Lead Dental Assistant - Mon-Thurs - Division Street Dental - Mount Vernon, WA

Division Street Dental is hiring a new lead dental assistant to join our team as our current lead is retiring from dentistry. Hours: Mon-weds 8-6, Thurs 8-2. Check out our website to get a feel for the office: www.skagitdental.com Key job responsibilities: - complete weekly ordering - review, process, and upload correspondence from specialists to patient charts - make essix retainers - Efficiently setup and breakdown operatories - Punch and place rubber dams - Greet and seat patients. Review health histories. Take blood pressure and place topical. - Maintain consistency in procedure setup layout as instructed, and maintain established instrument order in cassettes during procedures and in sterilization - Assisting chairside during restorative procedures: suctioning/handling air-water syringe/anticipating Dr’s needs and passing instruments/materials instinctively - Place sectional and tofflemire matrices for fillings - Take diagnostic digital BWX, PA, and FMX - Maintain high standard of infection control - Keep sterilization clear and continuously running - Seak out ways to assist all team members for example volunteering to flip a hygienists room for them - Refill bur blocks - Know instrument and bur names About our practice: - Second generation practice run and owned by one doctor – Dr. Heron - Our mission to provide highly personalized care that always is top notch clinically, and that welcomes all. We are not a production driven, mill style office. We take extra time and listen to our patients. - We have new technologies (soft tissue laser, digital charting & xrays, I/O cameras and scanner, cavitron and piezo options), however we also still utilize and appreciate ‘old school’ dentistry. Dr. Heron still places amalgams when clinically indicated or patient preferred. Tucker gold work is common in our office. - All out of network with insurances Ideal applicant: - 2 years+ experience - Personable, honest, happy to work as a team and take direction - Good time management - Familiar with Dentrix - Quick learner - Self Starter - Up to date OSHA, WISHA, HIPAA, and BLS trainings Benefits: - Wages DOE - Paid vacation and holiday hours - Paid sick hours - Option of medical stipend - CE cost reimbursement - In house dental care @ n/c excepting lab bills - Profit sharing retirement plan based on eligibility Job Type: Part-time Pay: From $26.00 per hour Benefits: Employee discount Health insurance Paid sick time Paid time off Profit sharing Uniform allowance Work Location: In person

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