Registered Dental Assistant

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Job Description: Lead Registered Dental Assistant

Description:

Lead registered dental assistants work with other dental assistants and team members in the dental practice. They are expected to handle the same usual & customary duties performed by any other dental assistants in the practice, but also handle supervisory and administrative tasks as well.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or Higher
• Trained and certified in the dental assisting field
• RDA License
• Two or more years of clinical experience in a dental practice
• High Level of Ability to Lead and Manage others

Registered Dental Assistant Lead Duties

• Leads clinical team in the dental needs of back office.
• Monitor and prioritize workflow of the dental assistants.
• Maintain office records and supplies for clinical area.
• Maintain and order clinical supplies & be the liaison between doctor and supply company
• Develop clinical staff schedules
• Train new assistant hires and demonstrate standard operating procedures within the practice
• Intermediary for dentists and dental assistants to delineate and clarify feedback from both parties to help maintain communication
• Report any issues with clinical or front office staff related to SOP to the doctor or practice administrator so they may be addressed promptly
• Keep the dentist(s) and clinical team members informed of appointment changes, overruns and patients in the waiting room
• Input for performance reviews for the doctor or practice administrator for other team members

Registered Dental Assistant Regular Duties

• Assist dentist(s) during dental treatment procedures.
• Assist dentist(s) with typical procedures such as taking and developing X-rays, charting, intra oral photos, and assisting with any other clinical procedures up to their legal ability.
• Assisting with setup, breakdown, maintenance, clean-up, proper sterilization or other preparation of rooms and equipment & instruments daily

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.93 - $33.60 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Fremont, CA 94539: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Dental assisting: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• X-Ray Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person