Children's Hospital Colorado is hiring: Dental Assistant in Aurora

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Job Overview

The Dental Assistant is primarily responsible for preparing treatment rooms and providing support to patients and assisting the dentists with a variety of treatment procedures.

Summary

The Dental Assistant is primarily responsible for preparing treatment rooms and providing support to patients and assisting the dentists with a variety of treatment procedures.

Shift Details

40 hours/week. Monday - Thursday 8am - 5pm and Friday 8am - 4pm. Rotating Saturdays from 8am - 1pm.

Population Specific Care

• Neonate - <30 days
• Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
• Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
• Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
• School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
• Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
• Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

Essential Functions

• Utilizes the electronic dental record and digital radiography
• Prepares treatment room for patient by following the day sheet treatment plan
• Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating and draping patients
• Sterilizes and prepares instruments, equipment and materials at the chair-side for dentist’s access
• Takes radiographs and mounts to the chart using digital radiography procedures and equipment
• Performs pediatric prophylaxis including providing patients and parent with oral hygiene instruction and demonstration
• Assists in dental emergencies that occur in the clinic by preparing treatment room, and ensuring accessibility of instruments, equipment and materials during procedures
• Anticipates instruments needed by dentists throughout the procedure and ensures timely access of instruments
• Updates patient health history, patient chart and other patient documentation
• Complies with OSHA regulations, infection control protocols, CHCO patient safety policies, Joint Commission regulations, National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG), and QSRS filing
• Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturererences, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories and completing training on new equipment
• Performs a rotation through the simulation lab and participates in emergency code drills in preparation for medical emergencies
• Monitors dental supply inventory and reports supply needs to appropriate staff member
• Actively participates in daily huddle
• Assists in sedation and PC/OR procedures, with supervision

Scope and Level

Guidelines: Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.

Complexity: Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.

Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non-routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or that are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.

Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.

Supervision Received: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.

Minimum Qualifications

Education – High school diploma or equivalent and graduation from an accredited Dental Assistant certification program.

Experience – No Experience Required

Equivalency – Five years of chair side dental assistant experience may substitute for graduation from a Dental Assistant certification program.

Certification(s) – State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Surgical Assistant or Surgical Tech Registration; CPR and Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare providers

Licensure: None

Physical Requirements

• Audio-Visual: Color Discrimination: Good
• Depth Perception: Good
• Far Vision: Good
• Hearing: Good
• Near Vision: Good
• General Activity: Sit 4-6 hrs per day
• Stand/Walk: 2-4 hrs per day
• Motion: Bend, Carry, Lift, Pull, Push, Reach – up to 1/3 of time
• Repetitive: 1/3 or more of time
• May assist in lifting, transporting and positioning of patients
• Use of Hands/Feet: Precise Motor Function
• Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 25 pounds

Work Environment

• Equipment: telephone, computers, reading reports/graphs
• Exposure: Blood/body fluids, chemicals, infectious diseases, laser beam, lung irritations, noise/vibration, radiation
• Occasional exposure to cold/heat, dampness, eye irritations, other protective gear required
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Handles multiple priorities, manages stress, works in proximity to others

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $19.37 to $29.05

Benefits Information

Competitive pay and benefits package including base pay, incentives, PTO, medical/dental/vision insurance, life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b with employer match, wellness program, and professional development tools.

As part of Total Rewards, an annual employee bonus program may be paid following organizational performance.

EEO Statement

Equitable opportunities for all qualified applicants. No discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law. Posting may close at any time once a sufficient pool is obtained.

Colorado Residents: You may redact age-identifying information in submitted materials without penalty.

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Health Care Provider

Industries: Hospitals and Health Care