Dental Assistant (Future Opportunities in the Triad)

About the role

Take matters in your own hands and become a Riccobene team member! You can navigate your future by partaking in the ultimate employee experience & building long lasting relationships with your patients and co-workers, by helping them SMILE.

Responsibilities

• Assists the dentist in providing dental treatment
• Functions as a treatment coordinator and prepares and presents treatment plan to patients
• Schedules patient appointment to accommodate potential obstacles
• Maintains dental instruments, supplies and equipment
• Collections and records patient health histories
• Aids in patient management during dental procedures
• Completes instrument cleaning & sterilization and post-op sanitization of treatment rooms
• Prepares dental materials and equipment as needed for the scheduled treatment
• Completes dental charting
• Responsible for inventory supply and other ancillary duties

Qualifications

• Dental Assistant II: DAII Training or equivalent, Preferred 2-5 years of Dental Assistant experience, Achieved CDA certification, or completed radiological equivalency exam through NC State Board of Dental Examiners, or completed CODA-accredited dental assisting program, CPR certified, or will become CPR certified within 30 days of hire, Ability to professionally present clinical information regarding treatment plans and insurance information to patients, Knowledge of Eaglesoft and/or Denticon software a plus, Regular and timely attendance, Ability to demonstrate independent thinking and exercise good judgment, Ability to demonstrate a teamwork approach to job responsibilities, Ability to demonstrate initiative, dependability and promptness, Must perform frequent repetitive work with attention to detail, Must have the ability to be flexible and accept different work assignments within the practice, including traveling to other locations, with a positive approach, Ability to follow instructions and takes responsibility for own actions, Must exercise confidentiality with Patients and patient care, Must listen attentively for clarification to ensure necessary outcomes
• Dental Assistant Ii: Similar qualifications as above, with additional language and reasoning abilities, Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, procedure manuals, and written correspondence, Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists, Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance