Dental Assistant

Nuvia Dental Implant Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative dental center is seeking enthusiastic Dental Assistants to join their team. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact on patients' lives through exceptional care during dental implant procedures. With a robust support system, including experienced leads and a comprehensive benefits package, you will thrive in a dynamic environment. Enjoy competitive pay, bonuses, and a variety of perks while working alongside a dedicated team committed to excellence in patient care. If you're passionate about helping others and eager to grow in your career, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

Comprehensive health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401k with match

Paid training

PTO

Employee assistance program

Company-provided scrubs

Retention bonuses

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Dental Assistant with proper certifications.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.
• Ability to work as part of a team and adapt quickly.

Responsibilities

• Assist in surgical procedures and patient care.
• Prepare instruments and manage patient expectations.
• Ensure sterilization and maintain a clean work environment.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Education

Registered Dental Assistant Certification

Job description

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Nuvia Dental Implant Center is rapidly expanding and looking for enthusiastic Dental Assistants to join our growing team. We are a leader in dental implant services, known for our exceptional patient care and innovative solutions. With over 45 locations across the country, Nuvia has been featured on major news outlets such as Yahoo Finance, ABC, and CBS. Nuvia's 50,000+ 5-star Google reviews make it an ideal career for any hard working dental assistant professional who enjoys helping patients through a life changing procedure.

What Nuvia Offers

Pay: $24-$45 per hour

$24-$29 per hour base

Up to $2,000 monthly bonuses averaging out to roughly $12 per hour

Up to $2,000 Quarterly bonuses averaging out to roughly $4 per hour

Retention bonuses up to $2,500 per year

Closed Airway Surgeries: At Nuvia nearly all operations you assist with are closed airway making your job easier and safer for our patients

Robust Dental Leadership Structure: You get the support you need ranging from an onsite dental assistant lead, regional dental assistants leads, and a dental assistant operations manager who all started as a dental assistant with Nuvia and has the knowledge to help you grow in your skill set.

Compensation: Competitive base pay plus center performance bonuses and yearly anniversary bonus pushing your yearly take home to a new level.

Benefits Package: Feel confident that you have a company behind you rather than being a 1099 Contractor. Nuvia offers comprehensive health, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, 401k with match, paid training, PTO, bereavement leave, parental leave, and an employee assistance program.

Nuvia Provided Scrubs: No need to buy new scrubs on your dime. Nuvia has you covered with company branded scrubs

Role Overview

The dental assistant (surgical assistant) at Nuvia Dental Implant Center plays a crucial role in assisting our surgeons and restorative dentists so they can focus on giving our patients a premium service that is safe and memorable. Our dental assistants have a full scope of responsibility from assisting in setup, surgery, taking impressions and pouring molds, X-rays to placing orders and working with our patients.

Responsibilities

• Live company core values
• Taking impressions and pouring up molds
• Taking patient photos
• X-rays and Cone Beams
• Setting up appointments in scheduling platform
• Setting up and taking down operation rooms, ensuring that no one needs to leave the surgery room
• Placing orders for basic and implant supplies
• Adjusting and relining prosthesis
• Assisting the doctor during a variety of surgical implant procedures
• Delivering pre and post op instructions
• Sterilization and daily cleaning
• Managing patient expectations and delivering THE BEST patient care in the industry
  
  

Qualifications

• Registered Dental Assistant with all the proper certifications
• Self Starter who works well as as a part of a team
• Patient-centric with good communication skills
• Outgoing and empathetic
• Flexible and a quick learner
• Great organizational skills and high level of office aptitude
  
  

A Day In The Life

Surgery prep and start: Prepare the instruments and patients for surgery and meet the surgeon and CRNA to review surgery expectations with the patient. Assist the CRNA with the intubation process and assist with surgery

Morning huddle: Review the day's schedule and partner with your team to discuss specific patient needs.

Meet lab deadlines: Work efficiently and strategically to meet tight deadlines, ensuring patients receive their prosthetics within 24 hours.

Overcoming obstacles: Use your experience to problem solve daily, to include equipment challenges, patient delays, and any patient concerns, to keep processes running smoothly and give our patience a top tier experience.

Perform Circular task: Keep Nuvia looking and operating its best by performing circular tasks such as ordering supplies, sterilization, ensuring compliance, and handling lab requests or questions.

End of day: Once you finish making smiles for the day, complete all surgery reports. Prepare for the upcoming patients by reviewing patient charts, lab cases, and implants to create the action plan for the following day.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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