Dental Assistant II - Dental Radiologist Technician (DRT)

at  Choptank Community Health System Inc

Dental Assistant II - Dental Radiologist Technician (DRT)

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• Maintains a safe and hygienic patient environment.
• Always completes necessary equipment monitoring per established clinical protocol, follows equipment maintenance schedules and completes logs.
• Maintains patient operatories, including daily disinfection, setup and stocking of dental supplies.
• Cleans and maintains dental laboratory area daily, and the equipment as necessary (including maintenance of vacuum/compressor, cleaning evacuation lines, etc. per clinical protocol).
• Monitors and maintains autoclave equipment and dental instruments as necessary to ensure sterile condition and techniques.
• Prepares laboratory cases to include, contacting the laboratory, preparing for shipment, packaging, and monitoring due date back to the office.
• Maintains proper inventory of supplies by communicating low stock to designated person or ordering if required.
• Follows established guidelines for taking digital x-rays.
• Quality Control Data- monitors oxygen and nitrous oxide tanks, checks fire extinguishers, checks medications for expiration
• Completes Autoclave competency and N2O Quality Assurance Competency upon hire and annually thereafter.
• Performs other duties as required.
• Takes initiative to solve problems and recommends improvements to the office manager.
• Traveling to other CCHS sites to cover shortages within the department.
• Consistently displays professionalism during interaction with CCHS customers, staff and clinicians. Practices AIDET.
• A dental assistant’s duties may include answering telephones, greeting patients, scheduling appointments, and facilitating referrals.
• Makes recommendations for cost containment and/or quality improvement.
• Takes initiative and prioritizes effectively.
• Works with other staff to achieve a desirable working environment.
• Takes initiative and anticipates needs of other dental assistants.
• Assists dentist or dental hygienists.
• Always prepares dental materials correctly, as needed, and in an amount sufficient to meet the need of the procedure.
• Consistently anticipates the sequence of dental procedures and is prepared in advance of them as observed by the dentist.
• Always ensures that chart information is accurate and complete and follows up with the dentist or dental hygienist.
• Prior to appointment, reviews daily schedule and verifies treatment plan
• Assists students and residents with CCHS’s processes and procedures.
• Assists front office dental staff with planning and scheduling of patient visits.
• Takes radiographs as instructed by the dentist or hygienist.
• Assures that all instruments and materials are available prior to patient’s arrival.
• Triages dental emergencies
• Optional duties
• If full and maintained credentialing is ensured, assisting in Operating Room for OR dentistry cases-assures in advance that all materials needed to complete the OR cases are available
• See also attached chart.
• Regular, reliable attendance is a requirement of this job.