Position: Dental Assistant
Location: The Federal Bureau of Prisons, USP Lewisburg, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Schedule:  These services will normally consist of six )6-8), one (1) hour sessions per day, Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), normally between the hours of 730 am and 4:00 pm.  The facility is expected to require an average of 30 to 40 sessions per week per Dental Assistant.

Qualifications:
Must have graduated from an accredited school or program; have training in dental radiology and radiology safety; possess additional education in Pharmacy issues; be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the Americal Red Cross or American Heart Association; have a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Radiology Certification, and one (1) year work experience involving dental radiology; and have 18 months of work experience as a Dental Assistant or Dental Hygienist with six months current work experience in a clinical setting. Bilingual oral communication sills in Spanish are preferred, along with correctional experience being desirable, but they are not required.

Description of Responsibilities: All duties shall be performed in accordance with standards and methods generally accepted within the field of Dental Assistant services, and to be in compliance with all Federal and State policy and regulations. The Contractor shall adhere to all standards and regulations associated with the Joint Commission and American Correctional Association Foundation/Core Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions. The manner and method of performance are the sole responsibility and within the sole discretion of the onsite provider, provided, the on-site provider performs the services in accordance with standards and practices consistent with those in the community. The Contractor’s employee’s performance shall be monitored by the CM. The on-site provider must have the ability to work with an inmate population from a variety of cultural, regional, racial and ethnic backgrounds. The on-site provider shall be responsible for, but not limited to providing:

1. Will perform chair-side dental assistance in the following dental disciplines: operative, prosthetics, endodontic, periodontics, radiology, and oral surgery. Sterilization and disinfection techniques of instruments will be required, as well as administrative functions, such as filing, scheduling appointments, and inventory supplies. Services will be provided in the method as considered normal in the local community. These services will be unsupervised by the Government, but will be monitored by the CM.
2. Shall be very familiar with fourhanded dentistry with respect to all technical methods and procedures as practiced at this institution. He/she must also have an excellent working knowledge of instruments; types of restorative materials and methods used for the purpose of making impressions. The Dental Assistant must have knowledge or oral and dental anatomy and must be able to chart the intra-oral findings. In addition to he above, the Dental Assistant will be required to assist the staff Dentist with oral surgery, operative procedures, prosthetics, radiology, endodontic, preventative, and clerical duties, The duties of the position will require frequent and direct contact with individuals in confinement and who have been convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States.
3. The Dental Assistant will work with the Dental Officer(s) or his/her designee. Dentistry work is generally made on a daily basis or as the procedure or patients need(s) dictate. Many other assignments are stated in general terms, which require a high level of understanding and initiative to complete the assignment. The Dental Assistant will be required. The Dental Assistant(s) will be required to use his/her training and practical experience, the Dentist's preferred methods, and current journals or manuals to establish the guidelines by which his/her duties can be accomplished. The Dental Assistant(s) will be required to perform a wide range of intra and extra-oral procedures.
4. Those procedures require a broad knowledge of dental anatomy and require a wide variety of accepted techniques and manual dexterity to accomplish. Any records maintained by the Contractor or contract workers will remain the property of the institution.
5. Listed below are the main subject areas associated with each contract Dental Assistant position:

1. Oral Surgery - The Contractor shall evaluate the procedure to be performed. Prepare anesthetic, appropriate instruments with sterile technique and drapes, evacuate surgical field, retract tissue, irrigate bone structure during rotary instrumentation, remove sutures, apply appropriate medicaments as prescribed by the Dentist, and give post-surgical instructions.
2. Operative Procedures - The Contractor shall prepare operative environment, anesthetics and instruments utilizing sterile technique. Maintain dry operative field, retract tissue, place bases, liners and retainers with matrices. Place pack and carve sedative restorations. Polish amalgam restorations.
3. Prosthetics - The Contractor shall select appropriate trays and impression materials, make preliminary impressions for study models, fabricate custom trays. Pour models and minor denture repairs.
4. Radiology - The Contractor shall take and develop intra-oral and extra-oral radiographs, including bitewings, periapical and panorex films.
5. Endodontics - The Contractor shall place rubber dam, prepare sterile field for procedure, remove temporary filling with rotary slow speed instrument, irrigate canals and prepare appropriate medicaments and instruments.
6. Preventative - The Contractor shall provide instruction on oral hygiene care. Apply fluoride and desensitizing agents.
7. Clerical Duties - The Contractor shall be required to perform minor clerical duties; such as filing, typing, call-outs, institutional memorandums, answering phones, scheduling patients, which may include contacting Unit Officers via the handheld radio, maintaining stock records, contacting vendors for pricing information along with preparing the appropriate ordering forms for supplies, and other general duties recognized as routine in a dental clinic.

How to Apply:
Please apply below for consideration. For additional questions, please contact Valerie Vazquez via email at Vvazquez@nursesetc.net

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