Dental Assistant

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Pay: $24.39 per hour

Location: Cape May, New Jersey

Facility: United States Coast Guard Clinic

WJM Professional Services, LLC is a leading healthcare management firm with 19 years of experience providing healthcare personnel, case management services, and administrative staffing services to hospitals, clinics, the private sector, and government agencies, including the Defense Health Agency, the United States Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, National Guard, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

We are currently recruiting for a full-time Dental Assistant to provide services at the United States Coast Guard Clinic in Cape May, New Jersey.

Key Responsibilities:

Perform a full range of comprehensive Dental Assistant/Technician procedures and practices on site, using Government furnished facilities, equipment, and supplies to a variety of patients, including:

• Perform examinations and delivery of treatment under the  "four-handed dentistry" format, within the personnel and equipment capabilities and limitations imposed by the Dental Assistant Practice Acts or similar regulations of the State or the facility.
•  Aid in the provision, and within the limitations imposed by the Dental Assistant Practice Acts, or similar regulations, of the State where services are provided, of mandated dental surveillance and preventive services, and the quality and timeliness of treatment records and reports required to document procedures performed and care provided.
• Respond to government demand in the form of Dental Officer prescriptions and the regularly scheduled dental checkups and maintenance program of all residents.
• Manage appointments for outpatient and inpatient clients in response to the dental Clinic's approved dental treatment schedule.
•  Refer patients who present with a complaint to staff dentists for evaluation and continuation of care, and shall attend multidisciplinary treatment team meetings on behalf of the dental officers.
• Treat all Active Duty beneficiaries presented for care.
• Provide for the examination, treatment, and disposition of patients compatible with the Dental Clinic's operating capacity and equipment.
• Respond to clinical activity that is a function of the overall demand for dental assistant services, and the Dental Assistant's productivity is expected to be comparable to that of other dental assistants assigned to the same facility and authorized the same scope of practice.
• Provide for the examination, treatment, and disposition of patients compatible with the Dental Clinic's operating capacity and equipment.
• Maintain the concept of universal precautions; the work environment involves risks typically associated with the performance of clinical dental procedures.
• Provide training to staff for routine dental assistant activities and procedures so that the benefit of routine care can be accrued.
• Maintain patient records in accordance with external accreditation organizations and established Coast Guard dental records maintenance requirements.
• Select and arrange instruments and prepare setups for patient treatment; assist during patient examination and treatment; assist during administration of anesthesia; assist in placement and removal of sutures.
• Instruct in basic oral hygiene care and prepare restorative and impression materials.
• Dispose of contaminated waste in accordance with the standard procedures of the Dental Clinic.
• Load and unload radiographic film cassettes; expose bitewing, periapical, and occlusal film utilizing bisecting angle or paralleling radiographic techniques. 
• Perform digital radiology procedures, including radiograph image management on a computer software program.
• Inventory medicine and drug stocks to ensure adequate supplies and controls.
• Greets and receives patients and directs them to appropriate care; receives and screens telephone calls; files and maintains paper and electronic health records; files healthcare reports in health records and electronic health records, and maintains the Health Record checkout file.
• Inputs daily patient information into the Clinic's electronic healthcare information systems, schedules, and tracks consultations for specialty care, maintains referral log, and notifies patients of appointments.
• Reviews and verifies patient eligibility for care in accordance with Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System (DEERS) computer system guidelines, and prepares and submits appropriate documentation as specified in applicable regulations.
• Provides immediate evaluation and management of emergent problems as they occur, in addition to regular scheduled appointments.
• Coordinate with other health care departments and the clinic staff to provide complete care to patients and maintain their operatory to meet the Clinic's standards, and may be assigned other duties as directed by the Clinic Administrator.

Qualifications:

1. 1. Certificate or Associate degree as a dental assistant/technician from a State accredited program and 12 months experience within the preceding 36 months, or; certification from a military dental technician or dental assistant ''A'' school and 12 months experience within the preceding 36 months, or; certification from a Red Cross Dental Assistant course and 12 months experience within the preceding 36 months, or; 36 months of experience within the preceding 60 months as a dental assistant in a private practice or membership in good standing with the American Association of Dental Assistants with required continuing education and 12 months experience with in the preceding 36 months, or; graduated from a state-accredited program for dental assistants or dental technology within the preceding 12 months.

• Certification or permit for use of dental X-ray equipment.
• A current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) for the Health Care Provider by the American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI), or the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

• Resume Requirements:
• Educational qualifications (copy of Degree/Certification)
• Career history and professional experience
• Certifications and credentials, including professional training/courses attended in the past two years
• Professional organizational affiliations, memberships, awards, and certifications received.
• Previous work references should include the name of the organization, the number of years employed, the address, the name of the point of contact, and the telephone number.

WJM Health Benefits:

✅ Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

✅ Short-Term/Long-Term Disability

✅ Life Insurance

✅ 401(k) Retirement Plan

✅ Paid Time Off (PTO) & Sick Leave

WJM is an EEO Employer / Protected Vet/Disabled