What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Assistant position at Schiffman Dental?
We are looking for a friendly, energetic, self-starting individual with chair-side skills and savvy to join our personable, fast paced, conservative, patient-focused dental team in Provo. So if you like working with people and feel you have these skills, please submit your resume with your reason why you would be a great fit for this position in your cover letter or email. We are looking for someone who can commit to at least 1 year (hopefully more) of full time work.
*Minimum 8 month dental assistant school training/education or 6 months on the job experience required. Pay $15 /hr based on experience, knowledge, performance.
Responsibilities: chair-side assisting, sterilization, patient education, x-ray taking, impressions, answering phones, scheduling, marketing
Full Time: M-Th 7:45 am-5 pm
Dental Assistant Duties
- Monitor and prioritize workflow of the back office.
- Maintain office records and supplies for clinical area.
- Maintain and order clinical supplies & be the liaison between doctor and supply company
- Develop clinical staff schedules
- Train new assistant hires and demonstrate standard operating procedures within the practice
- Keep the dentist(s) and clinical team members informed of appointment changes, overruns and patients in the waiting room
- Assist dentist(s) during dental treatment procedures.
- Assist dentist(s) with typical procedures such as taking and developing X-rays, charting, intra oral photos, and assisting with any other clinical procedures up to their legal ability.
- Assisting with setup, breakdown, maintenance, clean-up, proper sterilization or other preparation of rooms and equipment & instruments daily
- Help the team answer the phone, when needed
- Schedule patients
- Take payments
- Process insurance claims
- Help the team with billing, when needed
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.00 - $21.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
Application Question(s):
- What days and hours are you available to work?
- Could you please outline your desired career path over the next 3-5 years?
- Are you able to commit to at least 1 year (hopefully more) of consecutive full time work? If yes, how long can you work with us?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Dental assisting: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15 - $21