What are the responsibilities and job description for the EDDA - Dental Assistant position at DentalWorks?
Overview:
Let us help you take the next step in your career at our DentalWorks Offices!
For top performing Dental Assistants, DentalWorks offers Registered Dental Assistant training programs, RDA license fee reimbursement and promotion tracks.
We are a Military Friendly Employer. With 200 offices throughout California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas, consider us as a place to practice on your off duty days or choose us as your civilian employer of choice at the conclusion of your service. Let us help you with a smooth transition. We can help you navigate the required civilian credentials you will need.
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced dental assistants. If you are a motivated self-starter and have excellent work ethics and dental experience we would like to hear from you.
At Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners Offices we have modern, fully equipped state of the art dental practices that you will be proud to be affiliated with. We recognize that our employees are part of the Western Dental/Brident family where we provide excellent professional, financial and personal growth for your dental career.
Western Dental – Brident offers a competitive benefit package designed to enhance the lives of our employees. Employees are eligible for benefits based on their full time status.
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical and dental insurance
- Vision coverage
- 401K plan
- Highly competitive salaries
- Outstanding professional training
- Exceptional growth and career advancement opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement for certifications
Essential Functions:
- Provide exceptional customer service, with excellent chair-side manner, by making the patient the#1 priority.
- Be present, engaged and ready to work at all assigned shift times.
- Take direction from the doctor and/or hygienist(s), assist them with all dental procedures, and anticipate their needs.
- Take, develop and mount accurate, high-quality radiographs.
- Review patient charts prior to doctor arrival, log appropriate patient data and health history during the exam and treatment, as well as transcribe the doctor’s notes.
- Clean, sterilize and prepare the equipment and operatory, per the organization’s procedures and guidelines, prior to a patient’s appointment.
- Perform efficient and accurate procedures to help maintain the schedule and patient flow.
- Educate the patients and address their questions and/or concerns.
- Demonstrate good teamwork to deliver an extraordinary experience for every patient.
- Partner with the doctors, hygienists, Operations Leaders and support staff to maintain excellent patient service and integrity within the organization.
- Assist the front office staff in scheduling patients’ follow up visits, as well as tracking the incoming and outgoing lab cases, to ensure quality and timely products.
- When assigned by the Operations Leader, monitor the level of dental supplies and order using approved formulary.
- Promote and market Sonrava supported practices services and retail products.
- Complete checklists as assigned and participate in daily huddles to ensure that every single day flows smoothly.
- Maintain patient confidentiality through HIPAA compliance.
- Follow the organization’s safety policies and procedures through OSHA compliance and BBP (Blood-borne Pathogens) federal regulations.
- Complete all Learning Management System requirements.
- Must have completed a dental assistant program or have equivalent work experience
- X-ray license and CPR card or willing to get immediately upon hire