Dental Technician: Chairside Pro in Inmate Clinic

The GEO Group, Inc.; Adelanto (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

401(k) Matching

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discount

Reduced Tuition Rates

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401(k)

Pet Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Training

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

The GEO Group, Inc. is hiring a Dental Technician to assist during examinations and oral surgery for detainees/inmates. You will sterilize instruments, provide chair-side support, and assist with x-rays in a regulated clinic.

Primary duties include maintaining OSHA-compliant clinic conditions, scheduling and documenting patient care, and ensuring chart accuracy. This full-time role operates in a correctional facility setting and requires a dental assistant background and state licensure where

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Graduate from an accredited dental assistant program and current license or certification to practice in the state where the facility is located is required.

Responsibilities

• The Dental Technician sterilizes instruments and lays out needed tools for procedures.
• Provides chair-side assistance by keeping the operating field clear, passing instruments, and suctioning.
• Mixes restorative materials as required; assists in taking intra-oral and extra-oral x-rays as requested.
• Develops and mounts x-ray films; maintains cleanliness and sanitation of dental clinic per OSHA standards.
• Performs dental screenings and schedules appointments; maintains dental charts and records dental findings.
• Schedules patients for dental appointments and prepares patient schedules for escort officer.
• Maintains compliance with company policies for accreditation; performs other duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Graduate from an accredited dental assistant program and license

Job description

The GEO Group, Inc. is hiring a Dental Technician to assist during examinations and oral surgery for detainees/inmates. You will sterilize instruments, provide chair-side support, and assist with x-rays in a regulated clinic.

Primary duties include maintaining OSHA-compliant clinic conditions, scheduling and documenting patient care, and ensuring chart accuracy. This full-time role operates in a correctional facility setting and requires a dental assistant background and state licensure where