Dental Assistant

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Ozark (AL); In loco; USD 36.000 - 50.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Lyster Army Health Clinic is seeking a Dental Assistant to assist dentists in treating patients in the dental clinic. The incumbent will provide chair-side assistance during intra-oral procedures and operate dental x-ray equipment to obtain radiographs.

Qualification requires radiology-certified education or equivalent experience, and applicants must be US Citizens as part of a Direct Hire Solicitation. Open continuous announcement with ongoing vacancies.

Competenze

• One year of specialized experience providing chair side assistance for a dental specialist with intra-oral procedures.
• Operating dental x-ray equipment to obtain radiographs and updating medical charts for assigned patients.
• Education to qualify includes a 4-year program in dental assisting or dental hygiene with 24 semester hours in radiation topics.
• Combination of education and experience may be used if total percentage meets 100%.

Mansioni

• Provide chair side assistance for dental procedures.
• Operate radiography equipment to obtain dental radiographs.
• Update patient charts and records in the medical department.

Conoscenze

Chair side assistance

Operate dental x-ray equipment

Medical chart updating

Formazione

Dental assistant or dental hygiene program with 24+ semester hours in radiology

Strumenti

Radiography equipment

Descrizione del lavoro

About the Position

This position is located with the Lyster Army Health Clinic, Dental Clinic Dentistry. Incumbent will provide assistance to Dentists in treating patients.

Open Continuous Announcement

This is an open continuous announcement. We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education/experience 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.

Basic Requirement for Dental Assistant: 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: providing chair side assistance for a dental specialist with intra-oral procedures; operating dental x-ray equipment to obtain radiographs of assigned patients, and updating medical chart for assigned patients. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

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.

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.