CDOC Dental Assistant -PART-TIME - (DELTA, CO)

State of Colorado; Delta (CO); Presencial; USD 40 000 - 52 000; Tempo parcial

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical and dental health plans

Paid life insurance

11 paid holidays per year

Resumo da oferta

State of Colorado in Delta, CO is seeking a part-time Dental Assistant to support the dentist in a prison clinical setting. You will assist with routine and emergency dental care, manage clinic operations, and ensure compliance with infection control and radiation safety guidelines.

Responsibilities include obtaining digital x-rays, maintaining instrument sterility, educating inmates about dental health, managing supplies, and coordinating with the dentist to optimize workload and efficiency.

Qualificações

• Two years of full-time professional experience as a Dental Assistant, providing chair side assistance in General Dentistry or Oral Surgery to an adult population.

Responsabilidades

• Assist the dentist with routine and emergency dental care for inmates in a prison clinical setting.
• Ensure daily clinic operations including scheduling, tool control, infection control, hazardous waste and radiation control practices.
• Obtain digital x-rays and set up restorative procedures; sterilize instruments and equipment; maintain cleanliness of the dental clinic.

Conhecimentos

Dental Assistant

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Colorado Department of Corrections Mission

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference and build greater public confidence in good government, consider joining the dedicated people of the State of Colorado. Our professionals stride to support state government and the citizens of Colorado. Customer service is a key component for every position in state government as is the focus on ideas and ways to redesign the delivery of services in making state government more effective and efficient.

In addition to a great agency and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the state system;
• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined
• Contribution Plan plus 401K and 457 plans.
• Medical and dental health plans;
• Short and long term disability coverage;
• Paid life insurance;
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave;
• Wellness program, tuition reimbursement, training opportunities and more;
• Visit State of Colorado Employee Benefits. for more information.
• This position is compensated on a bi-weekly pay cycle.

Who May Apply:

This position is open to Colorado state residents only.

Types of Position: This is a Part time position.

Location:

The position is located in Delta, Colorado.

This job posting may be used to fill future vacancies at this location.

This part-time position assists the dentist in providing routine and emergency dental care, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients in a prison clinical setting. Assures daily completion of dental clinic operations to include but not limited to scheduling, tool control, chemical control, infection control practices, bio hazardous waste, hazardous materials and radiation control, and exposure control regulations.

• Obtain digital x-rays;
• Set up restorative procedures;
• Educate inmates about preventive dental health care;
• Sterilize instruments and equipment;
• Dispose of medical contaminated waste;
• Interpret and adapt radiation safety and infection control guidelines and regulations to fit individual circumstances;
• Monitor and maintain intra-oral x-ray machines;
• Set schedule and perform preventive maintenance on dental equipment, trouble shoot and initiate work orders;
• Maintain inventory levels of supplies & chemicals, prioritizing usage based on expiration dates and re-ordering as needed;
• Ensure safety & security by maintaining a controlled environment for tools, chemicals & supplies;
• Maintain cleanliness of dental clinic;
• Under direction from the dentist, plan the workload and appointment schedule of inmates to achieve maximum efficiency;
• Triage urgency of dental requests for treatment, gather information, consult with dentist and schedule appropriately;
• Monitor progress of prosthetic cases and determine how best to schedule these patients;
• Obtain signatures and track co-pay charges and submit them for approval;
• Maintain suitable filing system,supply usage, expiration dates and stock levels;
• Perform and log autoclave spore strip testing per Dental Service Standards;
• Provide assistance with the upkeep of ACA files and presentation of Dental Clinics during ACA Audits.

You are encouraged to print a copy of this announcement for your records

ONLY APPLICANTS WHO MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS PROCESS.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Applicant must havetwo years of full-time, professional work experience as a Dental Assistant, providing chair side assistance in General Dentistry or Oral Surgery to an adult population.