DENTAL ASSISTANT I
About The Position
This is a full-time position for a Dental Assistant I in a high-volume practice offering a rewarding, team-oriented work environment. The role involves scheduling appointments, managing patient flow, handling business transactions, coordinating patient transportation, obtaining medical records, managing dental lab work, answering patient questions, preparing patients for procedures, assisting dentists during treatment, recording observations, determining vital signs, assisting with medical history, delivering post-operative instructions, stocking supplies, performing routine maintenance and cleaning of equipment, performing dental laboratory work, maintaining patient waiting lists, coordinating referrals, ensuring laboratory work is received, requisitioning supplies, supporting a team-based approach to patient-centered medical care, attending work as scheduled, and performing other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
Requirements
- Dental Radiation Safety Certification required.
- Typing skills required.
- Valid radiation certification accepted by the Virginia Dental Association.
Nice To Haves
- Experience as a dental assistant desirable.
- Secretarial experience preferred.
- CPR Certification, preferred.
Responsibilities
- Schedules and coordinates patient appointments when necessary.
- Maintains efficiency of the dental department through proper patient flow and business transactions.
- Works with office staff to assure that transportation arrangements are made for patients needing them.
- Obtains medical records of patients when requested by practitioners.
- Maintains dental lab bills and packs and mails dental lab work.
- Answers patients' questions concerning the dental department and instructs them on use of services.
- Accompanies patient from waiting area to operatory, seats patients, and prepares patient as necessary for arrival of dentist.
- Arranges dental instruments and supplies at chairside appropriately for the procedures to be performed.
- Assists dentists at chairside during treatment and examination procedures, using 4-handed dentistry.
- Receives Nomad operator certificate if necessary.
- Records on dental charts verbal observations of the dentist during examinations using correct terminology with strict attention to accuracy.
- Determines vital signs of patients, assists in obtaining a medical history, and delivers post-operative instructions.
- Keeps the operatories stocked with disposable supplies and in good order.
- Performs routine maintenance and cleaning of equipment.
- Performs dental laboratory work as directed, including fabricating and trimming models and fabricating custom impression trays.
- Maintains and updates patient waiting list.
- Coordinates referrals.
- Insures that laboratory work has been received for appointed patients before their appointment time.
- Requisitions supplies as needed.
- Supports a team-based approach to patient-centered medical care.
- Attends work as scheduled.
- Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
Benefits
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
- Retirement Plan with 5% Employer Contribution
- Comprehensive Benefits Package including Health with no co-pay, Dental, Vision, Disability, Wellness Reimbursement
- Fully Integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR) – eClinicalWorks (eCW)
- License reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- 10 Employer-Paid Holidays Per Year
- Vacation time available after 90 days of employment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
