Dental Assistant II Hillview

Clove Dental; Ventura (CA); Presencial; USD 32.000 - 37.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Clove Dental in Ventura, CA is seeking a Dental Assistant II to support dentists during procedures, capture X-rays, and maintain patient comfort. You will prepare rooms, manage equipment, and help document treatment plans in the charting system.

You must hold a California Dental Radiation Safety Certificate and be able to work at a fast pace, ensuring accurate record-keeping in Open Dental. The role emphasizes teamwork and patient experience.

Formación

• California Dental Radiation Safety Certificate required.
• Experience as a chairside dental assistant preferred.
• Ability to input treatment plans and maintain charts.

Responsabilidades

• Assist dentist during procedures and anticipate provider needs.
• Input doctor treatment plans into charts.
• Provide chairside assistance and manage suction, isolation, and instruments.
• Take diagnostic-quality dental X-rays and document images.
• Disinfect operatories and ensure smooth patient flow.
• Enter clinical information in Open Dental for charting.
• Monitor supplies and organize operatories; communicate issues.
• Support intraoral scanning, impressions, and clinical photography.

Conocimientos

Chairside assist

X-ray imaging

Charting entry

Patient care

Educación

California Dental Radiation Safety Certificate

Herramientas

Open Dental

Dentira

Descripción del empleo

Dental Assistant II

Pay Range: $23–$27/hour

Minimum Requirement: Current California Dental Radiation Safety (X-Ray) Certificate(2-4years)

• 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.

  • Independently provide chairside assistance for general and more complex dental procedures while anticipating provider needs throughout the procedure.

  • Support intraoral scanning, impressions, clinical photography, and other procedures within permitted scope.

• 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.

  • Review patient charts, medical histories, treatment needs, and required clinical information before seating patients.

• 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

  • Take greater ownership of patient, room, and instrument flow to help keep providers on schedule.

  • Monitor operatory supplies and equipment and proactively address shortages or issues before they disrupt patient care.

  • Train and support Dental Assistant I and Sterilization Technician team members on clinical workflows, room turnover, sterilization, and Company standards.