Serenity Smiles Dental Care is a small dental office located in Murfreesboro, TN. We are seeking an enthusiastic Sterilization Technician / Registered Dental Assistant with a strong work ethic, excellent communication, and patient care skills to join our amazing team.

We are currently growing faster than expected and are looking for a new dental assistant to help us as we continue to expand.

Our office environment is one where everyone is happy to help and we love connecting with our amazing patients. There is a reason we have such great reviews on Google.

If you would like to work in a fast-paced, but caring patient-oriented environment where you can be proud of the service you provide, this is the place for you.

Salary : Commensurate with experience with bonus potential

Job Type : Full-time (starting in January)

Qualifications :

• High school or equivalent (Required)
• Dental Assisting : 1-2 year (Required)
• RDA certification (Required)
• Bilingual is preferred
• Open Dental or other dental software experience a plus

Duties and Responsibilities :

Sterilizes dental instruments and trays; assembles, wraps, decontaminates, and sterilizes trays of instruments, dental supplies, and equipment following proper standard precautions in decontamination and sterilization areas;

monitors biological and chemical wash solutions to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and dental equipment.

Maintains inventory of equipment; restocks, labels, collects, and distributes instruments and trays; sorts and makes equipment and instruments available for use;

inspects instruments, verifies that instruments function properly, and removes defective instruments.

Performs environmental maintenance duties; assists in maintaining inventory levels in sterile processing, clinic areas, and equipment storage;

performs maintenance checks, documentation, and services on sterilization equipment; monitors issues with autoclave function or outcomes of biological testing.

Cleans and prepares operatory; assists with waterline testing, shocking, and maintenance of operatory equipment. Screens phone calls, walk-in patients and referred patients for eligibility for services;

schedules clients to appropriate dentists according to need and urgency; makes reminder phone calls; refers patients to medical and dental assistance programs or to area dentists.

• An Registered Dental Assistant assists the dentist, sets up patients and equipment, and performs clinical and technical procedures under the supervision of a licensed dentist.
• Maintains awareness of the comfort and safety needs of patients.
• Provides support to dentist and is an example of respect and caring to patients and team members.
• To excel in this role, you should be a team-player, highly organized, detail oriented, and have excellent patient communication skills

Last updated : 2024-05-11