Job Description
Job Description The Ocean Adventure Office is hiring Registered Dental Assistants-
Ocean Adventure is an established Pediatric Dental practice that has been serving the Agoura Hills area for over 15years. Ocean Adventure Pediatric Dentistry is currently looking for Dental Assistants to join our team.
Ocean Adventure is seeking a Dental Assistant to work alongside our pediatric Dr.'s to provide both primary and comprehensive preventive and restorative care for infants, children and teens. This position requires dedication to the delivery of quality oral health care for all children, a caring and compassionate nature and commitment to becoming an integral part of Ocean Adventure's oral health care team. If you are interested in joining an established and growing practice with a long tenured support team, joining Ocean Adventure is a great opportunity for you.
Patient Management - Greet patients when they sign in and monitor arrival time
- Set up treatment rooms for procedures
- Escort patients to treatment room
- Seat patients in treatment rooms
- Show care and concern, and help patients feel comfortable
- Obtain and review health histories according to office protocol
- Ensure patients are always attended
- Anticipate and assist dentist's needs
- Perform expanded functions and other tasks as assigned by the dentist
- Mix dental materials
- Ensure patients' questions are answered thoroughly before they leave
- Chart patients and record date, service rendered and any charges
- Escort patients from the treatment room
- Ensure proper treatment notes are recorded in patient's chart
- Perform clinical procedures as practice act allows and as directed by dentist
- Give patient instruction and demonstrate when necessary
- Monitor patient flow
Treatment Room Management and Sterilization - Keep dental units ready, stocked and clean
- Oversee cleanliness of the treatment room according to sterilization procedures
- Disinfect treatment rooms according to OSHA regulations
- Sterilize all instruments and hand pieces according to OSHA regulations
- Keep trays, instruments and treatment room drawers organized
- Ensure that office sterilization procedures document is on display
- Promptly send out and monitor all dental laboratory cases
- Implement the preventative maintenance/cleaning schedule for dental equipment
- Maintain dental office emergency kits and nitrous and oxygen tanks
- Follow laboratory procedures according to office protocol
Records Management - Securely store and handle patient records in compliance with state and federal requirements, including HIPPA privacy and security regulations.
- Track cases and referrals to and from other doctors
Inventory Management - Monitor inventory and order dental office supplies as needed
- Ensure that treatment rooms are stocked at all times
Qualifications :
Education/Experience - RDA license
- Compliance with state dental practice requirements (i.e., X-ray requirements, OSHA training)
- Computer skills
Interpersonal - Good interpersonal skills to maintain effective rapport with patients, dentists, other staff members and community
- Effective verbal skills to communicate with patients and staff
We offer a complete benefit package along with a positive work environment and an opportunity for growth.
Job Type: Full-time
-Compensation (31-54k yearly range based on hourly pay) depending on Experience Licensing and Education Sugarbug Dental & Orthodontics
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Full time,