Dental Assistant & Front Office Coordinator

OUR FRIENDLY DENTAL PRACTICE LOCATED IN THE BEAUTIFUL SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS IS LOOKING TO EXPAND OUR STAFF WITH AN ADDITIONAL PERSON WHOM CAN HELP IN THE FRONT AND BACK OFFICE.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WOULD BE EITHER SOMEONE WITH FRONT AND BACK OFFICE (DENTAL) EXPERIENCE TO HELP WITH DUTIES IN BOTH AREAS WHEN NEEDED. CANDIDATE MUST BE PROFESSIONAL, RESPONSIBLE, RELIABLE, SELF SUFFICIENT, GOOD PATIENT COMMUNICATOR, QUICK LEARNER AND ABLE TO MULTI-TASK. YOU WILL BE WORKING ALONGSIDE OUR LEAD ASSISTANT HELPING WHERE NEEDED OR WHEN THEY ARE OUT OF THE OFFICE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ASSISTANT (DA OR RDA) AND A FRONT OFFICE COORDINATOR, THIS CAN BE ONE PERSON OR TWO SEPERATE INDIVIDUALS WITH SEPERATE SKILLS TO FILL EITHER POSITION.

DUTIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: OPENING OFFICE 30 MINS PRIOR TO FIRST APPOINTMENT, MAKING SURE INSTRUMENTS ARE STERILIZED FOR DAY AND THAT FIRST PATIENTS ARE SET UP FOR. CHECKING MESSAGES AND POSTING THE DAYS SCHEDULE IN EVERY OPERATORY. RETURNING CALLS, ANSWERING PHONES, RETRIEVING AND CHECKING INSURANCE BENEFITS, COLLECTING PAYMENTS AND POSTING THEM, SCHEDULING PATIENTS' APPOINTMENTS AS NEEDED WITH OUR DENTICON SOFTWARE. FOLLOWING UP WITH TREATMENT NEEDED, FAXING REFERRALS, AND RETRIEVING MEDICAL CLEARANCES. YOU WILL HELP WITH THE SET-UP AND BREAK-DOWN OF OPERATORIES, RE-STOCKING OFFICE AND OPERATORIES, STERILIZING INSTRUMENTS BETWEEN PROCEDURES, TAKING X-RAYS AND DEVELOPING THEM, ASSISTING THE DOCTOR CHAIRSIDE AS NEEDED, HELPING HYGIENIST WITH CHARTING OR X-RAYS, BACK OFFICE SUPPLY ORDERING, SEATING PATIENTS, LAUNDRY, HELPING MAINTAIN CLEANLINESS OF OFFICE, PREPARING CHARTS AND SCHEDULE FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY, CONFIRMATION CALLS, SENDING PRESCRIPTIONS VIA DOSE SPOT, AS WELL AS CLOSING DUTIES FOR THE OFFICE AT END OF DAY.

WE ARE CURRENTLY USING TRADITIONAL FILMS FOR X-RAYS AND OUR FMX'S CONSIST OF A PANORAMIC, 4 BWX'S AND 2 PA'S. WE HOPE TO BE INCLUDING DIGITAL X-RAYS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

WE ARE A SMALL, FUN, CLOSE KNIT OFFICE AND ALL HELP EACH OTHER OUT. WE ALL TAKE ON SOME OF THESE RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT ARE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER ADDITIONAL PERSON TO HELP WITH ALL THESE DUTIES AS WELL.

TO WORK IN BACK OFFICE AS ASSISTANT YOU MUST HAVE A VALID DENTAL LICENSE THAT IS CURRENT AND BE CPR CERTIFIED OR WILLING TO GET CPR CERTIFIED. MUST HAVE X-RAY LICENSE. AFTER 90 DAYS YOU WILL GET 3 PAID SICK DAYS, FREE DENTAL FOR YOURSELF (MINUS LAB FEES) AND DISCOUNTED DENTAL CARE FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ONE WEEK PAID VACATION. (ONE WEEK PAID VACATION IS DETERMINED BY YOUR AVERAGE WORK WEEK FROM THE YEAR PRIOR).

OUR OFFICE IS OPEN M-TH 9-5 WITH A 1 HOUR PAID LUNCH AND THURS 9-2. MUST BE RELIABLE. PLEASE REACH OUT IF THIS POSITION SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING YOU WOULD BE CONFIDENT IN DOING. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.