Dental Assistant Job Vacancy in Saudi Arabia  

JOB CODE JOB131

JOB TYPE Clinical Jobs

JOB CATEGORY Nurses / Dental Assistants / Midwives

JOB DESCRIPTION

Duties & Responsibilities:

Organizing and stoking the clinical materials and hardware, in addition to sterilizing the instruments and disinfecting the work surfaces.

Preparing the patient records a day before the appointment or prior to an emergency patient.

Organize the patient’s appointments as directed by the Clinician.

Seating the patient in the clinic, draping the patients as needed, and opening the pre-prepared instruments packs.

Stocking the Operatory as directed by the Clinician.

Taking and developing the needed radiographs.

Documenting the date and vital signs in the dental record and giving the record to the clinician to place the needed documentation and signature.

Writing the patient’s information and treatment provided in the statistics sheet.

When the Laboratory Technician is not available, the assistant pours the dental impression.

Demonstrate proper knowledge & implementation to the hospital & departmental policies & procedures.

Participate in all quality improvement activities within his/her department.

Be aware of Standard Precautions for Infection Control and implement the Infection Control guidelines in day-to-day activities.

Show Compliance with laws & regulations governing the privacy & confidentiality of data & information.

Show compliance to standards of ethical conduct.

Comply with CBAHI standards and other regulations.

Qualification & Experience Requirements:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree.

Minimum of 1-year experience for non-Saudis.

Special training or experience in Dentistry.

Current Registration in the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties as a Registered Nurse / Nurse Technician or at least dataflow is done.

For supervisory positions such as a head nurse or in-charge nurse, a minimum of 2-3 years of managerial experience is needed.

BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification is required according to the specialty and relevant training.

Skills and Competencies:

Knowledge of regulations established by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties related to healthcare practices.

Strong organizational and time management skills.