Senior Dental Assistant - Orlando Health Cancer Institute - Pool - Clinical Staff

In addition to being accredited by the Commission on Cancer, a program of the American College of Surgeons, Orlando Health Cancer Institute has earned accreditations and certifications in several areas — including medical oncology and hematology/oncology, radiation oncology, cellular therapy, rectal cancer, and breast care — from the respective accrediting organizations, and recently was named in the 2023 Becker's Hospital Review “60 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs” list. Orlando Health Cancer Institute is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes 24 award-winning hospitals and ERs, 9 specialty institutes, 14 urgent care centers, 100+ primary care practices and more than 60 outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond.

Position Summary:

 

As a top cancer care provider in Florida, Orlando Health Cancer Institute is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary

cancer program consisting of six treatment sites and more than 10 practice locations that serve the region’s adult oncology needs. Specializing in more than 200 types of cancer, an expert team of medical professionals provides personalized care with the most state-of-the-art technologies, such as advanced radiation and proton therapies, and bone marrow transplant and cellular therapy. Through a robust research program, the institute also supports physician involvement in numerous research studies and clinical trials that give patients access to innovative diagnosis, treatment and symptom management options. In addition to being accredited by the Commission on Cancer, a program of the American College of Surgeons, Orlando Health Cancer Institute has earned accreditations and certifications in several areas — including medical oncology and hematology/oncology, radiation oncology, cellular therapy, rectal cancer, and breast care — from the respective accrediting organizations, and recently was named in the 2023 Becker's Hospital Review “60 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs” list.

 

Orlando Health Cancer Institute is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes 24 award-winning hospitals and ERs, 9 specialty institutes, 14 urgent care centers, 100+ primary care practices and more than 60 outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, we honor our 100-year legacy by providing care for more than 142,000 inpatient and 3.9 million outpatient visits each year.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

 

 

A Brief Overview

Performs routine work involving a variety of tasks in assisting the professional dental staff.

Responsibilities:

What you will do

• Circulates during oral and maxillofacial operations or restorative procedures and hands instruments and supplies to surgeons as needed.
• Assists in changing intra-oral and extra-oral dressings.
• Sets up sterile instrument trays for operations and ensures that standard trays are ready for emergencies.
• Sterilizes and gives routine care to clinical instruments, linens and auxiliary supplies, including spray valves, compressed air apparatus, syringes, fountain cuspidors and suction equipment.
• Maintains a functional inventory of supplies.
• Performs dental x-rays and maxillofacial radiology including in office CT scans.
• Responsible for processing copies of imaging for referring physicians and other outside providers of the care team.
• Performs duties according to established clinic rules and regulations based upon standards of the dental profession.
• Document services provided.
• Serves as clinical lead in the practice.
• Helps develop and coordinate the orientation process for clinical team, Acts as preceptor in collaboration with nursing/clinical leadership.
• Supports and helps develop quality strategies within the practice.
• Education consultant for the practice and OHMG specialties, trains clinical team on Surgical procedures, sterile technique, and autoclave process.
• In collaboration with nursing staff helps maintain surgical code cart maintenance.
• Maintains supply and monitors safe storage of medical gases according to proper protocols.
• Patient education facilitator pre- and post-surgery.
• Attends multi-disciplinary care conferences and communicates regularly with multi-disciplinary team to coordinate and update on plan of care.
• Enters orders as needed for appropriate follow-up with providers.
• Enters treatment plans as needed to ensure appropriate coding to generate quotes for services and necessary authorization for procedure approvals.
• Assists in the dental lab as needed.
• Coordinates patient care with scheduling team.
• Establish and maintain positive relationship with referring dental providers, point of contact for regular patient updates on surgical planning status.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and have the ability to assess data appropriate to the age-specific needs of the patients on his or her assigned department and/or unit.
• Monitors vital signs as needed.

Qualifications:

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of a CODA-accredited dental assisting program, provided that it included appropriate training in the expanded function –OR-
• Successful completion of a Florida Board-approved expanded duties training program.
• Five (5) years Dental Assistant (with Expanded Functions) experience in a Maxillofacial Surgery office.
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider Certification.
• If assigned to OHPG – Craniofacial Specialty, must maintain current State of Florida Dental Radiographer license.