TEMPORARY Dental Assistant- Clearwater

Dental Assistant

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Primary Purpose:

Performs chair side dental assistance for students, residents, and faculty in assigned work group.

Job Category: Exempt

Pay Basis: Hourly

Subject to Grant Funding? No

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides chair side assistance to students, residents and faculty in designated sections to ensure excellent customer service.
• Takes digital x-rays to ensure correct diagnosis.
• Maintains equipment and inventory of dental supplies to ensure availability of instruments for students, residents, and faculty to ensure effective operation.
• Monitors oral sedation or general anesthesia procedures to ensure patient comfort.
• Plans the set-up of the operatories and instruments according to the scheduled procedures to maximize operations.
• Maintains operatories according to proper infection control protocols to ensure adherence to OSHA and infection control regulations.
• Assists with sterilization and dispensing to ensure efficient operations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Knowledge of four-handed dentistry.
• Knowledge of x-ray techniques.
• Knowledge of infection control and OSHA protocols.
• Excellent organization and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast pace environment.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Ability and willingness to provide coverage in other areas/facilities.
• Proactive, punctual and reliable.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:

• Ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Ability to work cooperatively with colleagues and supervisory staff at all levels.
• May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
• Exposed to dental materials or chemicals used in dental operatories or laboratories including, but not limited to latex, acrylic, glutaraldehyde, etc.
• May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of dental equipment/supplies to include but not limited to sharp instruments, syringes, pens, pencils and computer keyboards.

Required Certifications/Licensures: Expanded Duties Certificate

Required Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent

Required Experience:

• Minimum one (1) year experience as a Dental Assistant in a dental office, or have graduated from an approved Dental Assisting Educational Program OR
• Foreign trained dentist with Expanded Duties Certificate.
• Radiology certificate or obtain within 90 days from hire

Preferred Qualifications: Experience using with dental software.

Is this a safety sensitive position? No

Background Screening Required? Yes

Pre-Employment Conditions:

Sensitivity Disclaimer: Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.

NSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status.