Dental Assistant

Nuvia Dental Implant Center; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & vision

Life insurance

Short and long-term disability

401k with match

Paid training

PTO

Bereavement leave

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Company scrubs provided

Job summary

Nuvia Dental Implant Center is hiring Dental Assistants to join a rapidly expanding team in Metairie, LA. You will support surgeons and restorative dentists, assist with surgeries, take impressions, X‑rays, and manage patient communications to deliver exceptional care.

We offer strong pay, bonuses, and a robust benefits package designed to support your career growth and work‑life balance in a supportive, patient‑focused environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Dental Assistant with all required certifications.
• Ability to work as part of a team with strong communication.
• Patient-centric, empathetic and flexible with scheduling.
• Excellent organizational skills and office aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Take impressions and pour up molds.
• Take patient photos and manage X-rays/Cone Beams.
• Set up appointments in scheduling platform.
• Prepare and break down operation rooms for procedures.
• Place orders for basic and implant supplies.
• Assist the doctor during implant procedures.
• Deliver pre- and post-op instructions to patients.
• Sterilize, clean and maintain clinical areas.
• Manage patient expectations and deliver top care.

Skills

Self-starter

Team player

Patient-centric

Communication skills

Empathetic

Flexible

Organizational skills

Education

Registered Dental Assistant with certifications

Job description

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 (with bonus potential)
• $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.