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Dental Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 44 days ago
About the Role
This position is located at the Aleda Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan. Dental Assistants provide routine patient care and perform some complex patient procedures under the general supervision of more experienced staff members or the treating dentist.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties of this position will include, but are not limited to: Shows courtesy, respect, and a positive attitude for patients, co-workers, and the public.
- →Provides assistance to customers with questions or concerns, provides service recovery.
- →Sets up operatory and/or surgery suite for planned dental procedure and cleans dental unit for timely turnover.
- →Modifies settings to achieve the images as requested by the provider.
- →Demonstrates proper infection control procedures in setting up and cleaning up oratories.
- →Instruments are properly prepared for sterilization by Sterile Processing Service (SPS) standards.
- →Instruments are prepared in a manner that does not delay clinical care.
- →Demonstrates proper infection control procedures in exposing images.
- →Maintains patient confidentiality per HIPAA with written and verbal information.
- →Assists Dental Service with entering Veteran treatment plans and consults when necessary.
- →Provides accurate and understandable instructions to patients.
- →Participates in patient identification and time out per Joint Commission requirements.
- →Complies with Employee Education requirements.
- →Completes mandatory annual safety training sessions.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 8d5299f2-e8e5-47bf-82e4-6f1cb5d0bda8
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