Dental Assistant

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Bragg (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC, seeks a Dental Assistant to support dentists across multiple clinics on the installation, handling patient care and radiographic procedures. Working hours are approximately Monday - Friday, 0715 - 1615, excluding federal holidays.

Applicants must be US citizens and meet qualification requirements, including radiology credentialing standards and submission of transcripts or licenses as applicable.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience assisting with dental treatments and operating dental radiography equipment.
• Completion of a full four-year dental assistant or dental hygiene program with at least 24 semester hours in radiation physics, radiation biology, radiation health, safety, protection, radiographic techniques and related topics.
• Combination of education and experience may be used if the computed percentage of requirements is at least 100%.

Responsibilities

• One year of specialized experience which includes assisting with dental treatments for patients and operating dental radiography equipment for oral x-rays.

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC. The Dental Assistant provides assistance to dentist in treating patients within one of seven clinics across the installation. Working hours are approximately Monday - Friday, 0715 - 1615, excluding federal holidays.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Radiology Certification

Public Law 97-35 requires that persons who administer radiologic procedures meet the credentialing standards in 42 CFR Part 75. Essentially, they must (1) have successfully completed an educational program that meets or exceeds the standards described in that regulation, and is accredited by an organization recognized by the Department of Education, and (2) be certified as radiographers in their field. The following meet these requirements:

(1) Persons employed by the Federal Government as radiologic personnel prior to the effective date of the regulation (January 13, 1986) who show evidence of current or fully satisfactory performance or certification of such from a licensed practitioner such as a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, podiatry, or chiropractic who prescribes radiologic procedures to others.

(2) Persons first employed by the Federal Government as radiologic personnel after the effective date of the regulation who (a) received training from institutions in a State or foreign jurisdiction that did not accredit training in that particular field at the time of graduation, or (b) practiced in a State or foreign jurisdiction that did not license that particular field or did not allow special eligibility to take a licensure examination for those who did not graduate from an accredited educational program, provided such persons show evidence of training, experience, and competence, as determined by OPM or the employing agency.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience which includes assisting with dental treatments for patients and operating dental radiography equipment for oral x-rays. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). Note: You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you may be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses.

OR

Education

Successful completion of a full four-year course of study in a dental assistant or dental hygiene program that included at least 24 semester hours of courses in radiation physics; radiation biology; radiation health, safety, and protection; X-ray films and radiographic film quality, radiographic techniques; darkroom and processing techniques; and film mounting. You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts with your application package or you may be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.