Dental Assistant - Commonwealth Endodontics - Charlottesville, VA

Permanent Dentist Job

Charlottesville, VA

Job Description

Commonwealth Endodontics is searching for a reliable, friendly, and compassionate Dental Assistant to join our busy and growing practice in a dual-role capacity! The majority of the position involves providing clinical patient care, with additional responsibilities as a Scheduling Coordinator when not assisting chairside.
Our practice is value-based, which means that everyone on our team agrees to work diligently to demonstrate our values. We aspire to create the ultimate work environment. This ensures that we enjoy our time together while providing an ideal atmosphere for our patients. Commonwealth Endodontics provides the highest standard of patient care in a friendly, comfortable setting. We strive to provide unsurpassed quality with compassion, professionalism, and clinical excellence. Exceeding our patient expectations is our highest priority. Our specialties include root canal treatment, endodontic retreatment, and endodontic microsurgery.
Our Core Values: Kaizen, Purpose-Driven, Relationship Focused, Compassionate, Adaptable, and Interdependent
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Adopting and demonstrating the Commonwealth Endodontics’ values to support our culture.
Desire to help bring the Commonwealth Endodontics’ Vision to life
Being kinder than necessary, respectful, assertive, productive, and fun
Committing to help create an ideal working environment for everyone
Being a true team player and supporting those around you
Cultivating meaningful relationships
Being a problem solver and taking initiative
Four-handed dental assisting experience (highly preferred)
Current Radiology Certification (required)
Current BLS/CPR Certification (required)
Ability to operate all basic office equipment (required)
Effective, professional written and oral communication skills (required)
Ability to read and write proficiently (required)
Manual dexterity for data entry (required)
Ability to lift at least 20 pounds (required)
HIPPA and OSHA compliant

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Operatory set-up and breakdown
Preparing patients for treatment
Treatment responsibilities
Sterilization duties
Miscellaneous
End-of- the- day responsibilities
Assisting with IV Conscious Sedation and General Anesthesia Sedation patients
Assisting Endodontic Microsurgery
Answers all incoming calls expeditiously in a professional, courteous manner
Schedules, re-schedules, and cancels appointments for all doctors and offices
Promptly notifies offices of any same day or following day schedule changes
Answers caller questions when able; transfers calls to co-workers or doctors as necessary
Accurately takes phone messages and dependably relays them to appropriate office or individual
Identifies whether callers are new or existing patients
Completes patient intake forms quickly with precision
Correctly inputs into the system each patient’s appointment, demographics, medical, and insurance information
Gives callers clear and exact directions to the office
Directs patients and referrers to online registration link to complete necessary documents
Evaluates schedules daily to be sure that they are booked correctly
A team player who is willing to help co-workers as needed
Assists in other office tasks
Manages email account
Inputs patient information from online registration
Scanning, copying and faxing

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $21.00 - $24.00 per hour
Expected hours: 36 – 40 per week
Benefits:

401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Uniform allowance
Vision insurance

Schedule:

4x10
Monday to Friday
No weekends

Application Question(s):

This is a full time position with a schedule of Tuesday-Friday, 6:45am-5:15pm. Do you have any restrictions within this schedule?
Briefly summarize your dental assisting experience (or interest!):

Ability to Relocate:

Charlottesville, VA 22901: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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