About us: We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.
About your opportunity:
In this position you will:
- Provide accurate and proficient assistance and adaptation to any operator to provide four-handed dentistry, retraction and evacuation techniques and application of rubber dam. Monitoring of, and assisting operator in, management of patient well-being and anxiety level and an awareness of medical conditions
- Prepare equipment, instruments and materials utilised in a variety of dental procedures (including orthodontics) utilising knowledge and understanding of the stages within a dental procedure combined with ability to pre-plan and adapt as treatment proceeds.
- Ensure equipment, instruments, materials and surgery satisfy infection control standards through utilising standard/universal precautions, decontamination procedures, barrier draping. Utilise protocol for managing blood and body substance spills. Use infection control protocols and relevant Standards and Guidelines for cleaning, sterilising reusable items and for the disposal of surgery waste.
As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:
- Generous superannuation
- Salary packaging
- Annual incremental increases
- Career training and development
- Flexible work arrangements
- Wellness programs
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Why choose Cairns?
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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland