Registered Dental Assistant - Part Time

Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers (trading as Blue Cloud); Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible Spending

Health Savings Account

401k with company match

No on-call

Job summary

Blue Cloud is seeking a Registered Dental Assistant to join our pediatric surgery center team. You will assist dentists and anesthesia providers, prep surgical cases, and help ensure high standards of safety and efficiency in a fast-paced setting.

You will perform sterilization, take X-rays, manage supplies, and support the front desk when needed. Pediatric-focused care requires empathy, teamwork, and strong communication with patients and families.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Completion of an Accredited Dental Assistant Program required.
• Current state license to practice as a Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) required.
• Minimum of 1 year RDA experience preferred.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Background and Drug Screening required.

Responsibilities

• Assist dentists and anesthesia provider with instruments, sutures, sponges and supplies as needed.
• Prepare for dental surgical cases: gather supplies, ensure availability, maintain inventory.
• Provide pediatric-focused patient care considering developmental needs and safety.
• Assist with patient transfer from bed to gurney and transfer to RN Circulator.
• Decontaminate and maintain equipment; sterilize rooms between cases per guidelines.
• Take and check x-ray images; ensure x-ray equipment is clean and functional.
• Stock rooms and assist with OR turnover; support emergency care as needed.
• Perform Front Desk duties as required.

Skills

Dental assisting

Sterilization & infection control

X-ray imaging

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Accredited Dental Assistant program completion

Current Registered Dental Assistant license

Job description

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.

As our network of ASCs continues to grow, we are actively recruiting a new Registered Dental Assistant to join our talented and passionate care teams.

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

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 manufacturer's, 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 hand-pieces 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.

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

BENEFITS

• Work with a passionate, dedicated, and talented team in a growing organization committed to doing good
• Health insurance, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts, disability coverage and additional voluntary plans
• 401k plan, including company match
• No on call, no holidays

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.

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