Dental Assistant
Hero Practice Services · Commerce City, CO · Today
Healthcare$16.5–$25/hrFull-time
About the Role
Hero Practice Services delivers quality dental, vision, and orthodontic care to children in underserved communities at 30+ offices across seven states. Our core values we live by are: integrity, mission driven, patient first, accountability, compassion, and teamwork. Become a Hero and join us on our mission to help underserved kids!
Responsibilities
- Collect and document clear, concise, and accurate patient records
- Obtain quality dental radiographs (periapicals, bitewings, panoramic) as requested by the dentist
- Write accurate and consistent notes, ensuring chart notes match services completed
- Create a friendly relationship with patients and parents as well as educating them on good oral health
- Organize and sterilizing dental instruments and workstations per OSHA standards
- Ensure practice is clean and presentable to patients to include cleaning restrooms, patient lobby, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, etc.
- Participate in other duties that support the mission of providing high-quality and compassionate dental, vision, and orthodontic services to underserved children
Qualifications
- Radiology education and training that meets state requirements
- Strong interpersonal skills, including a friendly outgoing demeanor and the ability to actively listen to patients and parents
- Ability to multi-task and complete dental tasks correctly and in a timely manner
- Knowledge of e-Clinical Works (eCW) a plus
- Previous experience working in a dental office preferred
- Current BLS CPR certification
Pay
Generous pay with monthly bonus opportunities. Pay range: $16.50-$25/hr
Benefits
- PTO and paid holidays
- Career growth within your practice and the region
- Medical, dental, vision insurance, 401K & more