Dental Assistant-Bilingual; Spanish

POSITION-SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Patient Care

• Welcomes patients and get them situated in the appropriate treatment room.
• Reviews patient health histories and documents all medications, medical conditions and alerts the Dentist to any abnormalities.
• Obtains and documents patient's vital signs and alerts Dentist to any abnormalities.
• Obtains, documents, and updates patient dental history, as well as overall health and medication history.
• Takes x-rays/images and uploads into patient charts as appropriate.
• Performs the setup and breakdown of all operatory equipment, instruments, and documents on time, to meet compliance requirements and to keep the Dentist on schedule with daily patient care.
• Assists the Dentist during a variety of treatments, exams, procedures.
• Actively delivers a positive patient experience by striving to keep patients focused on the best possible treatment.
• Educate patients in oral care and ensure the sterility of instruments and operatory before subsequent patients arrive.
• Is proficient in educating patients in all practice procedures, exams, and procedures.

• Actively participates in daily morning huddles, for schedule review and ensure a smooth productive day.
• Assists the Dentist during a variety of treatments, exams, procedures.
• Is proficient at (1) entering all patient documentation into the Electronic Record for legal compliance, review, and Dentists' signoff (2) preparing accurate, complete, and professional treatment plans for procedures.
• Prepare tables and trays for dentist with necessary instruments and supplies.
• Cleans and sterilizes instruments and prepare treatment rooms as needed.
• Performs in hours and third-party spore testing.
• Ensures an appropriate supply of equipment and materials.
• Is proficient at solely working a Dentist's schedule of surgeries, exams, and patient procedures.
• Assist hygienist with patient care whenever necessary.
• Enters accurate and complete treatment plans for review with the patient.
• Reviews schedule and assists the Dentist accordingly to maximize efficiency and minimize downtime.
• Assists Dentist in educating patients to encourage patient case acceptance.
• Addresses any patient questions and/or concerns and manages patient care while under the direct care of the dental assistant.
• Is proficient and professional when handing off patients to the front office staff (following exams and procedures) to ensure appropriate follow-up patient scheduling.
• Maintains a smooth patient workflow with the front office staff and clinical teams to promote timely and exceptional patient experience visits.
• Maintains the procedural site and anticipates chairside assisting protocols in a proficient and competent manner.

• Monitors dental supply and equipment need, notify the Lead Dental Assistant of supply needs.
• Monitor dental supply expirations and dispose of materials accordingly.
• Cost mindful and stay within the department budget that is established.

• Maintains OSHA standards, aseptic technique, and HIPAA according to compliance and programs.
• Abides by all PPE standards for clinical staff and practices universal precautions and proper infection control.
• Assists with minimizing waste, fraud, and abuse.
• Reports any hazardous situations to the appropriate staff.
• Knowledgeable of spill containment and clean up.
• Abides by the allowable and prohibited duties for dental assistants as outlined by the state of Wisconsin.
• Assists with ensuring that Safety Data Sheet (SDS) are up to date and readily available in both electronic and paper versions.
• Assists with ensuring maintenance of emergency kits and first aid supplies in the office to ensure accuracy and compliance with OSHA.
• Assist with the inspection, testing and logging of autoclaves, statiums and eye wash units.
• Assist with the daily/weekly/monthly monitoring of autoclaves, statiums via spore testing and other biological testing, as designated.

• Bilingual-Spanish
• Expert in x-rays, panoramic, and patient charting.
• Maintains confidentiality and is detailed oriented.
• Provides a general knowledge base needed to perform the job duties.
• Exhibits professionalism:…