Dental Assistant Ii

Overview

Base pay range: $15.50/hr - $16.00/hr

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is seeking a Dental Assistant II to provide support in various dental procedures. Responsibilities include maintaining surgery rooms and equipment, taking and processing radiographs, dispensing supplies, sterilizing and cleaning all surgical instruments, disposing of infectious waste according to established procedures, processing and mounting film, and breaking down and cleaning equipment with replenished solutions. The role also includes clerical and administrative duties in support of the department, such as answering phones, taking messages, making appointments, and handling payment for procedures.

This position serves patients across age ranges from newborn to geriatric.

• Maintain surgery rooms and equipment
• Take and process radiographs of patients; process and mount film
• Dispense supplies; sterilize and clean surgical instruments and dental assist units
• Dispose of infectious waste according to established procedures
• Break down and clean equipment; replenish solutions as required
• Perform clerical and administrative duties: answer phones, take messages, make appointments, explain procedures, and receive payment
• Respond to the needs of patients from newborn to geriatric

• Graduate from an accredited Dental Assistant Program required; work experience may substitute for education
• Self-motivated, team player, willing to learn and be instructed

• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  University
• Job Category:
  Clerical & Administrative
• Organization:  Dental Faculty Practice (Est 06)
• Employee Status:
  Regular
• Shift: Day/1st Shift
• Work Arrangement:
  Onsite

UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, and veteran’s status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB’s Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator.

The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located /titleix.

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• Direct application notifications available for new Dental Assistant roles in the Greater Birmingham, Alabama Area

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The original listing included extraneous non-job-related content. This refined description preserves core responsibilities, qualifications, and required information relevant to the Dental Assistant II role.