What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Assistant Externship position at Hero Practice Services?
Location: Santa Fe, NM & Albuquerue, NM
Job Profile: Externship – Dental Assistant
Overview:
Hero Practice Services is seeking a Dental Assistant Extern to experience various facets of dental procedures completed in a pediatric office. Upon successful completion of Externship hours, externs may be hired as a full-time dental assistant!
Hero Practice Services is the only practice management company focused on delivering the systems, processes, and people needed to efficiently deliver quality dental, vision, and orthodontic care to children in underserved communities. With offices across the country, we have helped millions of children and young people gain access to the care they need since 2006. Working at Hero is both a career and a calling … join us, BE A HERO!
The Opportunity:
This role has the unique opportunity to support the Heroes who actively serve the children and young people in our communities by improving their overall health and well-being. This position is only open to students in a dental assisting program who desire mentorship from experienced, clinical leaders!
You will be responsible for the following:
- Keeping track of all externship hours and submitting timesheets
- Record patient charting and the dentist’s notes in the digital patient chart, as directed by the dentist.
- Prepare and clean treatment rooms and instruments, monitor schedule for efficiency, and educate patients on dental procedures.
- Maintain a clean, sterile, and patient-centric working environment.
- Maintain strict compliance with State, Federal, and other regulations, (e.g., OSHA, WC, Dental Board, HIPAA, ADA, DOL, Employee Handbook).
- Ensuring practice is clean and presentable to patients to include cleaning restrooms, patient lobby, mopping, vacuuming, dusting etc.
- In addition to the above duties outlined, you will be asked to perform other duties that support the business and our Mission.
You will be required to possess the following:
- Must be enrolled in a dental assistant program
- Proven work experience (or the ability and desire to learn) in customer/patient service
- Strong interpersonal skills and the desire for professional growth.
- Be organized and possess a knowledge of dentistry.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The statements contained herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by Credentialing Specialists, but is not a complete list of the responsibilities, duties, or skills required. Other duties may be assigned as business needs dictate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Hero Practice Services group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
