Registered Dental Assistant

Choice Healthcare Services•Oxnard, CA

11d•$23 - $28

About The Position

The Registered Dental Assistant supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment rooms, patients, instruments, and materials; passing instruments and materials; and performing procedures in compliance with Arizona dental standards. The role also serves as the Back Office Lead, with supervisory, training, audit, compliance, and productivity responsibilities for back-office employees. CHOICE Healthcare Services provides pediatric dental care and describes its office as modern, friendly, and supportive.

Requirements

At least one year of dental back-office lead or supervisory experience.
California Registered Dental Assistant License.
X-ray Certification.
Coronal Polish Certification.
Current BLS certification.

Nice To Haves

Certification from a dental college, three to six months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.
Sealant Certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise and train new and current back-office employees.
Review charts daily in Open Dental to ensure assistants complete chart information accurately.
Resolve daily audit findings by helping team members correct them or documenting the responsible team member and resolution.
Work with the Practice Manager to facilitate back-office staff schedules; perform delegated scheduling and coverage duties when the Practice Manager is absent.
Review, discuss, enforce, and apply CHOICE Healthcare Services' Employee Manual and Policy Notices, and report issues to supervisors when needed.
Maintain office flow, with a goal of no more than 15 minutes of waiting-room time and no more than one hour of total chair time in the back office.
Use downtime to recover operating rooms, open bays, and sterilization areas.
Schedule and track externship and new-employee hours, complete evaluations, review evaluations with instructors, and support intern training.
Perform and oversee new-employee training.
Coordinate routine inventory checks and orders according to protocol using the standard Master Price List, and communicate with the Procurement Team.
Work with HR and the Practice Manager on OSHA responsibilities; maintain required logs, postings, deadlines, and updates and ensure standards are met.
Assist the doctor during procedures.
Take X-rays and intraoral images.
Assist with prophylaxis cleanings.
Instruct patients on oral hygiene.
Chart cavities and teeth with the doctor.
Sterilize instruments.
Set up, break down, and prepare rooms for treatment and hygiene.
Chart patients' treatment and treatment plans with the doctor.