Registered Dental Assistant II Camarillo, Oxnard, Riverpark

Clove Dental•Camarillo, CA

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About The Position

The Senior Registered Dental Assistant II provides chairside and clinical support to dentists, including assisting with general and more complex dental procedures, capturing diagnostic-quality X-rays within permitted scope, and supporting scanning, impressions, photography, and other permitted procedures. The role prepares patients, operatories, instruments, materials, and procedure setups; supports accurate charting in Open Dental; and helps maintain efficient patient and provider flow across the Camarillo and Oxnard locations. This role also manages instrument sterilization, lab cases, supply organization and ordering, and daily office cleanliness. It supports a welcoming patient experience and assists with front-office tasks when needed. As a senior team member, the assistant takes ownership of clinical flow, trains and onboards dental assistants and sterilization technicians, and helps dentists and staff follow Clove’s clinical workflows and standards. The schedule is Monday through Friday and two Saturdays per month. Pay range is $29–$33 per hour.

Requirements

Current California Dental Radiation Safety (X-Ray) Certificate.
3–6 years of experience.
Ability to perform the listed clinical procedures within permitted scope.
Willingness to work Monday through Friday and two Saturdays per month.
Ability to arrive on time and stay until close, and willingness to work as needed.
Willingness to listen to feedback and grow.

Responsibilities

Assist dentists during general and more complex dental procedures, anticipate provider needs, and provide chairside support.
Take diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within permitted scope and ensure images are captured and documented properly.
Support suction, isolation, instrument transfer, material preparation, intraoral scanning, impressions, clinical photography, and other procedures within permitted scope.
Prepare operatories, instruments, materials, and procedure setups before each patient; seat and prepare patients and review basic medical history information.
Review patient charts, medical histories, treatment needs, and required clinical information before seating patients.
Enter doctor treatment plans and required clinical information into charts and support documentation in Open Dental.
Turn over and disinfect operatories promptly, maintain stocked and organized rooms, and proactively communicate supply, equipment, or clinical-flow issues.
Sterilize instruments, organize cassettes, monitor lab cases, organize extra supplies, and order dental supplies through Dentira as needed.
Perform coronal polishing, pit and fissure sealants, topical fluoride, temporary restoration placement and removal, matrix placement and removal, excess cement removal, and certain orthodontic functions, as permitted.
Prepare rooms for the next day, prepare patients, and mark information on the schedule.
Provide a warm towel to patients, give new-patient tours when the front office is busy, answer patient questions, and help check patients in and escort them to operatories.
Answer phones within two rings when the front office is busy and help with check-in/check-out as needed.
Maintain cleanliness and organization throughout operatories and office areas, including floors, lights, and doors; complete daily, weekly, and monthly back-office housekeeping.
Manage patient flow, minimize room turnover time, anticipate schedule needs, and proactively help keep providers on time.
Arrive on time, stay until close, help build productive schedules, and work as needed.
Train and support Dental Assistant I and Sterilization Technician team members on clinical workflows, room turnover, sterilization, and company standards.
Serve as a senior clinical-support resource for Dental Assistant I–II and Sterilization Technician team members.
Help onboard new dentists and assistants into Clove’s clinical workflows and standards; train and onboard DA I, DA II, and RDA I team members on back-office workflows.
Listen to feedback and grow, recommend new patients to the offices, refer new staff to the recruiting team, and volunteer for events, social work, and marketing efforts.