What are the responsibilities and job description for the DENTAL ASSISTANT, PART TIME position at GEO Secured Services?
*** POSITION IS 1099 CONTRACT ***
*** 30 hours per week ***
Overview
If you are a dental assistant seeking a new role, we have just the position for you! We are the global leader in our industry, and we're looking for more people to join our team and grow with us. This is your opportunity to gain more experience and work in a position where you can positively affect people. Please get in touch if you're passionate about your profession and interested in starting an exciting new role!
Join A Community That Cares
Joining GEO means contributing to our mission to provide the best rehabilitation and community reintegration programs and services to those in our care. GEO is a place for professional growth, exploration, creativity, and valuable interpersonal relationships. Interested in achieving extraordinary things? Send in your application! Come and meet us! Every one of our employees makes us who we are.
We're looking for individuals from different backgrounds
Building an inclusive culture where every employee can perform to their maximum potential is the center of GEO's employee value proposition. Our success is based on diversity in our workforce and the inclusion of eclectic perspectives, ideas, and backgrounds. Everyone is encouraged to apply. Here's to unlimited ideas, increased productivity, and innovative solutions!
Responsibilities
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Help us bring the highest quality of healthcare to every patient by:
- Sterilizing and laying out dental tools and instruments before scheduled procedures.
- Assisting with chair-side procedures such as keeping the operating field. clear, passing instruments, suctioning, mixing materials, etc.
- Assisting in taking intra-oral and extra-oral x-rays.
- Developing and mounting x-ray films.
- Maintaining cleanliness and sanitation of dental clinic according to OSHA standards.
- Performing dental screenings and scheduling appointments.
- Maintaining dental charts and recording findings.
- Preparing patient's schedule for escort officer.
- Maintains compliance with company policies for accreditation.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent certification required.
- Graduate from an accredited dental assistant program and current license or certification (where applicable) to practice in the state in which the facility is located is required. Maintains a current copy of license on file at the facility at all times.
- A minimum of one (1) year experience as a Dental Assistant preferred.
Physical Requirements
- Lift or carry up to 20 lbs.; walk, bend, stoop, drive automatic equipment vehicles (61-100% of the time).
- Lift, carry, push, or pull up to 40 lbs.; stand, and climb (31-60% of the time).
GEO Secured Services
Equal Opportunity Employer
The GEO Group is an equal opportunity employer. Geo will recruit, hire, train, promote, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetics, protected veteran status, and disability, or other category protected by law, and we will ensure that all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements. As a federal government contractor, it is GEO's policy to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment minorities, females, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. GEO will also provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified employee or applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of our business.
