Registered Dental Assistant
University of Southern California
Location
Los Angeles, California
Salary
$22 - $26 / HOUR
Quick overview
Provide comprehensive chair-side assisting and administrative support for the Special Patients’ Clinic, focusing on geriatric and medically compromised patients. Responsibilities include setting up operatories, taking vitals and x-rays, and managing supply and lab case inventories.
Requirements summary
Requires a current and valid Registered Dental Assistant License and at least one year of experience. Candidates should be bilingual in English and Spanish and possess specialized technical training, with an associate's degree preferred.
Job description
- This is a 12-month fixed-term, full-time position with the possibility of transitioning to a permanent role.
- Since 1897, the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry has shaped talented students into outstanding dentists.
- Our challenging clinical education and our expert faculty members provide future oral health professionals with the skills they need to become the best.
- Dentists are considered trusted and respected professionals that serve the public.
- Our graduates contribute to this respected and reputable profession.
- Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry educates excellent clinicians and produces professionals who earn their patients’ trust with unyielding commitment to exemplary ethical standards.
- USC's Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry is looking for a highly energetic Bilingual English / Spanish Registered Dental Assistant to join the Special Patients’ Clinic!
- We are looking for a candidate who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.
- The highly motivated individual will provide both administrative and comprehensive chair-side assisting services for the Special Patients’ Clinic and other Ostrow Clinics as needed.
- This individual may help with student exam proctoring, supply inventory, lab case inventory, preparing LA County DHSP audits, and compliance audits.
- This position may require occasional evenings, and work hours will vary (between 7:30 am and 5:30 pm).
Responsibilities
May include collateral administrative tasks listed above. The Special Patients’ Clinic provides dental care to geriatric and medically compromised patients. This individual will assist students and faculty with procedures, set up, and break down treatment/clinical operatories, take vitals, x-rays, A1C’s, keep inventory of dental instruments and equipment, and assist with patient registration/documentation. The ideal candidate must be able to work independently with moderate technical guidance. The successful candidate should have previous experience working in one or more recognized dental disciplines, have excellent interpersonal and patient service skills, and be able to multitask. The Trojan Family Rewards: We pride ourselves on creating the BEST USC EXPERIENCE, and that begins with our employees! We offer a wide variety of benefits and programs that support our staff and their families. For more information, please visit http://benefits.usc.edu This support advocates for work-life balance and employee well-being. As members of the Trojan family, employees are connected by the traditions and history that make us proud to be Trojans! As an equal opportunity employer, USC values and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. The work culture thrives on mutual respect, trust, and constructive collaboration amongst all its members. USC has great minds that transform the world with their talents and research. Will you be one? Join us! FIGHT ON! The hourly rate for this position is $22.00 - $26.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.
Education
- Req. Specialized/technical training Pref.
- Associate's degree
- Additional
- Education: Combined experience/education as a substitute for minimum education
- Work
- Experience: Req. 1
- Year
- Licenses: Current and valid Registered Dental Assistant License USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at uschr@usc.edu. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law. Notice of Non-discrimination Employment Equity Read USC’s Clery Act Annual Security Report USC is a smoke-free environment Digital Accessibility If you are a current USC employee, please apply to this USC job posting in
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Benefits
- Employee well-being programs
- Work-life balance support