Dental Assistant IV - Lead

Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center in Anchorage, AK seeks a Dental Assistant IV - Lead to oversee patient care, training, inventory, and clinic organization. The Lead will mentor staff and ensure a quality patient experience while coordinating sterilization and equipment maintenance.

The role supports providers, upholds HIPAA compliance, and drives workflow improvements across the dental team.

Qualifications

• Certification and 3-5 years' progressive dental assisting experience required.
• 8-10 years' progressive dental assisting experience may be substituted for education/certification.
• Community or Rural Dental care experience preferred.
• Fully competent to perform all requirements of Dental Assistant II, III.
• Bilingual preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide initial and ongoing training for new hires, existing dental clinical and support staff, and ensure competency check off is completed.
• Ensure smooth clinic flow with providers and dental assistants.
• Create, maintain and update the dental assisting and sterilization procedure manual.
• Assist in the coordination of dental equipment repair, and manages supply ordering and inventory, processing lab invoices.
• Perform all related dental assistant duties including operatory set up, prepare instruments for procedures, operatory maintenance between patients, sterilization and disinfection, patient intake including history, records chief complaint, vitals, and dental radiographs/panoramic x-ray under the Dentist direction as necessary.
• Provide staff training on Cone beam and Prime mill/Prime Scan.
• Coordinate patient care including scheduling, patient follow-up and patient education including Oral Hygiene Instructions.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient information and ensure clinical staff is compliant with HIPAA guidelines.
• Maintain waterlines by shocking operatories and hygiene cavitrons monthly and managing quarterly water testing.
• Record information concisely, accurately, and completely.
• Manage daily quality control processes.
• Support duties such as assisting other dental staff, stocking and cleaning exam rooms, cleaning, wrapping and autoclaving instruments; provide back up for Sterilization as needed.
• Manage Bi-Annual sterilization of all instruments throughout the dental clinic.
• Develop material and take minutes for break out meetings for dental assistants and the sterilization technician
• Ensure Sterilization weekly and monthly duties are being efficiently completed.

Skills

Mentoring

Inventory management

Clinic coordination

Sterilization procedures

HIPAA compliance

Team leadership

Bilingual

Education

Dental assisting certification

Coronal polishing certification

BLS/CPR certification

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: ANCHORAGE, AK 99503

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the general supervision of the Chief Dental Officer, the Dental Assistant IV - Lead is responsible for patient care, inventory and supply management, dental clinic organization, and ensuring a quality patient experience. The Dental Assistant Lead is responsible for providing ongoing training and mentoring to other dental assistant staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides initial and ongoing training for new hires, existing dental clinical and support staff, and ensures competency check off is completed.
• Ensures smooth clinic flow with providers and dental assistants.
• Creates, maintains and updates the dental assisting and Sterilization procedure manual.
• Assists in the coordination of dental equipment repair, and manages supply ordering and inventory, processing lab invoices.
• Performs all related dental assistant duties including; operatory set up, Prepares appropriate instruments and set up for procedures, operatory maintenance between patients, ongoing sterilization and disinfection, patient intake including history, records chief complaint, vitals, and dental radiographs/panoramic x-ray under the direction of the Dentist as necessary.
• Provides staff training on Cone beam and Prime mill/Prime Scan.
• Ensures and assists in the coordination of patient care including scheduling, patient follow-up and patient education including Oral Hygiene Instructions.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information and ensures clinical staff is compliant with HIPAA guidelines
• Maintaining waterlines by shocking operatories and hygiene cavitrons monthly and managing and coordinating quarterly water testing.
• Records information concisely, accurately, and completely.
• Manages daily quality control processes.
• Support duties such as assisting other members of the dental staff, stocking and cleaning exam rooms, cleaning, wrapping and autoclaving instruments. Provides back up for Sterilization as needed.
• Managing Bi-Annual sterilization of all instruments throughout the dental clinic.
• Develop material and take minutes for break out meetings for dental assistants and the sterilization technician
• Ensures Sterilization weekly and monthly duties are being efficiently completed.

SUPPORTING DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains clean and orderly work area
• May serve on ad hoc committees

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Work Experience: Must have certification and 3-5 years' of progressive dental assisting experience required, 8-10 years' of progressive dental assisting experience may be substituted for education/certification. Community or Rural Dental care experience preferred.

• Fully competent to perform all requirements of Dental Assistant II, III
• Maintains clinic inventory
• Acts as a mentor and preceptor for Dental Assistant I, II, III

Education, Certification and Licensure: Dental assisting certification from an accredited college or technical school. Cornel polishing certification preferred. Must have and maintain a current Basic Life Support (CPR) certificate.

Additional Skills & Knowledge: Bilingual preferred

PHYSICAL, SENSORY, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATIONS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, see, talk and listen. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work is performed in a healthcare clinic and office setting. ANHC is a tobacco-free campus.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the organization has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Persons alleging unequal treatment should contact the Chief Human Resources Officer.

The undersigned have read this job description and agree that it defines the position as it currently exists. The undersigned also understands that the above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for this job. It is not to be considered as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements and does not limit the assignment of additional duties at the discretion of the supervisor.