Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan
Job type: Casual
Organisation: Monash Health
**Salary**: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health
Reference: 61488
**About the Opportunity**
An exciting opportunity exists at Monash Health for Dental Assistants interested in joining the casual bank. We are a busy and dynamic service, with 30 dental chairs located across seven sites in the Cities of Greater Dandenong, Casey and Kingston and the Shire of Cardinia. The successful applicants will have the opportunity to accept available shifts across all sites and be part of a busy, energetic and friendly dental team.
As Monash Health employee, you will have the ability to maintain a high level of communication with patients, visitors and colleagues enabling you to deliver exceptional care.
As an integral part of the organisation you are the face of the MHB workforce and consistently demonstrate our core values. You will be part of a flexible Workforce with a personalised support.
**About You**
You are an experienced Dental Assistant with a strong focus on patient centres care. Through your hard working and enthusiastic nature you have the ability to adapt to changing settings and work shifts that suit your lifestyle. You will be the first point of contact both over the phone and face to face with patients so your presentation and communication will be a key to your success. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Clinical chair side assistance
- Maintain infection control standards
- Preparing, maintaining, and managing the clinical environment, including equipment, materials, and instruments, in line with the treatment plan, to enhance efficient patient care.
- Undertake relevant administrative duties
**What You Need to Have**
To be considered for this important role you will ideally possess the following:
- Certificate III in Dental Assisting (essential)
- Good organisational skills and a positive, enthusiastic attitude towards work
- A full understanding of infection control procedures and tracking systems
- Thorough and extensive knowledge of dental procedures
- A friendly, outgoing and reliable demeanour
- Strong communication and relationship skills
- Well-developed clinical and administrative skills
- Previous experience with Titanium software would be an advantage but is not mandatory
**What to Expect**
- Choose when you work to support your lifestyle through our user friendly online system
- Exposure to a variety of hospital settings and working with Monash Health's exceptional health care clinicians
- You will receive shifts at short notice or up to six weeks in advanced as available
- You will be provided with continuing education and access to online resources
**About Monash Health Bureau**
Monash Health Bureau (MHB) is an efficient workforce unit that allocates over 450 shifts per day across Monash Medical Centre, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital, Moorabbin Hospital, Kingston Centre and Monash Children's. We deliver experienced clinical and clinical support staff to meet the demands of multi specialised and fast growing organisation.
We are now recruiting professional and skilled Dental Nurses to join our Casual Bank. Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. Any offer of employment will be confirmed on the successful outcome of a Police Check and Working with Children's Check. you may be invited to participate in a video interview.
**About Monash Health**
**How to Apply**
Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.
Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:
- reference checks;
- a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
- a current Victorian Employee Working with Children's Check (or proof of payment for same);and
- proof of immunisation.
A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.
Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. The current orders require evidence of three doses for COVID-19.