Dental Assistant Edgefield, SC

Nitelines Usa • Edgefield, SC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

NiteLines USA is seeking Dental Assistants to provide dental assisting services for the inmate population at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Edgefield in Edgefield, South Carolina. The position performs chair-side assistance across operative, prosthetics, endodontics, periodontics, radiology, and oral surgery disciplines. Services are provided on-site.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 35 hours per week, except Federal holidays, normally between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. Schedule flexibility is required. A federal background check may take 30–90 days to clear.

Requirements

• Specialty training from a licensed dentist and/or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school.
• Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety.
• Current certification in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
• At least two years of experience providing Dental Assistant services.
• Flexibility with the work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Perform chair-side dental assistance in operative, prosthetics, endodontics, periodontics, radiology, and oral surgery.
• Retrieve and review relevant portions of patient records and escort patients to the dental treatment room.
• Seat and prepare patients for the Dental Officer; obtain health histories and ask patients about dental issues.
• Take patients’ blood pressure and temperature when indicated.
• Assist the Dental Officer in direct patient care, including preparing instruments and dental materials, passing instruments, retracting tissues, irrigating the oral cavity, and operating the dental aspirator.
• Observe patient responses during dental procedures.
• Give patients pre- and post-treatment instructions.
• Assist with scheduling dental patients and enter required information in dental treatment records, including the Electronic Medical Record.
• Prepare the dental treatment room for the next patient and assist with emergency cases.
• Clean, sharpen, and sterilize instruments; inspect equipment daily and make minor repairs.

Benefits

• Health insurance.
• Paid Time Off accrual of one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to 56 hours per year.
• Paid vacation after one year of service: two weeks after one year, three weeks after five years, and four weeks after 15 years.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed