Dental Assistant

Position Description

Department History Overview

Harris County Resources for Children and Adults was founded in 1966 as Harris County Child Welfare to provide support services for children taken under the wing of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Fifty years later, Harris County Resources for Children and Adults still provides this support. But the now-county department has expanded services for early prevention, intervention, and adult services.

Vision:

To better the lives of children and adults in Harris County.

Dental Assistant Overview:

Under the supervision of the Integrated Health Services Clinic Manager, and in collaboration with the UT School of Dentistry, this position provides a range of clinical, administrative, and staff support to a full-range dental services operation. Assists in the performance of dental and radiography procedures; prepares and maintains dental equipment and supplies in accordance with established protocol, procedures, policies, and standards. Assists in the coordination of day-to-day patient administration, records management, and other office support activities as assigned by the clinic manager.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides chair side assistance to dentist in the performance of dental procedures.

• Prepares, sterilizes, organizes, and sets up dental equipment, ensuring that all dental instruments are cleaned, dated, and processed according to established clinic guidelines and standards.

• Develops radiographs in accordance with provider orders.

• Assists in the monitoring and maintenance of radiation safety procedures and policies.

• Interacts with and processes dental clinic clients; schedules appointments, perform telephone triage, maintain Dental Charts, conducts client assessments/screenings, and obtains prior approval for dental treatments.

• Monitors and maintains dental equipment, such as compressors, evacuator systems, radiographic developing equipment, sterilizers all dental equipment including light curing units, in accordance with manufacturer's guidelines.

• Follows and maintains all relevant federal, state, and institutional regulations, guidelines, policies and standards for the provision of dental clinic services.

• Maintains pediatric dentistry treatment rendered form and creates and maintains dental records in accordance with established protocol and procedures.

• Orders and maintains inventories of dental clinic supplies.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx

If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net

Requirements

Education:

• High School diploma or GED equivalency

Experience:

• Must have one (1) year of full-time paid work experience in a dental office working with children and adolescents in a pediatric setting.

• Must have six months of knowledge with processing Medicaid forms.

• Training and experience using a personal computer with a variety of software such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.

Licensure:

• Must have a Certification from an accredited program for Dental Assistants.

• A successful applicant must complete Nitrous Oxide Sedation Certification (on-the-job certification) and EFDA Certification (on-the-job certification) within six months of employment.

• Reliable transportation with a valid driver's license (Texas) and auto liability insurance.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Knowledge of patient care and maintenance of patient charts.

• Knowledge of radiology equipment.

• Knowledge of dental care delivery processes.

• Knowledge of dental terminology and procedures.

• Ability to engage and relate to children.

• Possess excellent organizational skills.

• Must be detailed oriented and self-motivated.

• Ability to interact with all levels of staff.

• Counseling skills.

• Ability to maintain the highest standards of ethical behavior, exercising honesty and integrity, respect, confidentiality, and fairness in the execution of their official responsibilities.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with co-workers, employees, government officials and departments, community partners and resources, and the general public.

• Skill in empathizing, valuing, and dealing successfully with the special capabilities, distinctive cultural histories, unique needs of people of various socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

General Information

Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:

• Full-time | Regular

• Monday

• Friday | 8 a.m.

• 5 p.m. (Rotating some Saturdays)

Salary:

• $34,944.00 - $40,289.60 (Annually)

• Based on 26 Pay Periods

• Plus, Mileage Reimbursement

Employment is contingent upon passing a background check and drug screen.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

BENEFITS

Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan.

The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions:

• Medical Coverage

• Dental Coverage

• Vision Coverage

• Wellness Plan

• Life Insurance

• Long-term disability

• Employee Assistance Program

• Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service

• Accrual rates increase based on years of service

• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday

• Professional development opportunities

• Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan

• Healthcare Reimbursement Account

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:

• Retirement Pension (TCDRS)
• Flexible schedule (varies by department)
• Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)

In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.

For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website:

https://benefitsathctx.com/

01

Do you have a high school diploma or a G.E.D. equivalency? Qualifying information must be documented in the Education section of your application.

• Yes

• No

02

Please describe your educational background including level of education completed, area of study and completed major and minor programs.

03

Do you have a Certification from an accredited program for Dental Assistants?

• Yes

• No

04

Which of the following best describes your verifiable full-time paid work experience in a dental office working with children and adolescents in a pediatric setting? (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

• Less than one (1) year

• One (1) year but less than two (2) years

• Two (2) years but less than three (3) years

• Three (3) years or more

• I do not have this experience

05

Please provide details about your verifiable full-time paid work experience in a dental office working with children and adolescents in a pediatric setting. Do not use "Please see Resume" or "See Resume" (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history) Please include your (a) role(s), (b) types of organizations, (c) scope of duties and responsibilities If you do not have this experience, please type "None" in the space provided.

06

Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions: Advanced: A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Intermediate: A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Basic: A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it. Entry Level: A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced

• Intermediate

• Basic

• Entry Level

• Not proficient

07

This role requires a Valid Driver's License (Texas upon hire) Do you have a Valid Driver's License?

• Yes, I have a Valid Texas Driver's License

• Yes, I have a Valid Driver's License but understand I must obtain a Valid Texas Driver's License prior to start date

• No, I'm not interested

Required Question

Agency Harris County

Address 1111 Fannin St

Ste. 600

Houston, Texas, 77002

Phone 713-274-5445

Website https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/harriscountytx