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Dental Assistant, Main Clinic

Employer
A.T. Still University
Location
Mesa, AZ

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Institutional & Business Affairs, Health & Medical Services
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

A.T. Still University's Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) is seeking applications for a full-time Dental Assistant to work at the Mesa, Arizona Clinic.

Job Duties Include:
  • Assist students and/or faculty chairside.
  • Maintain supply levels.
  • Maintain organization and cleanliness of operatories used in the surgery department.
  • Maintain suction Lines and DUWL.
  • Weekly meetings with students.
  • Responsible for clinic department closure.
    • Transport instruments to sterilization.
    • Computer/monitor shutdown.
    • Close vertical blinds.
    • Turn off N2O.
    • Organize operatories, etc. as assigned/necessary.
  • Process biopsies (oral/perio surgery).
  • Participate in staff meetings and other departmental meetings.
  • Provide feedback on supply usage and possible cost savings measures.
  • Continuting education course attendance.
  • CPR certification course to maintain current CPR certification.
Skills/Requirements:
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Must be CPR and X-Ray certified. 
  • Must have 2-3 years previous dental assisting experience, CDA preferred.
  • At least one year axiUm Ascend software experience.
  • Knowledgeable in OSHA standards, aseptic procedures, HIPAA regulations, sterilization, infection control, and all dental procedures and supplies.
  • Professional appearance and strong communication, facilitation, and organizational skills a must.
  • Must be flexible, able to change assignments with little direction.
  • Must work well independently and in a group environment.

ATSU offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverages, among more. If eligible, employee-elected benefits would begin the first of the month following hire date. For more information, please visit: atsu.edu/employment/benefits.

Organization

A.T. Still University (ATSU) is the founding institution of osteopathic healthcare, established in 1892 by Andrew Taylor Still. As a leading health sciences university, ATSU is comprised of two campuses (Kirksville, Mo., and Mesa, Ariz.) on more than 200 acres with six prestigious schools. The culturally rich learning environments include residential and online healthcare related graduate degrees as well as community-based partnerships worldwide. ATSU has more than 1,300 employees dedicated to its not-for-profit mission and an average annual enrollment of over 3,100 students from 35 countries.

ATSU is renowned for its preeminence as a multidisciplinary healthcare educator. The University is focused on integrating the founding tenets of osteopathic medicine and the advancing knowledge of today's science. ATSU continually earns distinctions as the graduate health sciences university with best-in-class curriculum and a community outreach mission to serve the underserved. The University has a rich history of leadership in both healthcare education and correlated research.

ATSU instills within students the compassion, experience and knowledge required to address the whole person and shape healthcare in communities where needs are greatest. Inspired to influence whole person healthcare, ATSU graduates contribute to the future of integrated care while also leading with a selfless passion in the communities they serve.

Company info
Website
Telephone
4802196007
Location
5850 E. Still Circle
Mesa
AZ
85206
US

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