Dental Assistant

Job description

The Dental Assistant role includes receiving and registering patients, recording vital signs, providing patient and family education, assisting the physician with routine procedures, ensuring patient privacy and dignity, maintaining cleanliness and equipment functionality, scheduling follow‑up appointments, transporting patients for admission, checking instrument availability and reporting defects, ordering and managing supplies, establishing effective teamwork with healthcare staff, adhering to hospital policies and chain of command, participating in continuous education activities, complying with infection control standards, interpreting for non‑Arabic speaking physicians when needed, preparing monthly census reports, taking part in accreditation activities and unit meetings, delivering coordinated personalized care to patients and families, treating individuals with dignity, compassion and respect, and involving patients in decision‑making.

Requirements

• in‑house training and competency
• undergraduate nursing program
• one year clinical experience
• ability to work independently within the hospital
• excellent English verbal and written communication and preferably Arabic
• proficiency with computers and related software
• strong motivational skills
• team working skills
• BCLS license
• knowledge of patient registration and documentation
• knowledge of medical terminology
• knowledge of clinical operations and procedures
• ability to perform basic patient assessment and referrals
• ability to communicate and gain trust of people from diverse backgrounds
• empathy, sensitivity and emotional flexibility
• flexibility to handle multiple patients simultaneously
• proper, effective and compassionate communication.

Skills