Dental Assistant Trainee - Savoonga

Norton Sound Health Corp; Nome (AK); On-site; USD 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Sound Health Corporation invites applications for a Dental Assistant Trainee in Savoonga, Nome, AK. This role provides support to dentists and DHATs while undergoing intensive training to deliver comprehensive dental services within the hospital and village clinics.

You will learn instrument preparation, sterility per OSHA, patient flow, oral hygiene instruction, and four-handed assisting. Field travel may be required as part of duties.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience not required; training provided for dental assisting.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and manage patient flow in the dental clinic.
• Prepare instruments and maintain sterility per OSHA standards.
• Monitor patient well-being and report changes to the dentist.
• Provide oral hygiene instruction, fluoride treatments and sealants.
• Assist the dentist or DHAT with four-handed techniques.
• Take preliminary impressions and prepare study models.
• Participate in itinerant field travel and field gear inventory.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Patient service

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Time management

Follow policy

Confidentiality

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Office software

Job description

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Dental Assistant Trainee - Savoonga

Regular Full-time Staff Nome, AK, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 2625

Salary Range: $27.41 To $34.70 Hourly

Dental Assistant Trainee - Savoonga

Purpose of Position:

Assist Dentists or DHATs in all phases of general dentistry, while undergoing intense training. Maintain an orderly, clean and efficient clinic both in the hospital and in the village. Learn how to provide clinical comprehensive dental services

Uphold the organization’s vision, mission, and corporate values. Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with organization’s policies, procedures, code of conduct and work rules.

Essential Functions:

• Greet patients and maintain flow by efficiently turning over dental operations
• Under close supervision, learn to prepare instruments for dental providers, following sterile, aseptic or radiographic technique, ensuring the cleanliness and sterilization of equipment in patient care area in accordance with OSHA standards and corporate policies and procedures
• Learn how to monitor indicators of patient well being such as movement, color, respiration, etc., reporting any noticed condition to the dentist
• Learn how to provide oral hygiene instruction, fluoride treatments and sealants according to established procedure
• Learn how to assist the dentist or DHAT, maintaining efficient four handed dental assisting techniques
• Under supervision, learn how to take preliminary impressions and prepare study models from preliminary impressions, trimming and labeling
• Participate in itinerant field travel according to established procedures, learning how to compile weekly data for trips, restocking dental field gear units and completing field trip inventory sheets
• Perform other duties as assigned

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to consistently demonstrate the organization’s values: integrity, cultural sensitivity and respect for traditional values, continual learning and improving, compassion, teamwork and pride. Employees are expected to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, accountability, cooperation with and consideration of others.

Required Knowledge:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have general knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software.

Job Specific knowledge is listed below:

• No specific job knowledge is required

Required Skills and Abilities:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have a broad range of skills and abilities centered around a strong patient focus, efficient performance, and teamwork. All employees should have patient/customer service skills, interpersonal skills and good communication skills. All employees should have the ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance. In addition, all employees should have the ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly. Finally, all employees should have the ability to understand and manage patient/customer confidentiality.

Job specific skills and abilities are listed below:

• Ability to provide a high level of customer service
• Ability to understand complex policies and procedures

Education

Degree

Program

High School Diploma or GED

Experience

Amount:

0 (years)

0 (years)

Type:

Must have both general and supervisory experience if indicated.

Credentials

N/A

Physical Requirements:

• Use hands and arms to operate office or clinical equipment
• Sit more than half the workday
• Stand and/or walk less than half the workday
• Bend, stretch, twist, crouch and/or reach
• View electronic monitors for prolonged periods of time
• Use hands and arm for repetitive motion tasks
• Lift or carry unaided 25 to 50 pounds
• Push or pull using up to moderate force
• See and hear with normal acuity

Working Conditions:

• Work is conducted in a standard clinical environment to include exposure to latex, biohazrd or other harmful substances
• Minimal travel is required (less than 25% of the time)