Registered Dental Assistant III Puri

Registered Dental Assistant III
Pay Range: $33$37/hour
Minimum Requirement: Current California Dental Radiation Safety (X-Ray) Certificate (6 years above) often times RDA-EFI RDA-EFII

• Assist Dentist

  • Assist dentist during procedures

  • Input doctor treatment plan into charts

  • Provide chairside assistance during general dental procedures and anticipate basic provider needs.

  • Take diagnostic-quality dental X-rays within permitted scope and ensure images are properly captured and documented.

  • Assist with suction isolation instrument transfer material preparation and other permitted chairside duties.

  • Turn over and disinfect operatories promptly to maintain efficient patient flow and provider schedules.

  • Accurately enter required clinical information and support completion of charts and documentation in Open Dental.

  • Maintain stocked and organized operatories and promptly communicate supply equipment or clinical-flow issues.

  • Independently provide chairside assistance for general and more complex dental procedures while anticipating provider needs throughout the procedure.

  • Support intraoral scanning impressions clinical photography and other procedures within permitted scope.

  • Drive efficient clinical flow by minimizing room turnover time anticipating schedule needs and proactively helping keep providers on time.

• Labs/Supplies

  • Sterilize instruments and make sure cassettes are organized

  • Make sure lab cases in office

  • Monitor dental supplies and order on Dentira as needed

  • Make sure extra supplies are organized

• Patient Experience

  • Perform coronal polishing pit and fissure sealants topical fluoride place and remove temporary restorations and place/remove matrics remove excess cement and certain ortho functions

  • Prepare rooms for next day and patients and mark on schedule

  • Make sure all patients get a warm towel

  • Check in patients as needed when front busy and walk to operatory

  • Give new patient tours when front is busy

  • Answer patient questions to the best of your ability

  • Answer phones in 2 rings as needed when front office is busy

  • Prepare operatories instruments materials and procedure setups before each patient.

  • Seat and prepare patients review basic medical history information and support a comfortable patient experience.

  • Review patient charts medical histories treatment needs and required clinical information before seating patients.

• Office Cleanliness

  • Operatories keep organized and clean

  • Check In / Check Out keep clean

  • Floors / Lights / Doors (throughout the office)

  • Complete daily weekly monthly back office housekeeping and make sure office is clean

• Leadership

  • Manage flow of patients

  • Arrive on time and stay until close

  • Build schedules to have productive days and be willing to work as needed

  • Willing to listen to feedback and grow

  • Recommend new patients to our offices

  • Refer new staff to the recruiting team

  • Volunteer for our events social work and marketing efforts

  • Take greater ownership of patient room and instrument flow to help keep providers on schedule.

  • Monitor operatory supplies and equipment and proactively address shortages or issues before they disrupt patient care.

  • Train and support Dental Assistant I and Sterilization Technician team members on clinical workflows room turnover sterilization and Company standards.

  • Serve as a senior clinical-support resource for Dental Assistant III and Sterilization Technician team members.

  • Train and onboard DA I DA II and RDA I team members on back-office workflows.

  • Help onboard new dentists and assistants into Cloves clinical workflows and standards.

  • Act as the back-office point person when the Front Office Lead or leadership needs clinical execution coordinated.