DENTAL ASSISTANT-SPECIAL PROCEDURES

DENTAL ASSISTANT-SPECIAL PROCEDURES Print ( Apply ufeff DENTAL ASSISTANT-SPECIAL PROCEDURES Salary $48,437.52 - $55,466.16 Annually Location Los Angeles County, CA Job Type Full time Job Number Y4746D Department HEALTH SERVICES Opening Date 09/10/2019 + Description + Benefits Position/Program Information EXAM NUMBER: Y4746D JOB TYPE: OPEN COMPETITIVE JOB OPPORTUNITY FIRST DAY OF FILING: SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 @8:00 AM, PST UNTIL THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICES ARE MET AND IS SUBJECT TO CLOSURE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS A RE-POSTING BULLETIN TO UPDATE COVID 19 VACCINE MANDATE. ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. DHS operates as an integrated health system, operating 25 health centers and four acute care hospitals, in addition to providing health care to youth in the juvenile justice system and inmates in the LA County jails. Across the network of DHS' directly operated clinical sites and through partnerships with community-based clinics, DHS cares for about 800,000 unique patients each year, employs over 22,000 staff, and has an annual operating budget of $6.9 billion. Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition, to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings, to supportive housing. MISSION Our mission is to advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care. DEFINITION: Performs as scrub nurse or circulating nurse in corrective and trauma related oral surgery procedures. Essential Job Functions + Verifies the availability of blood, IV solutions, drugs, and patient restrainers for the kind of procedure to be performed in accordance with standard protocol. + Maintains security of legally controlled drugs and keeps records of such drugs dispensed. + Performs the above duties also for general surgery teams who are performing skin graft, rib removal, and hip bone marrow extraction procedures in tandem with oral surgery teams engaged in mandibular ridge and jaw reconstruction. + Completes and signs as the nurse-in-charge the Record of Operation form that identifies the surgical staff and pertinent data concerning supplies used and specimens taken in all surgical operations. + Sets up operating room for surgical procedures by setting out appropriate equipment, instruments, packs and supplies. + Prepares the patient by washing, shaving, and disinfecting graft areas, and disinfecting intra- and extra- oral operative surfaces. + Assists surgical team and an anesthesiologist during surgical procedures by passing instruments. + Aspirating operative area to remove blood and mucous; using retractors in the mouth and on external jaw wounds or incisions as directed. + Monitoring patients to detect movement indicating shallow level of anesthesia; keeping account of sponges, needles, and irrigating fluid used; loading local anesthesia syringes; and maintaining the sterile field. Requirements MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Two years of experience as a Dental Assistant including one year of experience in a hospital assisting in intraoral surgical procedures involving the use of general anesthesia. LICENSE: A Radiation Safety License issued by the Dental Board of California -OR- A certificate of compliance from an approved Board course in radiation safety. Physical Class III - Moderate: Includes standing or waling most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighting over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds. SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION: Dental Assistant assists a dentist by serving as chair assistant and office clerk. In order to receive credit for the license,you must include a legible photocopy of the official document at the time of filing or email the documents to the exam analyst at within 15 calendar days of filing online. Additional Information EXAMINATION CONTENT: This examination will consist of an evaluation of experience based upon application information, weighted 100%. Candidates must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the examination in order to be placed on the eligible register. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION: Applications will be processed on an

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