** No Experience Necessary. This Job requires traveling that sometimes might be over 75 miles one way to an office. Reimbursement for travel is provided. Reliable vehicle required. **
Job Summary
Position: Traveling Dental Surgery Assistant (May work as a sterilization assistant at a home-base office on days Surgery isn't scheduled)
Status: Full-Time
Compensation: $19 - $25/hr depending on experience and availability to travel or work weekends. Travel pay: $17.50/day to $48/day on top of the hourly. The farther you travel the more you are compensated.
Travel: Yes (to different dental office locations and more locations in the future). Depending on the office traveled to, travel pay may vary. Surgeries will usually be held in the following locations: West Columbus, East Columbus, Marion, Ashland, and Akron. This is the most important qualification of the position. Reliability and punctuality is key. Employee must have a reliable personal vehicle that they travel with.
Hours: Must be present at the office where the employee is scheduled by 8:30am to set up. Surgery team typically ends between 2-4pm. The employee would be able to stay until the 5pm to help with the General Dentistry side before heading home.
Training: Will provide full training. Dental Radiology License will be provided with a one year employment contract (given that the employee has their Hep B vaccinations)
Weekends: Assistant may be subjected to working one or two weekend days a month. Schedules are given a month prior to indicate which office the Surgery Assistant will be at every day. Usually this is to help you gain more hours.
Benefits: Holiday pay, Person Day Pay, Vacation Pay, Dental. After 90 days, Health/vision insurance and 401K matching is available.
Bonuses: If production goals are met, bonuses will be awarded on a monthly basis.
Alpha Dental is seeking applications for a reliable and motivated Dental Surgery Assistant to travel and work between several offices. Because Alpha Dental harbors a friendly, motivated, and a team oriented environment, applicants are expected to possess qualities that are similarly aligned.
Applicants must be able to tune into details while balancing service quality with efficiency. Since communication is key in a fast-paced/high volume practice, applicants are required to share knowledge and pass information quickly and effectively--all to promote a fluid work environment.
Traveling Surgery Assistants will be exposed to simple extractions, complex full mouth extractions, torus removal, biopsies, wisdom teeth extractions, impacted tooth extractions, Alveoloplasty, and other surgical procedures under IV Sedation.
One of the most important functions of Dental Surgery Assistants in our practice is assisting doctors and taking instructions well. Although proper chairside assisting is very important for this job, all other dental assistant duties --coupled with customer service-- are equally important.
Over the course of the first 90 days, the employee will learn all the basics of instrument and room sterilization/setup while memorizing surgery, sedation, and emergency protocols. The employee will start with basic patient head holding, instrument/room set-up, scrubbing, sterilizing, and wrapping. The employee will then then transition into learning how to suction, take vitals, and execute emergency protocols.
Along with the aforementioned requirements, it is also expected that the Dental Surgery Assistant:
-Efficient, quick, and safe sterilization practices. Know how to properly sterilize surgical instruments and surgical handpieces
-Proficiency with dental instruments and chairside hardware
-Be open to a long term commitment--ultimately to grow with the practice
-Be punctual
-Be able to communicate effectively with patients (good customer service skills)
-Be able to clearly communicate post-op instructions to parents, friends, and family of the sedated patient.
-Be able to handle IV Sedation disposables
-Be able to properly suction with both the EVAC and Saliva Ejector simultaneously
-Be able to properly assist with suturing
-Be able to monitor sedated patients
-Be able to place EKG patches
-Be able to operate a Pulse Ox machine
-Be able to properly take blood pressures and wrap blood pressure cuffs
-Be able to work well under pressure and time constraints
-Have a high motivation for patient care
-Strong knowledge of dental and surgical terminologies
-Adaptable to dental software (strong knowledge of Dentrix or OpenDental is a plus)
-Has an Ohio Radiology Certificate
-Hepatitis B Vaccinations up to date
-Have a strong passion for dentistry and passion for the position
Duties of the Dental Assistant will include, but is not limited to:
-Assisting alongside doctors
-Conducting Panoramic and intraoral Xrays
-Communicating and instructing patients/parents regarding their dental needs and help to alleviate any concerns or questions they may have
-Communicating proper pre-op and post-op instructions
-Communicate and coordinate with all the team members and management staff to not only provide a productive work environment, but also to set/achieve office goals.
-Assist with all Dental Assistant functions (Prepping rooms, instrument setup/sanitation, model pouring/prep, etc)
-Assisting with Front Desk functions
-Help inventory and complete order check-lists (particularly with surgery supplies)
-Help close by cleaning and tidying up the entire office alongside staff
-Quickly turn over surgery rooms for the next surgery patient by thoroughly cleaning
-Sterilization of surgery packs
-Organization and transport of Portable Surgery Cart
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- What is the year and model of your vehicle?
- If hired for this position, when are you available to start?
- Are you able to travel daily to different offices (all usually within1.5 hour away from the home office) with your own personal vehicle?
Experience:
- Dental Assisting: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Dental X-Ray Certification (Preferred)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: On the road
