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Dental Assistant

Employer
Indian Health Service
Location
Wanblee, South Dakota
Salary
$29,847 to $43,414 per year
Closing date
Sep 3, 2019

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Position
Dental Assistant
Contract Type
Permanent
Job Type
Full Time

Job Details

JOB TITLE: Dental Assistant

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: IHS-18-GP-10328623-ESEP/MP

OPEN PERIOD: February 7, 2019 through December 31, 2019

SERIES & GRADE: GS 4 - 5

WHO MAY APPLY: All US Citizens

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Perform chairside assistance duties in all phases of restorative, prosthodontic, surgical, endodontic and periodontal treatment as provided in general dentistry. Charts examination information as relayed by dentist on patient records, prescriptions, and other forms.
  • Receive patients and schedules appointments; Records information related to medical history of patient; when required routes patient for medical tests and services and maintains a variety of recurring reports related to dental activities.
  • Sterilize instruments, materials and equipment; prepare surgical trays. Maintain dental equipment in a clean and operative condition; properly store and maintain adequate levels of supplies. Prepare and arrange all instruments and materials needed for each treatment; prepare patient and operatory.
  • Relay to patient instruction from dentist for post-treatment care. Operate dental x-ray equipment to take intra and extra-oral radiograph; develop and finish film. Pour and trim models from impressions; construct custom impression trays, base plate and bite rims.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

  • Selectee may be subject to a probationary/trial period
  • ESEP appointees typically serve a two year trial period
  • U.S. Citizenship is required
  • Must pass pre-employment examination.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Security Clearance
  • Complete, sign, and submit the Addendum to OF-306, Child Care & Indian Child Care Worker Position form.
  • Measles and Rubella immunization required for selectees born after 1957.
  • Seasonal Influenza immunization is required for civilian health care facility staff working in Indian Health Service health care facilities.
  • Call Back or Rotating Shifts

RADIOLOGICAL CERTIFICATION:

  • Public Law 97-35 requires that persons who administer radiologic procedures meet the credentialing standards in 42 CFR Part 75. Essentially, they must (l) have successfully completed an educational program that meets or exceeds the standards described in that regulation, and is accredited by an organization recognized by the Department of Education, and (2) be certified as radiographers in their field.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

  • For GS-4:
    • Successful completion of a 2-year dental assistant program or completion of a 2-year dental hygiene program accredited by the American Dental Association's Commission on Accreditation that included at least 12 semester hours of courses such as those shown above for GS-3.
  • For GS-5:
    • Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in a dental assistant or dental hygiene program that included at least 24 semester hours in courses as shown above for GS-3.

Company

The IHS Division of Oral Health (DOH)

The Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of Oral Health (DOH) recruits dentists, dental hygienists and students who seek a career providing care to 2.56 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. Approximately 480 dentists serve in Indian health facilities, in specialties including pedodontics, oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, orthodontics and Dental Public Health. 

IHS DOH is ideal for individuals who appreciate an outdoor lifestyle and enjoy living and working in some of the most scenic areas in the country. American Indians and Alaska Natives represent a diverse, culturally rich population with proud traditions and unique heritages to share. Our dentists find this experience both professionally rewarding and personally fulfilling. 

IHS dental health professionals have a choice of three career paths — in the civil service, in Tribal or Urban Indian Programs or as an officer with the US Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps. Each path offers outstanding rewards, competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package based on training and experience. 

An added incentive is the IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP), which provides up to $20,000 in loan repayment in exchange for an initial two-year service commitment. Opportunities are based on Indian health facilities with the greatest staffing needs.

Visit ihs.gov/dentistry for more information. Applicants for civil service and USPHS Commissioned Corps positions must submit materials through USAJOBS.gov. Applicants for Tribal or Urban Indian Programs must contact a recruiter at dentaljobs@ihs.gov to inquire about employment opportunities in the Area they seek to apply.

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