Dental Assistant Trainee - Savoonga

Norton Sound Health Corp • Nome, AK

28d • $27 - $35 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Dental Assistant Trainee in Savoonga. The primary purpose of this role is to assist Dentists or DHATs in all phases of general dentistry while undergoing intense training. The trainee will also be responsible for maintaining an orderly, clean, and efficient clinic, both in the hospital and in the village, and will learn to provide comprehensive clinical dental services. The role requires upholding the organization's vision, mission, and corporate values, and demonstrating understanding and compliance with organizational policies, procedures, code of conduct, and work rules.

Requirements

• General knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software.
• Patient/customer service skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to manage time and organize work to ensure efficient performance.
• Ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions.
• Actively communicate with supervisors to ensure understanding and manage work accordingly.
• Ability to understand and manage patient/customer confidentiality.
• Ability to provide a high level of customer service.
• Ability to understand complex policies and procedures.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• 0 years of general (non-supervisory) experience.
• 0 years of supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

• No specific job knowledge is required.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and maintain flow by efficiently turning over dental operations.
• Under close supervision, learn to prepare instruments for dental providers, following sterile, aseptic or radiographic technique, ensuring the cleanliness and sterilization of equipment in patient care area in accordance with OSHA standards and corporate policies and procedures.
• Learn how to monitor indicators of patient well being such as movement, color, respiration, etc., reporting any noticed condition to the dentist.
• Learn how to provide oral hygiene instruction, fluoride treatments and sealants according to established procedure.
• Learn how to assist the dentist or DHAT, maintaining efficient four handed dental assisting techniques.
• Under supervision, learn how to take preliminary impressions and prepare study models from preliminary impressions, trimming and labeling.
• Participate in itinerant field travel according to established procedures, learning how to compile weekly data for trips, restocking dental field gear units and completing field trip inventory sheets.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED