patients' medical history and other forms and medical history in Dentrix.
• Updating patients' Dentrix notes as directed by dentists
• Positioning and exposing dental radiographs
• Applying topical fluoride for patients as directed by dentist
• Providing toothbrush prophylaxis to pediatric patients as directed by dentist
• Taking alginate dental impressions
• Performing routine dental laboratory procedures fabricating dental models and custom trays
• Preparing dental laboratory prescriptions per dentist instructions
• Maintaining sundry supplies in dental operatory
• Sterilization of dental instruments
• Providing patient education oral hygiene instruction, post-operative wound care, etc.
• Preparing and explaining various dental consent forms to patients
• Performing minimal dental receptionist duties as needed
• Measuring patient vital signs
• A valid Dental Assistant Certification is preferred
• Following various directions or completing any other tasks as assigned or requested by dentists and/or Lead Dental Assistant
• Shall work in collaboration with all dental staff and other JSU staff.
• Shall work with the Chief of Dental Officer to establish a monthly schedule of clinic days required. Changes to clinic visits and hours of services to be provided by the Contractor shall have prior approval of the Chief of Dental services at the Client facility.
• Shall confer with dentists and Lead Dental Assistant on a regular basis assuring timely and adequate communication of findings or concerns for appropriate and quality patient care.
• Shall arrive in adequate time to prepare for Clinic day schedule.
• The Contractor is expected to demonstrate sensitivity to cross-cultural and language difference and have the ability to work through interpreters.

Requirements:

• Must be a Registered Dental Assistant
• Must have an active and current Dental Radiology Certification OR must be actively working towards becoming certified.

Hours of operation are Monday thru Friday 8am to 4:30pm. No evenings or weekends required, no overtime required, no holidays required.

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