Dental Assistant Job at The American Dental Hygienists' Association in Lancaster

Summary

The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Dental Service is one of the largest patient care, education, and research enterprises in VHA. We are a tertiary medical care facility which provides quality patient-centered care in all aspects and specialties of dentistry. This is a Dental Assistant position in an Open Continuous Announcement for 2 positions located in Lancaster, California.

Duties

• The major duties and responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to: Proficient in the delivery of dental care in all disciplines/specialties of dentistry with any level dental provider in every environment/setting and have extensive experience with impression procedures and materials as well as dental laboratory techniques, procedures, and materials including the proper handling and safety.
• Knowledgeable of preventive dentistry and autonomously provide proper oral hygiene instructions/techniques to individuals and groups of patients.
• Proficient in the utilization of the dental program in the computer system for scheduling, dental record charting, and making/completing electronic dental progress notes while complying with privacy requirements.
• Actively involved with the didactic and clinical training and supervision of dental assistant trainees from affiliated dental assistant training programs and volunteers from the immediate community (including high school students and undergraduate college students who want to pursue a career in dentistry).
• Maintain advanced knowledge in dental infection control and VA Reusable Medical/Dental Equipment regulations and educate and supervise the assistant trainees, dental students, and new dental residents in these areas.
• Participate in the Dental Service Performance Improvement Plans, System Redesign Projects, and Quality Assurance Monitoring.
• There are currently several GLA research projects which are all exclusively clinical studies, and the GLA dental assistants are an integral part of the professional enhancements and improvements in patient dental care in these progressive/creative scholarly ventures.
• Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Telework: Not available. Functional Statement #: 000000. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.