Registered Dental Assistant: Part-Time

Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a growing pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Center as a Part-Time Registered Dental Assistant in Austin, Texas. This role involves assisting in surgical procedures and providing care to pediatric and special needs patients, with an emphasis on teamwork and quality patient service.

Benefits

401k plan with company match

Paid time off (PTO)

Qualifications

• Completion of an Accredited Dental Assistant Program.
• Current state license to practice as a registered dental assistant.
• One year of RDA experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in nursing care and preparation of surgical patients.
• Monitor inventory and stock OR rooms.
• Scrubs for surgical procedures and cleans instruments.

Skills

Patient Care

Health and Safety Guidelines

Teamwork

Education

High School Graduate or Equivalent

Accredited Dental Assistant Program

Current state license to practice as a registered dental assistant

Current BLS Certificate

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About Us

Blue Cloud is the largest pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) company in the country, specializing in dental restorative and exodontia surgery for pediatric and special needs patients delivered under general anesthesia. We are a mission-driven company with an emphasis on providing safe, quality, and accessible care, at reduced costs to families and payors.

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REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTANT

About Us

Blue Cloud is the largest pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) company in the country, specializing in dental restorative and exodontia surgery for pediatric and special needs patients delivered under general anesthesia. We are a mission-driven company with an emphasis on providing safe, quality, and accessible care, at reduced costs to families and payors.

Our ASC based model provides an excellent working environment with a close-knit clinical team of Dentists, Anesthesiologists, Registered Nurses, Registered Dental Assistants and more. We’d love to discuss these opportunities in greater detail, and how Blue Cloud can become your new home!

OUR VISION & VALUES

At Blue Cloud, it’s our vision to be the leader in safety and quality for pediatric dental patients treated in a surgery center environment. Our core values drive the decisions of our talented team every day and serve as a guiding direction toward that vision.

• We cheerfully work hard
• We are individually empathetic
• We keep our commitments
  
  

About You

You have an exceptional work ethic, positive attitude, and strong commitment to providing excellent care to our patients. You enjoy working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and you desire to contribute to a strong culture where the entire team works together for the good of each patient. Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers, LLC is seeking a Dental Assistant with a passion for serving pediatric patients as well as special needs patients (both children and adults). The successful candidate will have an exceptional work ethic, positive attitude and strong commitment to providing excellent health care to our patients.

The Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) assists in nursing care and preparation of surgical patients by performance of routine and delegated duties per standards and policies. The RDA scrubs for surgical procedures; cleans instruments and rooms; monitors inventory and stocks OR rooms. Works closely with the dentists in the provision of excellent patient care.

Essential Functions

• Assist and anticipate needs of the dentist and anesthesia provider as it relates to instruments, sutures, sponges and supplies per technique, procedure and special requirements.
• Prepare for dental surgical cases by: Picking supplies and equipment for the procedure; Ensuring that all necessary supplies and equipment are available; Maintaining inventory and stock room.
• Familiar with procedures performed.
• Know and understand dentist preferences.
• Provide care based on the age-related needs of the pediatric and adolescent patient, with consideration of their developmental/psychosocial needs, environmental safety, educational needs, communication style, and level of understanding.
• Assist with patient transfer from bed to gurney.
• Decontaminates and maintains all equipment, instruments, supplies and cleans surgical rooms between cases and at the end of the schedule as directed by procedure and the RN assigned to the room.
• Follows the surgery center's manufacturers, and CDC guidelines for decontamination and sterilization.
• Takes x-rays.
• Clean and check x-ray equipment.
• Mixes cement and other materials as required.
• Handles suction handpieces and air/water syringes.
• Assures delivery of all specimens to the RN Circulator in the room.
• Stocks and cleans rooms between cases and at the end of schedule.
• Assists with turnover of the OR.
• Assists as directed in the delivery of emergency care.
• Front Desk duties will be part of this position as well as a Patient Service Coordinator.
  
  

Position Requirements

• High School Graduate or Equivalent
• Completion of an Accredited Dental Assistant Program
• Current state license to practice as a registered dental assistant
• One year of RDA experience
• Current BLS Certificate
• Background and Drug Screening Required
  
  

Preferred

• Bi-lingual Spanish
  
  

Benefits

• Work with a passionate, dedicated, and talented team in a growing organization committed to doing good
• 401k plan, including company match
• PTO (paid time off)
• Pay Scale $20-$25/ hour based on experience
  
  

Blue Cloud is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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