Dental Assistant (PCN 20-8701)
Dental Assistant (PCN 20-8701)
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Job Description
- The Alaska Department of Corrections Division of Health and Rehabilitation Services is recruiting for a Dental Assistant in Anchorage/Mat-Su Valley.Watch Alaska DOC HARS video here:
Assists Dentist chairside using four-handed dentistry imaging capture and recording of acquired data in an electronic health record. Clean up after the last patient and prepare for the next patient in a safe clean professional manner. Responsible for inventory routine testing and patient coordination. Five days a week approximately 7:30 - 3:30 pm although this varies considerably with the travel. This position requires in state travel with travel compensation provided depending on clinical location.
Our mission values and culture:
HARS Vision Statement: We are committed to the wellbeing of those under the care of the Alaska Department of Corrections. Individuals will be treated in a safe respectful and compassionate manner. We are dedicated to providing essential care and to promoting health and rehabilitation.
The benefits of joining our team:State benefit package including 11 paid holidays with leave accrual. Excellent health insurance and retirement benefits. Optional long and short-term disability plans and paid medical insurance. You will provide a necessary service to a generally underserved higher risk and complex population throughout a vast and beautiful state. You will gain a deep understanding of the team approach to a provision of health care in the modern era.
Theworking environment you can expect:This position provides medically essential dental care to male or female patients in Anchorage Eagle River Palmer and Kenai depending on departmental needs.
A Correctional officer may escort the prisoner to and from the dental clinic and may be present during procedures depending on the inmate security classification or concern from staff.
Who we are looking for:We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:
- Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of injuries diseases and deformities including preventive health-care measures.
- Technology Application: Uses machines tools instruments or equipment effectively; uses computers and computer applications to analyze and communicate information in the appropriate format.
- Team Building: Inspires and fosters team commitment spirit pride and trust. Facilitates cooperation and motivates team members to accomplish group goals.
- Health Physics: Knowledge of the concepts principles theories and methods pertaining to the protection of people their environment and equipment from hazards (for example radiation or hazardous chemicals) and the control of radioactive material.
- Public Health: Applies knowledge of the concepts principles theories methods and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities including promoting healthy lifestyles researching disease and/or injury prevention and/or detecting preventing and responding to infectious diseases.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or the equivalentANDSix month of customer serviceSpecial Note:On-the-job training in dental operation or service assignments under the direct supervision of a licensed Dentist will be provided during the probationary period.
Positions require the successful applicant to pass a criminal background investigation including fingerprinting as a prerequisite to employment. Compliance with infectious disease prevention regulations including mandatory Hepatitis B vaccination is also required. These requirements will be indicated at the time of recruitment. Additional Required Information
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Applicants are required to provide at time of interview the following:- A current resume
- Transcript from your highest level of education
- Copies of any professional licenses or certificates
RECRUITMENT DIFFICULTIES
Starting salary may be approved up to Step D-$27.81 if criteria are met.
EDUCATIONIf post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview at the discretion of the hiring manager.
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
The States online recruitment system Workplace Alaska requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATIONEducation completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application also provide the employers name job title employment dates and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.
Note: Attaching a resume is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting see resume or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
PREA NOTIFICATION
The Department of Corrections follows and maintains federal and state requirements standards including but not limited to Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards which apply to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders. PREA standards preclude the department from hiring or promoting anyone who has engaged in or been convicted of any conduct which would violate PREA standards related to sexual assault including:- Sexual abuse in a prison jail lockup community confinement facility juvenile facility or other institutions.
- Convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force overt or implied threats of force or coercion or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or
- Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above.
Please be aware this position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN)/Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS). A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN/ACOMS. DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has beenconvicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction or who may be a fugitive from justice. Additionally security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.
FINGERPRINTNOTICE
All Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted. The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.
DRIVERS LICENSE REQUIREMENT
Applicants must possess a valid drivers license. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting to duty.
EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation auxiliary aides or services or alternative communication formats please call 1- or 465-4095 in Juneau or (TTY) or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P. O. Box 110201 Juneau AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1- (toll-free) or if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to
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Employment Type
Full-Time
