Orthodontic Assistant (Algonquin)

Orthodontic Experts Management LLC; Algonquin (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Training

Travel Pay

Clinical Bonuses

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) with matching

Tuition Assistance

Transit Reimbursement

Free orthodontic treatments

Job summary

Orthodontic Experts is hiring an Orthodontic Assistant to join a fast-growing team serving the Chicagoland area and nearby states. You will support the orthodontist in chair-side procedures, prepare patients, take X-rays, and assist with aligners and bonding.

Strong communication and organization are essential. Responsibilities include sterilizing, maintaining patient records, educating patients, and sometimes traveling to Dekalb, Mundelein, or Rockford clinics.

Qualifications

• Orthodontic assisting experience required (1 year).
• Saturday availability required.
• High School Diploma or GED completed.
• Orthodontic assistant certificate preferred.
• Professional, organized with attention to detail.
• Willing to travel to Dekalb, Mundelein/Rockford.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for treatment; clean and take X-Rays and impressions.
• Assist orthodontist during procedures and adjust braces.
• Sterilize instruments and follow infection-control protocols.
• Take notes on mouth irregularities and manage patient records.
• Educate patients on oral hygiene and orthodontic care.
• Operate digital scanners and assist with lab tasks.
• Travel to sister clinics for duties when required.

Skills

Orthodontic assisting

Multitask

Strong communication

Professionalism

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Orthodontic assistant certificate (preferred)

Tools

Digital radiographs

Digital scanners

Job description

Description

About us:

At Orthodontic Experts, we are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and advancing the standard of orthodontic excellence. With over 30 locations across the greater Chicagoland area, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Indianapolis, and more on the way, we are a rapidly growing organization committed to transforming smiles and changing lives.

We are seeking dedicated team members who share our commitment to high-quality care and who embody our Core Values:

• Accountability
• Continuous Improvement
• Inclusion
• Integrity
• Respect
• Teamwork
• Transparency

Job Description:

As an Orthodontic Assistant, you will be an integral part of creating beautiful smiles for our patients. You will be part of a dynamic team of orthodontic professionals who are passionate about providing excellent care. You will be responsible for providing support to our Orthodontist and assisting in the chair-side procedures. Your duties will include preparing patients for their treatment, sterilizing instruments, taking digital radiographs, and assisting with laboratory procedures.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Prepare patients for orthodontic treatments, such as cleaning teeth, taking X-Rays, and making impressions.
• Examine patient's mouths and take notes of irregularities.
• Assist the orthodontist during procedures, such as adjusting braces and placing orthodontic appliances.
• Manage patient records and update charts.
• Educate patients on proper oral hygiene and orthodontic care.
• Sterilize instruments before and after use.
• Follow safety and infection control protocols.
• Complete Aligner procedures: attachments and adjustments, and scans
• Complete Full Arch Bonding top and bottom, as well as bonding fixed retainers
• Debonding
• Rebonding Brackets
• Using various digital scanners
• Making clear retainers
• Delivering expanders, space maintainers and forsus.
• In the event you are traveling to another clinic, you are required to perform all duties and responsibilities of your role including administrative tasks.
• Participate in Marketing events
• Other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Orthodontic assisting (1 year required)
• Availability on Saturdays
• High School Diploma of GED
• Certificate of completion for Orthodontic Assistant Courses (preferred)
• Ability to learn quickly and efficiently
• Can multitask
• Be professional, organized, and have strong attention to detail
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Travel to Dekalb, Mundelein/ Rockford.

Working Hours/ Location/Pay:

• Monday – Wednesday 8:45am – 5:00pm
• Thursday - Friday 6:45am – 3:00pm
• 2 Saturdays per month
• Two 9:45am- 6:00pm Shifts per month
• 136 S Randall Rd , Algonquin, IL 60102
• Rate of pay - $20 - $24

Benefits (for our full-time employees):

• Paid Training
• Travel Pay (when traveling to sister clinics farther than 15 miles away from base clinic)
• Clinical Bonuses
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account
• Dependent Care Account
• 401(k) and matching
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Identity Theft Protection
• MetLife MetLaw Legal Insurance
• Transit Reimbursement - Commuter Account
• Free and discounted Orthodontic Treatments