Back Floor Supervisor - RDA / DA

About the role

The Back Floor Supervisor performs a variety of dental assisting duties while promoting a safe and cleanly environment for providing quality dental care. These duties include, but are not limited to, supervising all Non-professional Dental back office employees; assisting the doctors; communicating effectively with patients (or parents if patient is a child); maintaining equipment and inventory; and following standard precautions, OSHA and HIPAA requirements, and dental board auxiliaries’ regulations.

Responsibilities

• Open/close the back office as instructed
• Ensure dental office is a safe environment
• Supervise the Registered Dental Assistants, Dental Assistants, and Sterilization Assistants
• Assist the Office Manager in implementing the Code of Safe Practices and monitoring OSHA and HIPAA compliance
• Schedule and coordinate patient flow between departments
• Maintain supply utilization to optimize use and minimize cost
• Order supplies (including oxygen), check all invoices, and return them to Office Manager on a daily basis
• Monitor and coordinate patient flow between departments
• Review charts on daily basis to determine if everything has been documented and if the patient had all work done for which she/he was scheduled
• Document patient care activities in the chart as directed by the doctor and Company policy
• Prepare the patient by placing the shield over her/him
• Take x-rays as prescribed by the doctor
• Develop, mount, and file x-rays
• Seat patients in an operatory or back in the waiting room upon completion of x-rays
• Inform the doctor when there is a patient waiting in an operatory
• Duplicate x-rays upon request
• Communicate all necessary repairs immediately

Requirements

• Valid RDA Certification/License
• Valid CPR and First-Aid certification
• Current Radiographic Certification required
• Graduation from an accredited Dental Assisting School preferred
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience as a DA/RDA preferred
• Bilingual: English & Spanish required (if the geographic location of the office does not require the applicant to be bilingual, applicants who only speak English may be considered)

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with people of all ages (i.e. Children)
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and able to multitask
• Ability to maintain outgoing, friendly attitude with patients and coworkers
• Ability to work with interruptions and to manage multiple priorities
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to be organized

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Hourly

Schedule

The Black Floor Supervisor will be notified of the work schedule on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis. The Registered Dental Assistant’s schedule is subject to change (daily/weekly hours may increase or decrease) according to the needs of the practice. Evening and weekend hours may be required.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, and walk; talk, hear, and smell; and use hands, fingers, and wrists (manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination) to handle or feel the mouth/teeth and gums of patients, as well as objects, tools, or controls associated with the dental field. The employee is frequently/occasionally required to reach; lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; and balance, stoop, bend, squat, kneel, crawl, climb, twist, pull, and crouch. The essential functions of this position will result in the following: hazardous exposure (chemical and infections)—constantly; non ionizing radiation (welding flash, microwaves, sun, etc.)—frequently; radiation (x-ray, radioactive, isotopes, etc.)—constantly; noise (loud/repetitive, 85 decibels per OSHA standard)—constantly; and personal protective equipment (PPE: respiratory masks, latex gloves, face shields, etc.)—constantly.

Work Conditions and Risk

General Dental Office conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The dental office environment may result in employees being exposed to toxic chemicals, radiation, infectious bodily fluids and materials, and increased noise level. This position assumes high risk.