Description
What you will do at AMC:
- Prepares dental operatory for treatment including disinfection and barrier protection.
- Sterilizes dental instruments, hand pieces and procedure set-ups used in the dental clinic.
- Sets up trays.
- Properly disposes of waste and linens.
- Maintains and tags all instruments and procedure set-ups including all lab equipment and burrs.
- Operates and maintains all autoclaves, ultrasonic units, and presoak stations.
- Assists in the maintenance of dental waterlines, distiller, vacuum lines, traps and filters.
- Maintains dental laboratory.
- Assists RDAs with patient flow as follows: setting up rooms; breakdown and disinfection of rooms; seating patients; filling in for RDAs in limited chair-side assisting of dentists as needed; providing oral hygiene, post-op or other instructions to patients as directed by dentist or RDA.
- Specific duties assigned by the supervisor, i.e., traps, ordering, amalgam waste, etc.
- Reviews treatment with patient and schedules follow up appointments as needed
- Keeps accurate count of instruments.
- Maintains equipment in good working condition and ensures rooms are properly stocked.
- Prepares all lab cases including specific model work and communicates to all labs and vendors accordingly.
Requirements
The RDA/DA at Alliance Medical Center has the following qualifications and skills:
- High school diploma required.
- Bilingual in written and spoken Spanish and English required.
- Familiarity with back-office procedures preferred.
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of diverse, multicultural, and low-income populations, with a strong desire to serve these communities, required.
- Current CPR certification required.
- X-ray license preferred.
Why AMC?
- Competitive hourly pay, certification reimbursement while employed, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes PTO and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching.
- Positive work environment, supportive leadership team, and amazing coworkers!
Pay rates
- DA without X-ray license - starting at $24.93/hour
- DA with X-ray license - starting at $25.93/hour
Salary Description
$24.93-$25.93 DOE and Certification