Dental Assistant- Nash CI

State of North Carolina

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Nash Correctional Institution is a medium custody facility located in Nashville, Nash County NC. It houses approximately 798 male offenders. The facility provides offender labor to two Correction Enterprises operations located on site: the Optical Plant and the Print Plant. The Optical Plant manufactures eyeglasses for customers such as Medicaid and the Division of Services for the Blind. The Print Plant is a full-service print shop dedicated to printing services for state government agencies, public school systems, state community colleges and universities, and non-profit organizations. The Dental Assistant will render technical assistance to dentists in the care of dental patients. Positions provide primary clinical support for patient care by performing dental assisting duties in a variety of clinical settings. Duties performed include: maintaining inventories of supplies and equipment, cleaning and sterilizing instruments, preparing and arranging instrument trays for clinical use, explaining procedures and providing support to patients, passing instruments to the dentist during dental procedures, preparing impression and filling materials, operating oral evacuation equipment, retractors, and water/air sprays, monitoring the patient’s behavior and vital signs as requested by the dentist, completing patient records and charts, billings and reappointments, clearing and cleaning the operatory and instruments, taking routine x-rays and photographs, and instructing patient, family, and/or health care staff in basic oral hygiene. Positions in this class typically have some responsibility for orienting dental and dental assistant students in the utilization of dental assistants in office management, patient relations, and routine chair-side procedures.

Requirements

• Completion of a dental assistant program from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of onthe-job training as a dental assistant and required x-ray training when needed; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Proven knowledge of dental equipment, instruments, and procedures.
• Proven knowledge of dental office business procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain records, inventories, and patient histories.
• Meets requirements to take dental radiographs in North Carolina.

Responsibilities

• maintaining inventories of supplies and equipment
• cleaning and sterilizing instruments
• preparing and arranging instrument trays for clinical use
• explaining procedures and providing support to patients
• passing instruments to the dentist during dental procedures
• preparing impression and filling materials
• operating oral evacuation equipment, retractors, and water/air sprays
• monitoring the patient’s behavior and vital signs as requested by the dentist
• completing patient records and charts, billings and reappointments
• clearing and cleaning the operatory and instruments
• taking routine x-rays and photographs
• instructing patient, family, and/or health care staff in basic oral hygiene
• orienting dental and dental assistant students in the utilization of dental assistants in office management, patient relations, and routine chair-side procedures.

Benefits

• Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis).
• Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave.
• In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees