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APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$30,192.48 to
$43,639.20
PAY GRADE: 25
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
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Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur
in this geographical location.
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Department: Nevada System of Higher Education |
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Division: UNLV |
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Location: Las Vegas, Boulder City, Indian Springs, Jean, Henderson |
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Job Class Code:
10.263
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Announcement Number: 24944
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Open to all qualified persons. |
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Posted
05/14/2015
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Close Date:
05/29/2015
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Recruiter:
JEN
MARTENS
Phone: 702-895-3504
Email: applicant.inquiry@unlv.edu
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Applications accepted
for another Expired
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Dental Assistants assist dentists in the general or specialized treatment of patients in routine, emergency, and clinical research procedures in areas of diagnostic, preventive, restorative, periodontal, endodontic, pedodontic, orthodontic, oral surgery, and prosthodontic dental care.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
This position supports the School of Dental Medicine by providing adminstrative needs in the Faculty Dental Practice. This person will be charged with making the day to day operations and patient flow successful. Ability to take instructions well and displays ability to learn. Greeting patients, proper phone etiquette, good communication skills with patients, staff, doctors and students. Able to be given instructions and see to completion without absolute supervision and able to recognize areas that need improvement. The front desk duties to be included are as follows: all scheduling, maintaining profitable schedules, answer incoming phonecalls, confirming appointments, verify Insurance breakdowns, financial arrangements, end of day balncing and reconciliation of patient payments. Must be able to judge availability of receiving patients who are determined to be late for scheduled appointment time. Patient communication skills and the ability to work with frequent interruptions and distractions, ability to organize and prioritize work throughout the normal business day is required. Demonstrated experience with Axium/Mipacs software is preferred. Work schedule is Monday through Friday, varied hours. Per the Nevada State Legislature, classified employees are subject to six (6) mandatory unpaid furlough days through 6/30/15. *UNLV is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity educator and employer committed to excellence through diversity.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Graduation from high school or equivalent education, successful completion of a recognized one-year dental assistant training program, and one year of experience working with the public collecting and recording information and/or explaining and clarifying basic information; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and one year of clinical experience in a dental practice using four-handed techniques in a wide range of procedures, collecting and recording patient's medical information, exposing, processing, mounting and labeling radiographs, and applying dental sterile techniques and infectious control and exposure procedures; OR one year of experience as a Dental Assistant I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. |
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As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks. |
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Pursuant to NRS 284.4066, this position has been identified as affecting public safety. Persons offered employment in this position must submit to a pre-employment screening for controlled substances. |
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All Dental Assistant positions at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) are required to pass: 1) a background investigation; and 2) a sanction check performed through the National Healthcare Data Bank (NHDB). |
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Experience with Axium/Mipacs software is preferred. |
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| The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. |
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