Dental Assistant Senior (69246)

VARIETY CARE INC•Oklahoma City, OK

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for assisting the Dentist in providing dental care to the patients of Variety Care. This role involves preparing patients for treatment, arranging instruments, performing four-handed dentistry, sterilizing equipment, taking X-Rays, maintaining equipment, and ensuring the operatory and lab are kept neat and aseptic. Expanded functions may be performed if certification allows. The Dental Assistant Senior will also call patients into the clinic, float to different Variety Care Dental locations as needed, and support the organization's commitment to Patient Centered Medical Home principles and the "Triple Aim" of healthcare reform. The role requires embodying strong character qualities such as compassion, dependability, discretion, flexibility, gentleness, initiative, integrity, adaptability, and sound judgment. The individual must be a leader, a results-oriented problem solver, and responsible and accountable.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Three years of Dental Assisting training and/or work experience.
Possesses all four expanded functions/certificates: Radiation Safety and Protection, Coronal Polishing and Topical Fluoride, Nitrous Oxide Application, or Sealant Application.
Must be able to obtain a Dental Assistant permit from the Board of Dentistry within 30 days of beginning employment.
Basic organizational skills.
Experience handling confidential information.
Experience working in a multi-faceted, fast-paced environment.
Must be able to lift 25 pounds.
Able to assist patients in to and out of the dental chair when asked or directed.
Able to walk, bend, lift, and remain on feet for extended periods of time.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (Spanish/English).

Responsibilities

Assisting the Dentist in providing dental care.
Preparing patients for dental treatment and discussing treatment plans.
Arranging chairside dental instruments and materials.
Performing Four-Handed Dentistry in coordination with Dentists.
Sterilizing and cleaning instruments.
Taking appropriate digital X-Rays.
Maintaining dental and office equipment.
Keeping the operatory and lab neat and aseptic.
Performing expanded functions if certification allows (coronal polishing, sealants, N20, and X-Rays).
Calling patients into the dental clinic from the waiting area.
Floating to different Variety Care Dental locations as directed.
Supporting Variety Care’s accreditation as a Patient Centered Medical Home.
Providing care that is Safe, Effective, Patient Centered, Timely, Efficient, and Equitable.
Working with staff to achieve the goals of the "Triple Aim" of healthcare reform.
Embodying strength of personal character, open and honest communication, high moral and ethical conduct, integrity, adaptability, and sound judgment.
Acting as a leader in the department and community.
Performing other duties as assigned.