Dental Assistant I

Kfshrc; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Riyadh is looking for a skilled Dental Assistant. The role involves coordinating daily activities in the Dental Clinic, managing patient referrals, and ensuring timely treatment. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s or associate degree in dental assistance, and relevant experience along with certification in Basic Life Support. This position offers a chance to work in a dynamic environment while ensuring high-quality dental care for patients.

Qualifications

• Two years of related experience with Bachelor's or four years with Associate Degree/Diploma required.
• Current Registration from country of origin and Saudi Commission for Health Specialties is required.
• Certification in Basic Life Support is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates daily activities of the dental clinic and manages patient referrals.
• Ensures medical charts are distributed to appropriate clinics.
• Liaises with referring physicians and schedules patients for dental procedures.

Skills

Dental assisting

Patient care

Scheduling

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate Degree/Diploma in Dental Assistance

Job description

Dental Clinic Section - Dentistry Department

Summary

Coordinates daily activities, ensures that quality of dental care is provided to all patients referred to the department of Dentistry, and Manages patient referrals and ensures treatment is completed in a timely manner.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

1. Ensures that medical charts are available and distributed to appropriate clinics.
2. Liaises with referring physicians regarding scheduling and admission of all inpatient general anaesthesia patients, and ensures all surgical clearance patients are treated as planned.
3. Assumes the coordination between dentists, Operation Room (OR) level II and IV, referring physicians, and admission offices regarding scheduling and admission of all inpatient general anaesthesia patients.
4. Reviews patient medical records for eligibility, health status, sequence of treatment, appointment length and designated dentist. Places appointment orders in Power Chart. Documents in R4 all the orders placed.
5. Coordinates appointments for patients requiring multiple, sequential, and/or combined appointments within Dental Clinic (DC). Assists in managing and tracking the daily referral of new patients to the DC. Triages walk-in pain patients, assesses patient dental needs. Schedules patients in on-call clinics and/or in place of no-show appointments by maintaining the waiting list.
6. Coordinates the care for orthographic surgery cases thru liaison with OMFS and orthodontics.
7. Schedules all add-on appointments in ICIS bar for same day and next day. Notifies dentist and/or dental assistant of changes. Receives patient acceptance referrals and schedules as needed. Receives and documents eligibility acceptance papers. Notifies supervisor of scheduling discrepancies. Assists with resolution of scheduling problems.
8. Coordinates the sequential care for dental implant and rare dental disorder patients.
9. Maintains listing of Head & Neck oncology patients referred to the department of Dentistry and ensures all patients receive regular follow up appointments.
10. Liaises with Cleft Lip & Palate (CLP) nursing coordinator and program director to ensure appropriate dental treatment is available for CLP patients.
11. Contributes in providing feedback to the department of Dentistry management with regards to availability and utilization of DC resources.
12. Performs chairside dental assisting duties, and participates in on-call roster, as required.
13. Participates in Hospital wide performance improvement activities.
14. Follows all Hospital related policies and procedures.
15. Participates in self and other education, training, and development, as applicable.
16. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate Degree/Diploma in Dental Assistance is required.

Experience Required

Grade 08:

• Two (2) years of related experience with Bachelor’s or four (4) years with Associate Degree/Diploma is required.

Grade 09:

• Four (4) years as Dental Assistant I at KFSH&RC.
• Average of annual performance appraisal at least (3.5) for the last four (4) years.
• Fifty (50) hours of cumulative continued medical education [CME].

Other Requirements(Certificates)

• Current Registration from country of origin and Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCHS) is required.
• Certified Dental Assistant Registry (CDA)from point of origin is required for eligible, and Registration of (R.D.A.), or Certification of (C.D.A.) is required.
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) is required.