Dental Assistant

We are looking for an energetic, highly motivated individual to join our amazing team that is focused on outstanding patient care in a positive work environment that is focused on growth and team development.

Job Description, Duties and Expectations:

-Greets patients and makes them feel comfortable within the office.

-Review patient information for completeness, accuracy, and being up to date, including basic patient info, insurance, medical history, dental history, medications prior to initiating treatment.

-Take diagnostic images as per our office protocol or Dr. Krugman’s direction for the individual if you are radiography certified. If not, once you obtain enough working hours, you will be provided the opportunity to go to radiology certification class.

-Chart and document patient’s current conditions and treatment plan their dental needs to restore them to health per Dr. Krugman’s guidance

-Assist Dr Krugman chairside with a vast variety of dental procedures. Suctioning, passing instruments, mixing dental materials, maintaining patient comfort and safety.

-Depending on previous experience and a willingness to learn Dr Krugman will train you on the job to take impressions, pour models, take intraoral and extraoral photos, take digital scans, CT scans, make temporary crowns and bridges, make bleaching trays, check and change orthodontic clear aligners, check progress of our child patients in the Healthy Start System, delivery and seat of hard night guards.

-Maintain high quality infection control: Set up instruments and prepare operatories for patient treatment, then breakdown operatories, sterilize instruments and disinfect the operatory in preparation for the next patient.

-Depending on experience, you will learn to discuss risks and benefits with patients in regards to their oral health and, at times, explain periodontal, restorative or surgical procedures, options and how that can impact their oral health as well as their overall health and wellness also.

-When needed, make well articulated and complete chart notes, fully documenting patient conditions, what treatments were performed, what services were offered and, if applicable, those that may have been declined by the patient

-Take vitals and obtain written consents prior to certain procedures and services per our office protocols

-Ocassionally scheduling appointments from the treatment rooms.

-Provide Dr. Krugman with information about patients as it pertains to patient concerns, chief complaints and/or treatment needs

-Assist other staff members when available.

-Participate in CPR, OHSA, HIPAA trainings as directed per our office policy

-Help promote, recruit and retain patients to help grow the practice

-Depending on level of experience, help to develop procedures and protocols for new services, systems, equipment, techniques, changes in society and industry as needed.

-Depending on level of experience, help educate and train other staff members when needed per our office policies and protocols

Necessary attributes for this Position:

-Enjoys working with and helping others.

-Ability to communicate and work with patients of all ages

-Ability to follow protocols and directions to maintain a safe working environment

-Conveys a positive attitude and calm demeanor even when met with adversity

-Very well organized, excellent attention to detail and reliable

- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills

-Ability to work as an individual and as a team

-Being a “team player” helping other hygienist/assistants/front desk, keeping up sterilization, coordinating with your assistant counterpart and offer cross coverage if we are short staffed and you are available to help

-Excellent time management. Very productive with time and maintaining the schedule flowing, keeping busy and productive when not engaged with direct patient care

-Eagerness to learn and implement new services, procedures or technology

-Ability to use critical thinking skills to troubleshoot problems and address clinic needs to maintain office flow

-Proactive initiative to strive for more and a strong desire to learn more or do new things to help the dental team or patients.

Education:

High School Diploma or GED

Radiology Certification is Preferred but will send the right candidate to Certification classes after 150 hours of work experience

Coronal polishing certification is nice but not required.

Work hours Mon-Thur 8am-5pm, 1 Friday per month 8am-12pm

Pay is based on experience and changes based on job performance starting at $16/hour, could go up to as much as $20/hour based on proven experience and skills/certifications

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Continuing education credits
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee discount
• On-the-job training
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Professional development assistance
• Safety equipment provided
• Uniform allowance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Experience:

• Dental assisting: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Radiology Certification (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Norfolk, NE 68701: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $20