Dental Assistant
Dental Assistant
Join the RFDS MDU and deliver high-quality dental assistance to rural & remote areas of QLD. New adventures every fortnight!
Classifications
- Healthcare & Medicine
- Dental
- Part-time
Key points
- Attractive Remuneration + Allowances (Overnight & Accommodation)
- Experience spectacular outback QLD & make a difference in local communities
- Casual & Part-time Opportunities
Description
Expressions of interest are open for Dental Assistants with Casual and Part time opportunities available.
The Dental Assistant provides clinical support to Dentists through the provision of clinically safe and effective dental services to patients including patient triage, appointment bookings, chairside clinical support, patient records management, facility maintenance and the effective sterilisation of equipment by infection control standards.
About the Dental Assistant role
- Fly-in/ Fly-out (FIFO) from Brisbane
- Casual position available
- Two-week roster per rotation
- Part time position available
- 12-month contract
- Two-week roster per rotation, 4 weeks off - keep your work-life balance!!
- Facilitate administrative tasks and coordinate patient appointments
- Prepare the dental chair and treatment area
- Assist with the taking of X-rays
- Record, maintain and update patient data accurately
- Provide chairside assistance to the dental clinician
- Prepare and process dental instruments, including sterilisation and disinfection
- Actively contribute to and promote safety and quality
- Minimum of Certificate in relevant study area i.e.- Certificate III in Dental Assisting
- Demonstrated experience and professional skills in dental assisting
- Ability to operate effectively in a remote team, contributing positively to team operations and working relationships
- Sound knowledge and understanding of infection control principals
- Ability to handle challenging operational situations in a calm and rational manner
- Up to date knowledge of best practices within a dental clinic
- Ability to drive long distances in a large vehicle and undertake ongoing community stays for 2 weeks per rotation
- Australian Drivers Licence
With a workplace spanning thousands of kilometres in regional and outback Queensland, you’ll see work and life like never before. In addition, we offer:
- Attractive Remuneration - rewarding qualifications and experience
- Flights and Accommodation + Allowances
- We provide extensive and supportive orientation, training, and development programs
- Opportunity to be a part of the iconic RFDS team
- Work with people who are passionate about our purpose and proud of their contribution
- Employee Assistance Program; advice for staff and their families (support, nutrition & finance)
- Private health insurance discounts
RFDS Dental Service provides dental care to rural and remote areas of Queensland with limited or no access to oral health services. Via our 18-wheel semitrailer housing two state-of-the-art dental surgeries, the Mobile Dental Unit (MDU) services upwards of 70 patients per rotation. The MDU can offer a range of services including but not limited to, preventive treatment, direct restorations, and minor oral surgery.
The MDU is staffed by RFDS Dentists and Dental Assistants who provide a range of dental services in rural and remote Queensland. This service addresses the immediate need for dental care within QLD communities and works towards improving overall health in these regions.
Interested?
For further information regarding this role please contact RFDS Talent Acquisition Advisor Lachlan Otto on 07 3852 7553 or via recruitment@rfdsqld.com.au
To apply, please submit a letter outlining your interest in this position by the end of business on 4th of November 2022.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) (Queensland) is passionate about fostering equality within the workplace. We encourage applications from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and people of culturally diverse backgrounds.
Please note: This role will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug and alcohol test, will be subject to criminal history and may be required to undergo a preemployment medical assessment. There may be a requirement to travel in QLD for this role and work out of hours maybe required to respond to unscheduled outages and major incidents affecting critical systems.
RFDS (Queensland Section) works with vulnerable patients in remote parts of Queensland and provides an essential service to many regional and remote communities. To ensure the health and safety of our staff, our patients, and these communities, as well as to manage the risks involved in service delivery and COVID-19 transmission in these communities and our workplaces, our staff are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are the successful candidate the requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including maintaining any recommended booster requirements, will be a term of your employment, as will the requirement to provide proof of vaccination.
