Dental Assistant

This position is an intermittent Dental Assistant at the Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic, Tulsa, OK. The role follows established dental protocols and seeks dentist guidance when needed. The assistant reports issues to the supervisor with recommended actions. Work is reviewed for compliance with Dental Service policy and requirements.

Eastern Oklahoma - Please watch to learn more - Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major Duties and Responsibilities: Receives and prepares patients for dental treatment, including seating, chair positioning, and placing napkin. Ensures adherence to infection control protocols and safe instrument handling procedures. Performs disinfection and sterilization of instruments and work area. Assists chairside with a full range of dental procedures, including restorative, surgical, endodontic, periodontal, prosthodontic, and oral surgery, using four-handed dentistry concepts. Responds to medical emergencies, reports to dentists, and records vital signs as needed. Prepares procedural trays and other armamentaria set-ups for dental treatments. Recognizes dental instruments, materials, and standardized dental procedures; anticipates provider's needs during treatments. Captures, processes, mounts, labels, and retrieves dental radiographic images; evaluates radiographs for diagnostic quality; saves images to electronic medical records. Recognizes oral anatomy to ensure quality radiographs, and captures both standard and specialty dental images. Provides accurate entry and retrieval of patient records via electronic dental record systems. Provides patient instructions according to established protocols; independently offers procedure-specific patient education and refers patient concerns as appropriate. Mixes dental materials and assists with laboratory procedures, such as taking impressions, pouring, trimming and evaluating diagnostic casts, and fabricating custom trays. Maintains, cares for, and performs routine and specialty maintenance on dental equipment as per manufacturer and service standards; ensures proper storage of equipment and materials. Complies at all times with patient privacy and confidentiality requirements. Directs patients to appropriate staff for scheduling and follow-up visits. Responsible for all other assigned administrative and operational duties as required. Work Schedule: Intermittent; Monday - Thursday, based on the needs of the service. Appointment Type: Temporary - Not-to-Exceed 1 year Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Functional Statement #: 52816-A, 52817-A, 52818-A, 52819-A

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. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.