Dental Assistant - Murdoch Developmental Center

About the role

• Agency
• Dept of Health and Human Services
• Division
• Murdoch Developmental Center
• Job Classification Title
• Dental Assistant (S)
• Position Number
• 60050845
• Grade
• MH04

Description of Work

This is skilled work in rendering technical assistance to dentists or dental students in the care of dental patients. Patient care duties are usually performed in the physical presence of a dentist or dental student, and other procedures are performed using established protocols and office routine.

Employees typically have some responsibility for orienting dental and dental assistant students to the full utilization of dental assistants in office management, patient relations, and routine chairside procedures.

Chairside and non-chairside duties include most or all of the following: inventories, receives, checks, and stocks supplies and equipment; cleans and sterilizes instruments; keeps instruments and equipment in operable condition, assists in clinic cleaning and maintenance.

Prepares and arranges instrument trays (some sterile trays) for clinic use; explains procedures and provides support to patients; passes instruments to the dentist during dental procedures; mixes impression and filling material; operates oral evacuation equipment, retractors, and water and air sprays; monitors the patient's behavior and vital signs upon request from the doctor; completes patient's records for operative procedures, charges, and reappointments; clears and cleans the operatory and instruments; takes routine x-rays and photographs such as bite wings; processes and mounts film; instructs patient, family, and/or health care staff in basic oral hygiene; may maintain records and recall system, answer phone, type some records or correspondence.

ALL employees of Murdoch Center are designated as ESSENTIAL for adverse weather and emergency events.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Recruitment Range: $34,437.00 - $51,655.00

Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.

The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:

• To utilize/operate x-ray equipment

Additional information

The applicant will be required to successfully complete the Murdoch Developmental Center "Basic Training Series"; which includes, but is not limited to program library training, First Aid, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Techniques (NVCI), CPR, Body Mechanics and lifting. Applicants must have the ability to pass a physical requirements test.

Work Schedule: 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday.

Supplemental Contact Information

DHHS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.

Positions in the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities shall be subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal record background checks. Also, the use of tobacco products of any kind including vapor products are prohibited from our campuses. All employees are required to adhere to the facility's Vaccination Policy.

Application Process

Be sure to complete the application in its entirety. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing this application.

• Information should be provided in the appropriate areas, to include the following: Education, including high school and all degrees obtained, Work Experience, and Certificates & Licenses. It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive candidate information.
• Answers to Supplemental Questions are not a substitute for providing all relevant information within the body of your application. To receive credit for the supplemental questions, you must provide supporting information within the "Work Experience" section of the application, to support your answers.
• If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the closing date will be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM on the day before the closing date.
• Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account. Upon the closing date, applications are "Under Review" and will be screened by Human Resources for the qualified applicants. The hiring process may take several weeks.
• Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions. Transcripts and degree evaluations may be uploaded with your application. The State of North Carolina/Office of State Human Resources uses the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) as a referral resource for applicants who need to have their credentials certified as equivalent.

Veteran's and National Guard Preference

• Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
• Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach an NGB 23A (RPAS), along with the state application if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing.
• Applicants who are former member of either the NC Army National Guard or the NC Air National Guard, with honorable discharge and six years of creditable service, must attach a copy of the DD 256 or NGB 22, along with the state application.

ADA Accommodations

Applicants will be communicated via email only for updates on the status of their application. If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact HR at (919) 575 -1115.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience."
• If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both.
• See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Completion of a dental assistant program from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of on-the-job training as a dental assistant and required x-ray training when needed or an equivalent combination of education and experience.