Traveling Dental Assistant

West Coast Dental Services; Pico Rivera (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dental service provider is looking for a Traveling Dental Assistant in Pico Rivera, CA. The role includes various tasks such as assisting doctors and ensuring patient care compliance. Ideal candidates will have a current X-ray license and preferably a certificate from a Dental Assisting School, with strong communication and multitasking skills required.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of recent experience as a Dental Assistant preferred.
• Bilingual: English & Spanish required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and able to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Assist the doctor during various procedures.
• Maintain a clean and sterilized environment.
• Document patient care activities in the chart.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Multitasking

Infection Control

Education

Current X-ray License

Certificate from accredited Dental Assisting School

CPR and First-Aid certification

Tools

Autoclave

Digital X-ray

Job description

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Base pay range

$20.00/hr - $25.00/hr

Position Summary

The Dental Assistant performs a variety of dental assisting duties while promoting a safe and clean environment for providing quality dental care. These duties include, but are not limited to, assisting the doctor; communicating effectively with patients (or parents if patient is a child); maintaining equipment and inventory; cleaning, sterilizing, and packaging instruments; and following standard universal precautions, OSHA and HIPAA requirements, and dental board auxiliaries’ regulations.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Open and close the back office as instructed
• Prepare trays and operatories for various procedures
• Ensure that operatories are stocked and cleaned at all times
• Greet and seat patients as soon as possible and notify Doctor (check the operatory to make sure it is clean and disinfected before seating a new patient)
• Check for patients’ signatures on the Health Questionnaire and Informed Consent Form
• Assist the Doctor’s during various procedures and rotate with Doctor’s as requested; in accordance to all State and Federal regulations
• Accurately /completely document patient care activities in the chart as directed by the doctor and Company policy
• Explain treatment plans to patients as needed
• Escort patients to front office area for patient dismissal when treatment is completed, and inform the receptionist when and for what their next visit(s) must be scheduled
• Disinfect general back office areas; including operatory
• Apply disposable barriers in and around operatories where needed
• Clean, sterilize, and package dental instruments
• Prepare lab cases
• Turn off all equipment nightly, including the vacuum, compressor, etc.
• Ensure that handpieces are properly cleaned and oiled
• Follow-up with lab and maintain the log on partials and remakes.
• Review the Hazard Communication book and sign the training log
• Ensure that hazardous products are properly labeled
• Follow waste disposal procedures for Sharps and for contaminated material/chemical.
• Compliance with state and Federal infection control standards in the dental office and operatories, including but not limited to: wearing protective barriers such as gloves, scrubs, and eye wear; disinfecting and sterilizing instruments and treatment areas; and disposing properly of contaminated or bio-hazardous waste/materials.
  
  

Other Duties And Requirements

• Follow-up with lab and maintain log on partials and remakes.
• Check next day appointment schedule for all lab cases and verify that they are ready, if not, see that the patient is rescheduled
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and team huddles
• Other duties as assigned by the Office Manager, Regional Manager, and/or Dentists
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Minimum one year of recent experience as a Dental Assistant preferred
• Current X-ray License required
• Certificate from accredited Dental Assisting School preferred
• Bilingual: English & Spanish required (if the geographic location of the office does not require the applicant to be bilingual, applicants who only speak English may be considered)
• CPR and First-Aid certification preferred
• Infection Control Certificate required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with people of all ages (i.e. Children)
• Strong interpersonal and relationship skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and able to multitask
• Ability to maintain outgoing, friendly attitude with patients and coworkers
• Ability to work with interruptions and to manage multiple priorities
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to be organized
  
  

Technological Skills

• Autoclave/Chemiclave
• Ultrasonic
• Intra-oral Camera
• O 2 and N 2 O
• Handpieces
• Digital X-ray and X-ray Machine
  
  

Work Schedule

The Dental Assistant will be notified of the work schedule on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis. The Dental Assistant’s schedule is subject to change (daily/weekly hours may increase or decrease) according to the needs of the practice. Evening and weekend hours may be required. This position is paid on an hourly basis.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, and walk; talk, hear, and smell; and use hands, fingers, and wrists (manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination) to handle or feel the mouth/teeth and gums of patients, as well as objects, tools, or controls associated with the dental field. The employee is frequently/occasionally required to reach; lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; and balance, stoop, bend, squat, kneel, crawl, climb, twist, pull, and crouch. The essential functions of this position will result in the following: hazardous exposure (chemical and infections)—constantly; non ionizing radiation (welding flash, microwaves, sun, etc.)—frequently; radiation (x-ray, radioactive, isotopes, etc.)—constantly; noise (loud/repetitive, 85 decibels per OSHA standard)—constantly; and personal protective equipment (PPE: respiratory masks, latex gloves, face shields, etc.)—constantly.

Work Conditions and Risk

General Dental Office conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The dental office environment may result in employees being exposed to toxic chemicals, radiation, infectious bodily fluids and materials, and increased noise level. This position assumes high risk.

Independent Action

Under the general supervision of the Office Manager, regular duties performed by the Dental Assistant may require occasional independent judgment. The Dental Assistant must consult with her/his supervisor regarding patient problems or confrontation, policy issues, expenditures, and unusual problems.

Dental Assistants are not to perform expanded functions, which are not permissible by the Dental Practice Act, even if asked to do so by the doctor. If a Dental Assistant is asked by the doctor to perform functions for which she/he is not permitted by the Dental Practice Act, she/he must inform the Floor Supervisor, Office Manager, Managing Doctor, or the Regional Manager as soon as possible. (See Policy on “Expanded Functions”) Dental Assistants are not to diagnose patients. This is the Doctor's responsibility. Employees found doing so will be subject to disciplinary action up to, and including, termination.

Limitations and Disclaimer

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, and physical demands required for the position.

This job description is subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by anyone occupying this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with State and Federal laws.

The job requirement represents the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.

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