Dental Assistant
FMC Devens
Devens, MA
- $31 Hourly
- Medical , Dental , Paid Time Off , Retirement
- Full-Time
Job Description
We are currently seeking a Dental Assistant in the Devens, MA area.
Place of Performance: The Dental Assistant Services will be performed on-site in the Health Services Department at the Federal Correctional Institution Devens located in Devens, MA. Monday through Friday, 8am-4pm You must pass mandatory background, credit check and drug screening.
Sign-On Bonus: $1,500!
Qualified candidates will be expected to submit the following:
- Current resume
- Dental Assistant certification / diploma
- CPR (front & back)
- Proof of immunizations
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Health Insurance Benefit
- Paid Time Off (Executive Order 13706) - effective after one year of service with Nitelines USA, Inc.: One (1) hour accrual per every 30 hours work up to 56 hours per year.
- Vacation - effective after one year of service with Nitelines USA, Inc.: Two (2) weeks paid vacation after one (1) year of service with a contractor or successor, three (3) weeks after five (5) years, and four (4) weeks after 15 years.
Education and Experience:
- The Dental Assistant shall possess specialty training from a licensed dentist and/or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school. Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety.
- The Dental Assistant shall be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.
- The Dental Assistant shall have a minimum of one (1) - two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services. Bilingual oral communication skills and experience in a clinical correctional setting are preferred but not required.
Description of Duties:
- Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, and examinations.
- Retrieve patient's records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and prepares patient for attending Dental Officer
- Assists Dental Officer by preparing dental instruments, essential materials, drugs, and medications
- Passes instruments, retracts tissues, irrigates oral cavity, and operates aspirator
- Observes patient's responses, and assists patient for dismissal from the Dental Clinic
- Gives instructions for subsequent dental appointments
- Makes necessary entries on dental treatment records (both electronic and paper records)
- Prepares dental treatment room for the next patient
- Assists in the treatment of emergency cases.
- Provides dental health education
- Charting for dental screening exams
- Preparation of patients for periodontal surgery
- Dental and periodontal charting
- Places temporary fillings
- Prepares places, and removes packs
- Places and removes rubber dams
- Maintains dental equipment
- Cleans, sharpens, and sterilizes instruments
- Performs daily inspection of equipment and makes minor repairs
- Reports defective equipment, or utilizes corrective action
- Prepares entries for patient's records
- General Practice
- Bilingual
- Extended Functions
- Spanish
- Medical
- 401k
- PTO
- Bonuses
- $31/hour
Address
FMC Devens
Devens, MA
01434
USA
Industry
Healthcare
Posted date
17 days ago
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