Dental Assistant Trainee

Purpose of Position:

Assist Dentists or DHATs in all phases of general dentistry, while undergoing intense training. Maintain an orderly, clean and efficient clinic both in the hospital and in the village. Learn how to provide clinical comprehensive dental services
Uphold the organizations vision, mission, and corporate values. Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with organizations policies, procedures, code of conduct and work rules.

Essential Functions:

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.

Personal Traits:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to consistently demonstrate the organizations values: integrity, cultural sensitivity and respect for traditional values, continual learning and improving, compassion, teamwork and pride. Employees are expected to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, accountability, cooperation with and consideration of others.

Required Knowledge:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have general knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software.

Job Specific knowledge is listed below:

No specific job knowledge is required

Required Skills and Abilities:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have a broad range of skills and abilities centered around a strong patient focus, efficient performance, and teamwork. All employees should have patient/customer service skills, interpersonal skills and good communication skills. All employees should have the ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance. In addition, all employees should have the ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly. Finally, all employees should have the ability to understand and manage patient/customer confidentiality.

Job specific skills and abilities are listed below:

Ability to provide a high level of customer service

Ability to understand complex policies and procedures

Physical Requirements:

Use hands and arms to operate office or clinical equipment

Sit more than half the workday

Stand and/or walk less than half the workday

Bend, stretch, twist, crouch and/or reach

View electronic monitors for prolonged periods of time

Use hands and arm for repetitive motion tasks

Lift or carry unaided 25 to 50 pounds

Push or pull using up to moderate force

See and hear with normal acuity

Working Conditions:

Work is conducted in a standard clinical environment to include exposure to latex, biohazard or other harmful substances

Minimal travel is required (less than 25% of the time)

Travel is required via large aircraft