Registered Dental Assistant; RDA

Who We Are:

SAC Health empowers our patients and their families to live vibrant and healthy lives through culturally responsive, exceptional care. Patient-centered, whole-person care. Our unique, full scope, team-based approach is what makes SAC Health the provider of choice for patients.

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Assists dentists with dental surgical and non-surgical procedures. Prepares patients and arranges instruments and supplies to be used for procedures. Ability to demonstrate efficient four handed dentistry through handing and retrieving instruments to and from the dentist. Ensure all instruments are sterile and operatories are maintained following infection control protocols in accordance with CDC and OSHA guidelines. Performs various administrative tasks to support patient care activities through updating patient charts and recording treatment notes.

Ability to take adequate digital radiographs. Can perform coronal polishing, fluoride treatment, and sealant application under supervision of dentist.

4 days per week, 10 hours per day, Monday - Thursday, 7:00 am - 5:30 pm |

Location:

Mobile Unit Clinic, Indio, CA

• Assists dentists during patient treatment through: updating patient medical and dental histories, recording vitals, diagnostic imaging, demonstrating four handed technique during surgical and non-surgical procedures, and properly updating and recording in patient s dental tooth chart and inputting dental treatment plan to be rendered.
• Maintains operating field through evacuation, washing, isolation, drying, and illuminating as needed and appropriate. Able to prepare dental materials such as cements, bases, and impression materials with minimum waste or need for duplication.
• Under direct supervision of a dentist: ability to educate and demonstrate oral hygiene techniques for patients and perform coronal polishing and fluoride application as needed. Ability to apply dental sealants efficiently, with proper technique, after appropriate diagnosis from dentist.
• Ability to communicate efficiently with front-office staff in regard to patient s medical referrals, dental specialty referrals, and updates or changes to treatment plan in regard to patient care.
• Ability to understand fixed and removable prosthodontic lab cases, documenting and filling out lab slips per doctor recommendations, and checks patient cases ahead of time to ensure cases have been returned for patient care.
• Protects patients and staff from cross contamination by performing proper infection control in accordance with OSHA and department guidelines.
• Maintains dental units and operatories by cleaning dental rooms, wiping down nonsterile items used and placing and removing barriers between each patient encounter. Maintain safe waterline quality for patient care safety through: shocking all dental waterlines monthly, treating daily, and testing quarterly to meet CDC compliance.
• Properly maintain and clean equipment and instruments.
• Other duties as outlined in the official job description.

• Education:
  
  High school diploma or equivalent required. Graduated from ADA accredited dental assisting program and registered dental assistant certificate/degree required.
• Licensure/Certification:
  Current CPR/BLS certification (must be American Heart Association or Red Cross accredited program). Compliance with state dental practice requirements: X-ray certification, 8 hour OSHA/Infection Control training, coronal polishing certification, and sealant certification. Must have Hepatitis B series completed. Valid CA Driver's License and auto insurance. As a requirement of this position, you must receive EPIC certification for the module you have been hired into.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of one-year experience required, two years preferred. Dental Terminology required. Bilingual in…