Bilingual Dental Assistant Trainee | Thornton

Clinica•Thornton, CO

46d•$21 - $24

About The Position

Learn to become a Dental Assistant while you're being paid during a 12-week training period! Job Profile: Are you passionate about oral health and giving back to your community through dental care? Are you always looking for opportunities to learn and help your team? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you are on a tight schedule? Are you naturally curious and ask a lot of questions? Do you reach out for help when you need it? Are you bilingual in English and Spanish? What You Get to Do: You get to learn about tooth anatomy, tooth numbers, procedures, and potential procedure complications. You will learn to build a relationship with the dentist to anticipate their needs and save time. You will learn to be one step ahead of the dentist to pass them instruments for the procedure, having checked in beforehand to see if they need additional instruments. You will work with a team of 2-3 other assistants to help each other with tasks that keep on schedule, such as help clean the rooms, sterilize instruments, load the x-ray, do notes, and set up for the next patient. You will learn how to teach patients about oral health care by showing them how to brush and floss, help them understand why it's important to follow up with cleanings and post-op care. You get to serve your community - you are here for the patients, and they are very grateful. Compensation: Approximately $21.00 - $24.34 hourly. All individual pay rates are calculated based on the candidate's experience and internal equity. What You Get at the End of Training: Graduate with a letter of program completion and a radiology certification. Potential to be hired as a full Dental Assistant at the end of training. You get to grow with Clinica! If you like to excel, you could grow into: An Expanded Duties Dental Assistant A Dental Lead A Dental Assistant Team Manager Clinica Family Health and Wellness is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Requirements

Passion for the dental and medical fields.
Desire to master your skills and continue to grow.
Commitment to invest your time to learn all things Dental Assisting.
Go getter who will take advantage of our resources and be responsible for your learning.
Predict needs by being observant and can jump into action.
Skillful with organizing and prioritizing your work.

Responsibilities

Learn about tooth anatomy, tooth numbers, procedures, and potential procedure complications.
Learn to build a relationship with the dentist to anticipate their needs and save time.
Learn to be one step ahead of the dentist to pass them instruments for the procedure, having checked in beforehand to see if they need additional instruments.
Work with a team of 2-3 other assistants to help each other with tasks that keep on schedule, such as help clean the rooms, sterilize instruments, load the x-ray, do notes, and set up for the next patient.
Learn how to teach patients about oral health care by showing them how to brush and floss, help them understand why it's important to follow up with cleanings and post-op care.
Serve your community

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
FSA/HSA
Life and Disability
Accident/Hospital Plans
Retirement with Employer Contributions
Vacation, sick, and extended illness time off options
Open communication with leadership and mission-focused engagement
Training and growth opportunities with a supportive team invested in your success