Dental Assistant

New Bayside
102 E Main St.
Bay City, MI 48708, USA

* This position is eligible for a $500 signing bonus! *

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Chairside Dental Assisting: Assists the Dentist, or university-based Dental Extern, chairside in all clinical procedures, providing proper suctioning technique, passing instruments, and mixing materials as needed. Prepares for all treatment by ensuring the operatory is fully stocked with all supplies. Sets-up trays per procedure in compliance with individual provider's requests. Prepares patient for treatment.
• Lab Work: Follows lab procedure based upon protocols and procedures. Performs various assigned lab duties, including but not limited to, taking alginate impressions, pouring models, model trimming, and fabricating custom trays. Completes lab tracking slips. Prepares denture cases for the lab and promptly sends out and monitors all dental lab cases. Maintains all lab equipment by completing preventive maintenance/cleaning. Ensures lab cases have arrived prior to the patient visit for the following business day.
• Charting & Clinical Documentation: Responsible for the accuracy, clarity, timeliness, and proper completion of dental charting. Documents relevant communications with patients into a detailed clinical note. Prepares clinical patient forms, receives patient and provider signatures. Reviews Health History forms and transfers all information from the form to the patient’s electronic dental chart. Updates the problem list with all problems, medication, and allergy lists at every visit.
  
  Takes and records patients’ vitals (blood pressure, height, weight, etc.) at every visit. At the dentist’s request takes and records other relevant vitals. Provides detailed next visit information within the clinical note and on the encounter. Prepares lab slips. Ensures the proper completion of all EHR requirements within each visit. When completing denture steps, ensures the prior authorization is active before beginning the visit.
• Dental Visit Care Closures: Provides thorough dental education to patients. Communicates treatment plans, including plans for the next visit, with the patient and receptionist for financial planning and scheduling purposes. Documents insurance prior authorization needs in the clinical note and prior authorization log. Documents referral information in the clinical notes and completes all required referral documents.
• Radiology: Takes diagnostic quality digital radiographs assigned by the Staff Dentist, demonstrating proper radiographic techniques and radiation protection. Properly wears, stores, and returns assigned dosimetry badge.
• Infection Control: Follows Dental Infection Control Program and other regulatory policies and procedures. Coordinates efforts with coworkers to complete operatory set-up, equipment cleaning, sterilization of instruments, and disinfection of operatory. Properly disposes of sharps and all other disposable materials in the proper receptacle. Informs the Dental Manager of all broken equipment, handpieces, and instruments. Wears required PPE.
• Professionalism and Communication: Demonstrates effective professional communication skills that foster a culture of positivity and provides a welcoming environment to patients and coworkers. Considers approach and response when interacting with people. Makes all patients feel comfortable while in the dental operatory. Frequently communicates pertinent information to coworkers, providers, and managers. Participates in team meetings/huddles.

MARGINAL JOB DUTIES

• Coordinates work efforts with co-workers to maintain efficient workflows related to patient care and…