Dental Assistant I Marin

Clove Dental; Thousand Oaks (CA); Presencial; USD 28.000 - 33.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Clove Dental is seeking a Dental Assistant I in Thousand Oaks, CA. The role focuses on assisting dentists, taking X-rays, and keeping exams flowing smoothly while maintaining clean operatories and organized records.

Responsibilities include chairside support, patient check-in, and helping with everyday office operations. A California Dental Radiation Safety Certificate is required to perform radiographic duties and ensure patient safety, with a strong emphasis on teamwork.

Formación

• Current California Dental Radiation Safety (X-Ray) Certificate required.
• Proactive in chairside support and patient care.
• Ability to input treatment plans and maintain charts.

Responsabilidades

• Assist Dentist during procedures and provide chairside support.
• Take diagnostic X-rays within scope and document images.
• Prepare rooms, instruments, and supplies for patient flow.
• Maintain operatory cleanliness and organize instruments.
• Enter clinical information and keep charts up to date.
• Support front desk by brief check-ins when needed.

Conocimientos

Patient care

Team collaboration

Communication

Safety procedures

Educación

California Dental Radiation Safety Certificate

Herramientas

Dentira

Descripción del empleo

Dental Assistant I
Pay Range: $20–$24/hour
Minimum Requirement: Current California Dental Radiation Safety (X-Ray) Certificate (6months-2years)

• Assist Dentist

  • Assist dentist during procedures

  • Input doctor treatment plan into charts

  • Provide chairside assistance during general dental procedures and anticipate basic provider needs.

  • Take diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within permitted scope and ensure images are properly captured and documented.

  • Assist with suction, isolation, instrument transfer, material preparation, and other permitted chairside duties.

  • Turn over and disinfect operatories promptly to maintain efficient patient flow and provider schedules.

  • Accurately enter required clinical information and support completion of charts and documentation in Open Dental.

  • Maintain stocked and organized operatories and promptly communicate supply, equipment, or clinical-flow issues.

• Labs/Supplies

  • Sterilize instruments and make sure cassettes are organized

  • Make sure lab cases in office

  • Monitor dental supplies and order on Dentira as needed

  • Make sure extra supplies are organized

• Patient Experience

  • Prepare rooms for next day and patients and mark on schedule

  • Make sure all patients get a warm towel

  • Check in patients as needed when front busy and walk to operatory

  • Give new patient tours when front is busy

  • Answer patient questions to the best of your ability

  • Answer phones in 2 rings as needed when front office is busy

  • Prepare operatories, instruments, materials, and procedure setups before each patient.

  • Seat and prepare patients, review basic medical history information, and support a comfortable patient experience.

• Office Cleanliness

  • Operatories keep organized and clean

  • Check In / Check Out keep clean

  • Floors / Lights / Doors (throughout the office)

  • Complete daily, weekly, monthly back office housekeeping and make sure office is clean

• Leadership

  • Manage flow of patients

  • Arrive on time and stay until close

  • Build schedules to have productive days and be willing to work as needed

  • Willing to listen to feedback and grow

  • Recommend new patients to our offices

  • Refer new staff to the recruiting team

  • Volunteer for our events, social work, and marketing efforts