Dental Assistant II - Correctional Health Services

Salary may be negotiable within the range listed above, based on position requirements and successful candidate's qualifications, subject to appropriate authorization.

In addition to the hourly salary, eligible applicants may receive premium pay for the items listed below:

• Bilingual pay: Qualified employees who meet the criteria found (page 16) shall receive an additional forty $0.40 cents per hour for all hours paid.
• Night Shift Differential pay: Employees assigned to a night shift shall be paid a night shift differential for each hour actually worked on the assigned night shift. Pay rate is determined by assigned shift hours found here (page 13).
• Jail Supplement pay: An employee in this classification who is assigned to work in an adult or juvenile correctional or institutional facility shall receive an additional $1.50 per hour for all paid hours.
• On-Call Pay: An employee in this classification who is assigned on-call duty by the County shall be eligible for On-Call pay as detailed here (page 15).
• Call-Back pay: An employee in this classification who returns to work because of an agency/department request shall be eligible for Call-Back pay as detailed here (page 15).

This position is open to the public for a minimum of five (5) business days and will remain open on a continuous basis until 11:59 p.m. (PST) on the day the County's needs are met. Applicants are encouraged to apply right away.

This recruitment will establish an open eligible list. This list will be used to fill current and future Dental Assistant II positions within Health Care Agency. This recruitment may also be used to fill positions in similar and/or lower classifications throughout the County of Orange.

The County of Orange, Health Care Agency (HCA) is a dynamic organization dedicated to creating and supporting an environment that promotes the achievement of optimal individual, family and community health. Under the direction of the Agency Director, a new and dynamic executive team with an organizational structure comprised of seven (7) service areas - Administrative and Financial, Correctional Health, Director's Office, Medical Health, Behavioral Health Services, Public Health, and Strategy & Special Projects - is committed to meeting the health needs of the diverse Orange County community.

Correctional Health Services (CHS) is comprised of two separate entities, Adult Correctional Health Services (ACHS) and Juvenile Health Services (JHS). CHS provides medical, dental, nursing, infection control, health education and pharmaceutical services at a community standard of care. Juvenile Health Services (JHS) provides medical, nursing, dental and pharmaceutical services at a community standard of care for youth who reside in the County’s four residential facilities operated by County of Orange Probation (OC Probation) and Social Services Agency (SSA) Departments.

Dental services are provided at Orange County Jails and Juvenile Hall.

As a Dental Assistant II, the incumbent will provide hands on assistance to the dentists in the care and treatment of patients. Due to the types of patients served and the cases seen, the clinic requires one on one support for the dentist and the dental team.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing dental services in accordance with the policies and procedures of the dental department
• Operating dental radiography equipment for the purpose of oral radiography
• Performing and assisting in 4-handed dentistry
• Mouth-mirror inspections of the oral cavity, to include charting of obvious lesions, existing restorations, and missing teeth
• Screening dental sick-calls
• Sterilizing dental instruments and maintaining proper infection control
• Managing patient schedules and fulfilling front-office duties
• Managing dental supplies/materials and fulfilling back-office duties
• Under the direction of the dentist, assisting in the preparation of medication for dispensing to patients
• Recognizing and reporting unusual events to dentist/dental officer (e.g., patient emergencies during…