Amy O'Brien
Pialba,QLD
Summary
Adaptable Clinical Coordinator with over 10 years of experience overseeing the clinical care of many patients and staff members. Strengths include patient scheduling monitoring, infection control, staff scheduling monitoring and program and policy development.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Coordinator
Griffith Street Family Dental
07.2013 - 02.2018
- Mentored new clinical staff members for proper onboarding and orientation processes.
- Coordinated, monitored, assigned, and documented patient and clinical care activities.
- Supervised and managed daily activities of clinical team
- Upheld quality assurance procedures to maintain patient safety and satisfaction.
- Chair side assisting in all aspects of general dentistry
- Taking radiographs
- Sterilisation procedures
- Ordering & stock control
- Highly experienced in D4W
- Cleaning and maintenance of all dental equipment (Aidec)
- All aspects of laboratory work
- Providing patients with OHI
- Impression taking
- Assisting in surgical wisdom teeth removal
Dental Assistant
Beresford Dental Implant Surgery
01.2013 - 06.2013
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for procedures daily.
- Assisting in Dental Implant Surgery
- Assisting in Sinus lifts, gum grafts and micro surgery
- Preparing patients for sterile procedures
- Assisting patients for panoramic 3D scanning x-rays
- Patient post operative care following surgery
- Reception Duties, hicaps & money handling
- Pouring study models & lab work
- Communicating with dental laboratories regarding patient jobs
- Sterilisation procedures
- Stock control
Head Dental Assistant
Boyd Street Dental
01.2008 - 04.2012
- Supported dentists during all aspects of general dentistry
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilising tools and equipment and setting up x-ray machines.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Training of new staff members
- Ordering & stock control
- D4W
- Cleaning & maintenance of all dental equipment (Aidec)
- Impression taking, laboratory work
- Team meetings
Education
Oral Health Therapy, 1st Year
Central Queensland University
Rockhampton, QLD10.2018
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing, 1st Year
Southern Cross University
Gold Coast, QLD11.2017
Infection Control Course
Brisbane, QLD2017
Certificate 3 And 4 in Fitness
Human Performance Centre
Gold Coast, QLD01.2014
Certificate IV in Radiology
TAFE NSW
05.2010
Core I, II & V Functional Restorative Dentistry
LVI Global Australia
08.2010
Certificate 3 in Dental Assisting
New South Wales Dental Assistants Association
01.2009
Skills
- Ability to multitask
- Leadership
- Time Management skills
- Direct Patient Care/Focus
Timeline
Clinical Coordinator
Griffith Street Family Dental
07.2013 - 02.2018
Dental Assistant
Beresford Dental Implant Surgery
01.2013 - 06.2013
Head Dental Assistant
Boyd Street Dental
01.2008 - 04.2012
Oral Health Therapy, 1st Year
Central Queensland University
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing, 1st Year
Southern Cross University
Infection Control Course
Certificate 3 And 4 in Fitness
Human Performance Centre
Certificate IV in Radiology
TAFE NSW
Core I, II & V Functional Restorative Dentistry
LVI Global Australia
Certificate 3 in Dental Assisting
New South Wales Dental Assistants Association
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