Dental Assistant II, Clinical Dentistry

JOB SUMMARY

The Dental Assistant's primary responsibilities are to provide the patient with quality care and to provide the doctor with quality assistance on patient procedures. The Dental Assistant has direct responsibility for patient's excellent experience and the patient retention while in the chair.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• One year work experience working in a Dental office preferred.
• Completion of an accredited dental assisting Program (Dental Assistant II or Certified Dental Assistant).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Assist the doctor with all dental procedures including but not limited to, take directions from doctor, anticipate doctor's needs, performing patient oral evaluations, take, develop and mount accurate and high-quality X-rays, various laboratory duties including provisional.
2. Perform efficient and accurate procedures to help maintain doctor's schedule and patient flow; create "no patient wait time;" maintain time flexibility for patient; be present, engaged, ready to work at all assigned shift times.
3. Review patient chart prior to doctor arrival and log appropriate patient data during exam and treatment as well as transcribe doctor notes in patient chart.
4. Maintain patient confidentiality through HIPAA compliance.
5. Follow OSHA and company safety policies and procedures.
6. Promote and market the company's services, retail products and doctors to patients as well as educate patients and address their questions and/or concerns 
7. Verify patient health history (basic health review, medications, understanding impact with dentistry) and document appropriately in patient's chart.
8. Complete checklists as assigned.
9. Clean and prepare operatory per company procedures prior to patient appointment.
10. Sterilize equipment and operatories per OSHA guidelines 
11. Assist staff in scheduling patients' follow up visits.
12. Create all NEA's as necessary for all work done by the end of the day.
13. Assist with cleaning of front office areas as needed.
14. Follow up with labs to ensure quality and timely products.
15. Track incoming and outgoing lab cases with staff.
16. Assist hygienist(s) as requested.
17. Monitor level of dental supplies and order as assigned by Office Leader using approved formulary.
18. Other duties apply.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Solid oral and written communication skills
• Computer skills, work experience with electronic medical record preferred
• Ability to multi task with efficiency
• Ability to recognize common safety hazards and take precautions to establish a safe work surrounding
• Ability to withstand long periods of standing and walking
• Ability to be focused and organized, working as a team player at all times

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Clean, comfortable, office environment
• Moderate noise level
• Fast paced, busy clinic at all times

 

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.

Atrium Health is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians.

Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing – for all.

It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process.  Thanks in advance for your flexibility.