Dental Assistant
Company: 360care
Location: Flint
Posted on: March 16, 2023
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Job Description:
This position is responsible for visiting long term care
facilities and assisting physicians with dental care. Main duties
include maintaining clinical records and charts through electronic
medical records and care and cleaning of medical equipment.
Essential Job Functions: Assist doctor with patient care in a
prompt and courteous manner. Reviews, verifies and maintains
current and accurate clinical records, charts and medical history
through electronic medical records. Assures integrity of all
documentation. Updates patient odontogram for every patient
encounter. Efficiently passes instruments and supplies to the
dentist for appropriate care being rendered. Maintains the
treatment area by evacuation, washing, isolating, drying and
illuminating properly. Provides daily feedback and works in
conjunction with branch office to optimize dental schedule and
reporting. Efficiently manages patient flow of facility visit and
may push wheelchair. Balance and generate daily production reports
and provide to dentist upon departure. Accurately posts the dental
charges to the appropriate provider in a timely fashion.
Responsible for all care and cleaning of medical equipment.
Troubleshoots equipment issues and reports to proper resources.
Maintains and schedules planned maintenance for dental equipment.
Responsible for clean-up of service area used in facility. Inspect
and maintain the vehicles exterior and interior appearance, as well
as, perform basic support undertakings like routine oil changes,
refueling the vehicle, change brake lights, etc. Maintains dental
supplies inventory by auditing stock to determine inventory level;
anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for
supplies. Manage resources by preparing supplies with minimum waste
or need for duplication. Ensure all dental equipment is working
properly by completing preventive maintenance requirements and
following manufacturers instructions. Assists dentist diagnosis by
exposing and processing digital dental radiographs. Assist with
education of patients on proper oral hygiene techniques. Able to
multitask, be detail oriented and demonstrate exceptional customer
service skills. Strong knowledge of medical and dental terminology.
Ensure a positive experience for our patients. Follows all OSHA and
HIPAA guidelines. Communicate effectively with all patients, family
members, providers, faculty and staff. Provide timely responses to
patient inquiries; document conversations in the EMR. Requires
travel up to 100% of the time. Actively supports and complies with
all components of the compliance program, including, but not
limited to, completion of training and reporting of suspected
violations of law and Company policy. Reacts positively to change
and performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: High
School education or GED. Medical / Dental Assistant experience
preferred. Must have own reliable transportation, good driving
record and car insurance. Must have completed and passed a two-step
Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test. Hepatitis B vaccination is preferred.
Must have state radiation license or certificate. Must have good
computer skills and medical terminology experience. Must have
excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Must be
able to follow directions and listen to needs of patients and
doctors. Physical Demands: Requires full range of body motion
including manual and finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
Requires standing, walking, pushing and stooping on a periodic
basis. Frequent lifting requirements vary depending upon specialty
division hired for. (Dental: 50 pounds or more.) Must be able to
push patients in wheelchair. Requires corrected vision and hearing
to a normal range. Requires working under stressful conditions or
working irregular hours. Requires some exposure to communicable
diseases or bodily fluids. We will only employ those who are
legally authorized to work in the United States. Any offer of
employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a
background investigation and drug screen. We are an equal
opportunity employer. Covid-19 vaccination required! Recommended
Skills Attention To Detail Auditing Clinical Works Communication
Customer Service Daily Production Reports Employment Type: Full
Time Salary: $20 - $26 Hourly Bonus/Commission: No
Keywords: 360care, Flint , Dental Assistant, Healthcare , Flint, Michigan
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