Description

About us:

Orthodontic Experts is dedicated to quality care and orthodontic excellence, we are a community committed to making a difference in the lives of our patients. We are looking for the best of the best to join our team as a Lead Orthodontic Assistant. We currently have twenty-four offices in the greater Chicagoland area, Wisconsin, and Indiana. This year we are on track to open additional offices! Our core Values consist of the following:

• Accountability
• Continuous Improvement
• Inclusion
• Integrity
• Respect
• Teamwork
• Transparency

Job Description:

As a Lead Orthodontic Assistant, you will be an integral part of creating beautiful smiles for our patients. You will be part of a dynamic team of orthodontic professionals who are passionate about providing excellent care. You will be responsible for providing support to our Orthodontist and assisting in the chair-side procedures. Your duties will include preparing patients for their treatment, sterilizing instruments, taking digital radiographs, and assisting with laboratory procedures.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Prepare patients for orthodontic treatments, such as cleaning teeth, taking X-Rays, and making impressions.
• Examine patient's mouths and take notes of irregularities.
• Assist the orthodontist during procedures, such as adjusting braces and placing orthodontic appliances.
• Manage patient records and update charts.
• Educate patients on proper oral hygiene and orthodontic care.
• Sterilize instruments before and after use.
• Follow safety and infection control protocols.
• Complete Invisalign procedures: attachments and adjustments, and scans
• Complete Full Arch Bonding top and bottom, as well as bonding fixed retainers
• Debonding
• Rebonding Brackets
• Ensure that all appliances have been received for the clinic day.
• Ensure the OSHA weekly, monthly, and quarterly tasks are completed on administrative days.
• Using Various digital Scanners
• Making clear retainers
• Help train new orthodontic assistants.
• Participate in Marketing events Added
• Delivering expanders, space maintainers and forsus.
• Assisting with evaluating potential new orthodontic assistants, or assistants in training.
• Speak to patients and parents regarding poor oral health, non-compliance, broken brackets etc.
• In the event you are traveling to another clinic, you are required to perform all duties and responsibilities of your role including administrative tasks.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Orthodontic assisting (1 year required)
• Availability on Saturdays
• High School Diploma of GED
• Certificate of completion for Orthodontic Assistant Courses (preferred)
• Ability to learn quickly and efficiently
• Can multitask
• Be professional, organized, and have strong attention to detail
• Have excellent communication skills
• Spanish speaking preferred

Requirements

Working Hours/ Location:

• Monday – Wednesday 8:45am – 5:00pm
• Thursday 7:45am - 4:00pm
• Friday 6:45am – 3:00pm
• 2 Saturdays per month
• Home Office Location: 100 S. Mannheim Rd, SteG04 Hillside, IL 60162
• Travel to Harwood Heights, Avondale, Glendale Heights, and Kedzie offices required

Benefits (for our full-time employees):

• Paid Training
• Travel Pay (when traveling to sister clinics farther than 15 miles away from base clinic)
• Clinical Bonuses
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account
• Dependent Care Account
• 401(k) and matching
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Identity Theft Protection
• MetLife MetLaw Legal Insurance
• Transit Reimbursement - Commuter Account
• Free and discounted Orthodontic Treatments