Lead Dental Assistant: Patient Experience Leader

Rodeo Dental; Elsa (TX); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Rodeo Dental is seeking a Lead Dental Assistant to help create an exceptional Patient Experience. The Lead DA will provide direct patient care in all stages of a dental appointment, working in the Back Office and in our welcoming lobbies to engage, entertain, and care for patients.

This role requires a flexible schedule with evenings and weekends as needed. Must hold an active Registered Dental Assistant license in Texas, have leadership experience, CPR/AED training, and bilingual Spanish.

Qualifications

• Active Registered Dental Assistant license through TSBDE
• 1 year minimum Leadership experience
• Active CPR and AED training
• Sealant, Coronal Polishing, or PALS Certifications are a huge plus!
• Bilingual (Spanish) is required

Responsibilities

• Prepare exam and operatory rooms to be clean and ready to receive patient
• Setup trays and instruments for each patient
• Prepare, maintain, and sterilize instruments and equipment
• Ensure all operatories are functioning properly
• Clean rooms before and after each patient, and at the end of the day
• Clean the suctions and traps
• Collect and dispose of trash
• Take diagnostic quality X-rays if needed
• Maintain the office flow for a smooth day
• Assignments of roles and responsibilities to the back staff
• Monthly inventory order is placed and checked in Procurify
• Ensure all tests are run and complete for the dental equipment
• Ensure we have Oxygen/Nitrous/Helium tanks in stock
• Training of new employees
• Ensure all equipment including tanks are off at the end of the day
• Communicate with doctors and ensuring they have instruments/material they need
• Help with minor dental work: retraction cord, scaling, temporaries and coronal polishing
• Placement of post-extraction and periodontal dressings
• Take impressions, bite registrations and prepare the study casts (models of teeth)
• Help provide direct patient care in all dental specialities, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, endodontics, and oral surgery
• Assist the doctor during exams

Job description

Rodeo Dental is seeking a Lead Dental Assistant to help create an exceptional Patient Experience. The Lead DA will provide direct patient care in all stages of a dental appointment, working in the Back Office and in our welcoming lobbies to engage, entertain, and care for patients.

This role requires a flexible schedule with evenings and weekends as needed. Must hold an active Registered Dental Assistant license in Texas, have leadership experience, CPR/AED training, and bilingual Spanish.