وصف الوظيفة
Role Overview
Dental Assistant at ALMOOSA HEALTH GROUP. The role supports dental and medical operations within a healthcare facility, assisting physicians, managing patient flow, and maintaining clinical standards.
Role Purpose
To provide direct patient care support, facilitate clinical procedures, maintain equipment and inventory, and ensure a safe, dignified experience for patients and families while adhering to hospital policies and infection control standards.
Key Responsibilities
Patient Care & Assessment
- Receive, screen, interview, and register patients.
- Take and record vital signs, screen for fall and pain.
- Perform patient and family education.
- Provide personalized coordinated care, support and treatment for patients and families.
- Treat people with dignity, compassion, and respect.
- Involve patients in decisions and help them take actions to support themselves.
- Assist and transport patients for admission.
Clinical Support
- Assist the physician with routine medical procedures, as appropriate to training and competency.
- Perform basic patient assessment and referrals.
- Provide privacy and dignity at all times.
Equipment & Facility Management
- Check the functionality and availability of instruments and equipment in each clinic.
- Report to Charge Dental Supervisor for any defective instruments or equipment.
- Assist in maintaining the cleanliness and serviceability of unit facilities and equipment.
- Arrange for maintenance and repair as needed.
Inventory & Administrative Operations
- Order and maintain inventories of supplies required to support day-to-day unit clinical and administrative operations.
- Prepare monthly census as requested.
- Give appointments to patients for follow-up visits as instructed by the clinic physician.
- Arrange appointments in the appointment section.
Compliance & Teamwork
- Comply with the standards of infection control.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other members of the healthcare team.
- Adhere to hospital policies and know the proper chain of command at all times.
- Participate in accreditation activities and attend unit meetings.
- Participate in Dental Assistant activities and continuous education program if advised to do so.
- Perform other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of knowledge, skills and duties.
Additional Support
- If a fluent Arabic language speaker, assist with interpreting for non-Arabic speaking physicians when necessary.
Qualifications & Experience
- Undergraduate of nursing program.
- One year clinical experience.
- In-house training and competency.
Skills & Competencies
- BCLS licensed.
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills; Arabic preferred.
- Skill in use of computers and related software applications.
- Strong motivational skills.
- Team working skills.
- Ability to work independently within the hospital.
- Knowledge of patient registration and documentation.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
- The ability to communicate with and gain the trust of people from a range of backgrounds.
- Empathy, sensitivity and emotional flexibility to help patients and families under difficult circumstances.
- Flexibility to deal with a variety of patients at one time.
- Proper, effective and compassionate communication.
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