What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Assistant (Part-time to Full-Time) position at Androscoggin Dental Group?
Dental Assistant - Lewiston, ME
Full-Time 4 days/week
$1,000 Sign-On Bonus for Full-Time
Competitive compensation and benefits!
Best in Care for Oral Health
Our Niche:
We strengthen and improve the connection between our patients’ smiles and their overall health & well-being.
Core Values:
· Compassion
· Excellence
· Integrity
· Teamwork
· ‘17 over 47’- It takes 17 muscles to smile and 47 to frown. We choose to smile at work, and we aspire to generate smiles on our patients each day. We hope that the smiles also result in a strong work-life balance – when we smile at work, we hopefully smile after work too!
POSITION SUMMARY: The scope of work encompasses a variety of clinical duties which promote effective and efficient operation of the practice and fosters favorable public relations with patients, staff, dentists of the practice and all external customers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Set up rooms for all operative procedures
- Turn over room in efficient manner
- Seat patients and obtain consents
- Stock/restock room with instruments prior to each procedure
- After each patient, sterilize operatory and instrumentation according to OSHA / CDC standards
- Be aware of schedule changes, and other procedures progress in order to prioritize actions
- Utilize office equipment by taking and scanning films
- Assist hygienists by charting with accuracy and speed
- Assist Dentist during dental treatment procedures
- Perform lab duties such as pouring models and fabricating whitening trays
- Able to send cases to dental labs, properly enter into software with accurate return date giving enough time for proper turn around. Maintain CPR Certification
BASIC QUALIFICIATIONS:
- High School Diploma
- Graduate of dental assistant program or on job training
- X-ray certification
- Active CPR Certificate
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 1 Years professional experience
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $22.00 - $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Dental assisting: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- X-Ray Certification (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Lewiston, ME 04240 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $22 - $28