What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Assistant (PT) position at Wellpath?
What you bring to the table
Education:
- High school diploma or G.E.D.
- Previous experience as a Dental Assistant
- Current CPR Certification
What you will do:
Utilizes standard precautions during all dental encounters where applicable
- Provides chair-side assistance by maintaining clear field of operation, passing instruments, suctioning, etc. as needed
- Sterilizes instruments utilized in the dental office
- Mixes restorative materials as required
- Assists in performing of intra-oral and extra-oral x-rays
- Develops and mounts x-ray films as needed
- Performs intra-oral tasks with dentist supervision
- Maintains x-ray unit, processor, autoclave and dental unit(s) according to specifications
- Notifies H.S.A if equipment is not in appropriate working order
- Inventories supplies and equipment maintaining adequate levels as indicated
- Orders supplies and equipment
- Ensures that sufficient number of trays is set up for the days patients; pulpotomy, caries control, amalgam, and perio/scaling
- Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of dental clinic through careful sanitation practices
- Completes daily instrument count sheet maintaining security control of all instruments within the dental office
- If daily instruments count is incorrect, they complete reports to Security and H.S.A
- Performs dental screenings as directed
- Completes weekly: Cleans developer, cleans autoclave, prepares weekly report
- Completes monthly: Cleans x-ray unit and film processor, submits monthly statistics report to H.S.A.
- Must obtain and maintain security clearance
- Must be able to apply principles of critical thinking to a variety of practical and emergent situations and accurately follow standardized procedures that may call for deviations.
- Must be able to apply sound judgment beyond a specific set of instructions and apply knowledge to different factual situations.
- Must be alert at all times; pay close attention to details.
- Must be able to work under stress on a regular or continuous basis.
- Post orders, if applicable, per site contract.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Our investment in you
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plan options
- Time off & leave benefits
- 401K
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Parental benefits
- Perks and discounts
- And more available here https://wellpathcareers.com/
About Wellpath:
Patients are at the center of everything we do. With nearly 15,000 clinicians and professionals in 36 states across the U.S. and Australia, Wellpath delivers high-quality medical, mental and behavioral healthcare services to nearly 300,000 patients located in inpatient and residential treatment facilities, civil commitment centers, and local, state and federal correctional facilities. We deliver care in a variety of clinical environments, from local government correctional facilities that look like Urgent Care Clinics/Emergency Rooms, to state government facilities more focused on Chronic Care Management, to behavioral hospitals focused on caring for people who suffer from mental illness. In all settings, our doctors, nurses, mental health clinicians, and staff work tirelessly to implement evidence-based clinical best practices with the goal of compassionately improving the medical and behavioral healthcare outcomes of our patients. We believe in transforming public health by delivering hope and healing to those who need it most.