Dental Assistant

Position Overview:

Please do not submit resumes with years of completion for education. Performs duties that assist the Chief Dental Officer, Dentists, and Dental Hygienists in the care and treatment of patients, including reception, chair side assisting, inventory and records. Relevant job experience is preferred; however, candidates without direct experience are encouraged to apply.

Supervision Received:

This position is directly accountable to the Chief Dental Officer. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following . Other assignments, projects, and duties may be required: Assists the dentists and hygienists in chair side procedures and laboratory duties routinely done in a general dental practice; including taking x-rays Prepares and sets up instruments, materials, and equipment necessary for each procedure; Provides patients with treatment plan estimates Sterilizes instruments, and performs cleaning and routine maintenance of equipment and work areas following OSHA guidelines; Schedules patients, does routine reception work, accurately records information in patient records: including documenting existing, decay/disease, and treatment in the patient's electronic dental record; Helps office manager with various tasks, including processing encounters and billing and bookkeeping procedures; Helps with ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies and materials, as well as maintaining thorough and accurate documentation of inventory.

Qualifications:

Willingness to learn and desire to expand abilities. Excellent customer service and ability to motivate patients. Administrative Writing Skills. Reporting Skills. Scheduling. Microsoft Office Skills. Organization. Time Management. Office Equipment Maintenance. Travel Logistics. Verbal and Written Communication. Establish and maintain effective, courteous working relationships with staff team members. Work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Work flexible hours to meet job requirements Be a team player. Support and assist team members. Be available to help, and learn from the team. Keep an open mind to feedback, and earn trust of staff and providers.

Working environment/Physical activities:

Requires periods of standing and walking. Requires depth perception, normal visual acuity and hand-eye coordination. No Chronic Respiratory Contagious Disease. Requires pulling, pushing and fingering with hands, wrists, arms and upper body Requires long periods of time sitting while on the telephone and/or doing computer work. Requires sufficient near vision to be able to read documents and computer screen. Essential to lift, carry, push and pull up to 35 pounds. Essential to use routine office equipment such as computer and telephone. Essential to to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, twist and reach. Essential to hear routine conversations. Essential to comprehend both oral and written communications. OSHA Classification is

Category I:

All procedures or other job-related tasks that involve an inherent potential for mucous membrane or skin contact with blood, body fluids or tissue, or a potential for spills or splashes of these fluids.

HIPAA Classification:

Unrestricted Access:

A workforce member with unrestricted access will have full access to patient's protected health information, including the patient's entire medical record, for patient care purposes.

Pay Range:

$19.00

• $21.

00 per hour

DOE NOTE

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualification associated with this job. Job duties can change at any time.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$19.00

• $21.

00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Disability insurance Employee assistance program Employee discount Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Wellness program

Work Location:

In person Dental Assistant 1350 South Aspen Street, Norwood, CO 81423 $19

• $21 an hour
• Full-time $19
• $21 an hour

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Full-time Position Overview:

Please do not submit resumes with years of completion for education. Performs duties that assist the Chief Dental Officer, Dentists, and Dental Hygienists in the care and treatment of patients, including reception, chair side assisting, inventory and records. Relevant job experience is preferred; however, candidates without direct experience are encouraged to apply.

Supervision Received:

This position is directly accountable to the Chief Dental Officer. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following . Other assignments, projects, and duties may be required: Assists the dentists and hygienists in chair side procedures and laboratory duties routinely done in a general dental practice; including taking x-rays Prepares and sets up instruments, materials, and equipment necessary for each procedure; Provides patients with treatment plan estimates Sterilizes instruments, and performs cleaning and routine maintenance of equipment and work areas following OSHA guidelines; Schedules patients, does routine reception work, accurately records information in patient records: including documenting existing, decay/disease, and treatment in the patient's electronic dental record; Helps office manager with various tasks, including processing encounters and billing and bookkeeping procedures; Helps with ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies and materials, as well as maintaining thorough and accurate documentation of inventory.

Qualifications:

Willingness to learn and desire to expand abilities. Excellent customer service and ability to motivate patients. Administrative Writing Skills. Reporting Skills. Scheduling. Microsoft Office Skills. Organization. Time Management. Office Equipment Maintenance. Travel Logistics. Verbal and Written Communication. Establish and maintain effective, courteous working relationships with staff team members. Work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Work flexible hours to meet job requirements Be a team player. Support and assist team members. Be available to help, and learn from the team. Keep an open mind to feedback, and earn trust of staff and providers.

Working environment/Physical activities:

Requires periods of standing and walking. Requires depth perception, normal visual acuity and hand-eye coordination. No Chronic Respiratory Contagious Disease. Requires pulling, pushing and fingering with hands, wrists, arms and upper body Requires long periods of time sitting while on the telephone and/or doing computer work. Requires sufficient near vision to be able to read documents and computer screen. Essential to lift, carry, push and pull up to 35 pounds. Essential to use routine office equipment such as computer and telephone. Essential to to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, twist and reach. Essential to hear routine conversations. Essential to comprehend both oral and written communications. OSHA Classification is

Category I:

All procedures or other job-related tasks that involve an inherent potential for mucous membrane or skin contact with blood, body fluids or tissue, or a potential for spills or splashes of these fluids.

HIPAA Classification:

Unrestricted Access:

A workforce member with unrestricted access will have full access to patient's protected health information, including the patient's entire medical record, for patient care purposes.

Pay Range:

$19.00

• $21.

00 per hour

DOE NOTE

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualification associated with this job. Job duties can change at any time.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$19.00

• $21.

00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Disability insurance Employee assistance program Employee discount Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Wellness program

Work Location:

In person