Part-time Specialty Dental Assistant

Rodeo Dental; Casa Grande, Northern (AZ, KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Rodeo Dental is seeking a detail-oriented Dental Assistant to support clinicians in a fast-paced practice. Responsibilities include maintaining treatment rooms, documenting patient information, and assisting with X-rays and procedures.

The role emphasizes patient safety, infection control, and accurate charting, with opportunities to work with Open Dental/Dentrix and to support a bilingual patient base. Training and compliance are integral to daily duties.

Qualifications

• Active RDA license with Texas Board of Dental Examiners
• CPR certification preferred
• Experience with Nitrous Oxide monitoring is a plus
• Completion of OSHA/HIPAA training recommended
• Experience with Open Dental or Dentrix is helpful

Responsibilities

• Provide chairside assistance to dentist during procedures
• Maintain sterile, organized treatment rooms and patient records
• Take and process X-rays as directed
• Prepare tray set-ups per doctor preferences
• Assist with post-procedure patient care instructions
• Monitor patient safety and comfort throughout visits

Skills

RDA license

CPR certification

Nitrous oxide monitoring

OSHA HIPAA training

Bilingual Spanish

Team safety

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Open Dental

Dentrix

Job description

Glossary

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Must maintain an active Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) License registered with the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE)
• Current certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) preferred
• Current certification to monitor Nitrous Oxide
• Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA and Infection Control training
• Dental practice management software (Open Dental/Dentrix) experience helpful
• Bilingual (Spanish) is preferred

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• End of week inventory to be provided to Lead DA to replenish inventory
• Making Patient Safety and Team Safety the number one priority
• Adhering to OSHA and Infection Control Protocols
• Maintaining and upkeeping digital patient information
• Preparing tray set-ups according to doctor preferences and planned procedures
• Keep exam rooms clean, disinfected, organized, and stocked according to the required standards at the beginning and end of each treatment
• Educating patients and parents on the benefits of good oral health
• Monitoring the patient's physical and emotional well-being during the entire visit
• Reviewing the patient chart and health history prior to the doctor arrival and reconfirming the patient's chief concern
• Taking diagnostic quality X-Rays and attaching them to the patient chart
• Helping the Rodeo Team maintain office cleanliness and IC protocol
• Completing daily assignments
• Monitoring and recording patient vital signs
• Suctioning, cutting sutures, and holding retractors
• Mixing amalgam, cement, and pulp paste and preparing impression materials
• Pouring, trimming, and polishing impression trays
• Assisting with bonding, banding, adjusting, and debonding orthodontic patients
• Placing and cementing bands
• Setting up orthodontic brackets and removing excess cement from brackets and bands
• Making retainers, bleaching trays, and impressions
• Maintaining crash cart equipment and supplies
• Working with oral and IV sedated patients in office and hospital settings
• Providing excellent chairside assistance and anticipating next steps to stay in constant mental synchronization with the doctor
• Ensuring the patient and parent comprehends the post-op instructions

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Prolonged sitting and standing as needed
• Ability to lift up to 15 lbs

NOTE:

A review of this description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and requirements are essential job functions.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the Associate occupying this position. Associates will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor.

Rodeo Dental is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and team members. Rodeo Dental is an equal opportunity employer and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our team members is critical to our success.

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