Dental Assistant or Registered Dental Assistant

Marin Community Clinics

San Rafael (CA)

On-site

USD 36,000 - 47,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

HRA

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Education Benefits

Student Loan Repayment

Loupes Reimbursement

Scrubs Reimbursement

Mileage Reimbursement

Cell Phone Reimbursement

EAP

Job summary

Marin Community Clinics in California is seeking a Dental Assistant/Registered Dental Assistant to support our dental team in a busy clinic. You will help patients, assist dentists, and maintain accurate charting and sterilization standards.

The role offers evening and weekend shifts, a hiring bonus for part-time or full-time staff, and flexible scheduling with morning/afternoon options. Benefits include health insurance, retirement, education support, and licensure maintenance.

Qualifications

Dental Assistant certification or working toward RDA license.
Minimum six months' experience as a Dental Assistant and one year as an RDA.
Current X-Ray license required.
Experience in EPIC Electronic Health Records.
Current BLS Certification required.
Dentrix EHR experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Greet patients with excellent customer service and direct them to treatment areas.
Assist dentists during procedures and ensure proper setup for each visit.
Verify patient charts and update health information as needed.
Record treatment notes accurately in electronic health records.
Provide instructions on oral hygiene and dietary counseling.
Ensure sterilization and cleanliness of operatories and equipment.

Skills

Dental Assistant

RDA License

X-ray Certification

EPIC EHR

BLS Certification

Dentrix EHR

Multilingual

Customer Service

Education

Dental Assistant Certification

RDA License in progress

X-Ray License

EPIC EHR Experience

BLS Certification

Dentrix EHR Experience

Job description

Overview

Marin Community Clinics, founded in 1972, is today, a multi-clinic network with a wide array of integrated primary care, dental, behavioral, specialty and referral services. As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), we provide vital health services to almost 40,000 individuals annually in Marin County. The Clinics regularly receive national awards from the Health Resources and Services Administrations (HRSA). Our Mission is to promote health and wellness through excellent, compassionate care for all.

The Dental Assistant and/or Registered Dental Assistant supports MCC's Dental Clinics with a wide range of duties, and supports Dentists at all times and focuses on delivering excellent customer service to our patients.

Hiring Bonus:

Employees who work 24 hours a week or more are eligible to receive a $1,000 hiring bonus.

Work Schedules Available:

Work Schedule 1 - Mondays from 1:00pm - 9:30pm, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 8:00am - 5:00pm or
Work Schedule 2 - Sundays from 8:00am - 5:00pm
Work Schedule 3 - Sundays from 8:00am - 5:00pm and Tuesdays from 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Work Schedule 4 - Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 8:00am - 5:00pm

We can tailor your schedule to fit your needs, with morning, afternoon, evening, and weekend shifts available, as well as part-time and full-time options.

Shift Differential:

Evening and weekend shifts (4 hours) with direct patient contact include a 10% pay differential in addition to regular salary. Evening differential is paid only for completed 4 hour shifts

Responsibilities

Greets and welcomes patients and visitors to practice with excellent customer services.
Escorts patients to treatment room, seats patients and has proper set-up for procedure ready.
Assists patientswith comfortable level.
Verifies patients chartand update health information as necessary during patient arrival and at end of appointment.
Informs Dentist when patient isready for treatment.
Ensures proper treatment notes areaccurately recorded in patients Electronic Health RecordsDentrix chart.
Performs Coronal polish.
Conducts pre-patient staff meeting in the morning each day.
Checks patient schedules dailyfor accuracy and postin all treatment rooms.
Checks lab daily fornecessary equipment to treat patients.
Checks operatories for necessary armaments for patient visits and prepare next day supplies.
Provides oral hygiene instruction and nutritional counseling to patients.
Monitors suppliesinventory and requests supplies as needed andstocktreatment rooms at all times.
Complies with all OSHA, Dental Boardand MCC policies.
Prepares dental units for Dentist, stocks units and ensures that unitsare cleanat all times.
Oversees cleanliness of treatment room according to sterilization procedures.
Disinfects treatment rooms according to OSHA regulations.
Sterilizes all instruments and headpieces according to OSHA regulations.
Provides maintenance on autoclave machines.
Provides weekly maintenance for water lines and changing traps in operatories.
Organizes trays, instruments and treatment room drawers at all times.
Ensures that office sterilization proceduresare documented and posted at all times.
Promptly sends out and monitor all dental laboratory cases.
Implements a preventative maintenance/cleaning schedule for dental equipment.
Maintains dental office emergency kits and nitrous oxygen tanks.
Follows laboratory procedures according to office protocols.
Uses appropriate electronic charting techniques for maintaining and updating dental records.
Tracks cases and referral to and from other doctors.
Sees that records are stored securelyper HIPPA guidelines.
Assists in the administration of the recall system.
In charge of entering patient insurance information and posting fees on computer for all completed procedures.
Ensures RDA license remains active through continued education.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Will consider a Dental Assistant, with certification, working toward their RDA License.
Minimum of six months of experience as a Dental Assistant.
Minimum of one year of experience as a Registered Dental Assistant.
Current X-Ray license required.
Experience in EPIC Electronic Health Records.
Current BLS Certification required.
Dentrix Electronic Health Records software experience a plus.

Required Skills and Abilities:

Must be able to assist the Dentist with nitrous oxide sedation and patient management.
Ability to work in a fast paced Community Health Clinic environment.
Experience working in a multilingual/multicultural setting.
Ability to explain treatment plans to patients effectively.
Ability to work with children.
Must have legible handwriting for notations.
High attention to detail, organized, and has the ability to multi-task.
Ability to multitask and follow directions.
Bilingual skills (any language) a plus.
Intermediate computer use experience, including MS Office/MS Outlook.
Have excellent interpersonal skills.
Able to remain focused at all times to properly support Dental Providers.
Ability to work evenings and Saturdays.