Lead Dental Assistant - Advanced Solutions Family Dental - Oak Forest, IL

Permanent Dental Assistant Job

Oak Forest, IL

Job Description

Lead Dental Assistant
JOB SUMMARY
The Lead Dental Assistant is responsible for leading and managing fellow dental assistants (currently 3 other assistants) including time-off requests, maintaining supply inventory and ordering, ensuring all assisting tasks are assigned completed, and providing patients with an excellent experience with us.
If you are the right person for this position, you have at least 2 years experience as a dental assistant, a great work ethic, leadership and management skills, and you share our practice mission and core values of Team, Wow!, Excellence, and Community. You’re organized, proactive, adaptable and a team player, willing to work hard and have fun! You’d describe yourself as friendly, energetic, reliable, and someone who goes the extra mile and can be counted on by the rest of your team. You love to help create and follow systems and show initiative in coming up with solutions. There are MANY tasks involved so it is important that you are able to prioritize the tasks at hand to make the clinic run optimally. If this sounds like you, we can’t wait to hear from you! Please apply online or reach out with any questions.
ABOUT US
Advanced Solutions Family Dental is a private practice owned since 2016 by one of our dentists, Dr. Carly Paragas. We outgrew our previous location and in 2023 we moved and expanded into our new state-of-the-art office still in Oak Forest. Our mission is making people healthier and happier! We help patients achieve and maintain the level of oral health they need to keep smiling with confidence. We are proud to provide excellent dental care, patient experiences, and community service in the area. We are currently looking for a Lead Dental Assistant to complete our team.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Represent our practice’s Brand and Core Values at all times including:
Be a team player; have mutual respect for all team members; do your part to nurture a healthy, fun team culture
Provide excellent patient care and a WOW patient experience
Welcome and seat patients. Gather patient health and dental histories and document appropriately in Open Dental.
Review patient chart, discuss planned treatment, answer questions, obtain written and/or verbal consent per practice policy, and give post op instructions.
Manage the assistants’ staffing schedule, time off requests, and ensure adequate coverage
Set up, maintain, clean, and sterilize instruments and equipment per OSHA guidelines
Assist the dentist through 4-handed dentistry
Contribute to the continuous improvement of our practice
Participate in community engagement activities and social media activities
Complete all required annual trainings
Maintain accurate patient records in Open Dental
Take accurate diagnostic records including radiographs, photos, impressions, scans, and blood pressure.
Ensure lab cases are tracked and received on time
Increase the efficiency of the doctors by being prepared and organized for every procedure. Communicate with front office to maintain “no wait time” appointments
Ensure each patient has an excellent experience while a guest in our office!

Key Performance Indicators include but are not limited to:

Adequate assistant coverage each day
All maintenance logs and checklists are complete
No “out of stock” supplies
Supplies ordered within budget
On-time appointments

QUALIFICATIONS

Coronal polishing and sealant certification
Current CPR/BLS certification
Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA, and Infection Control training
Attention to detail, organized, strong leadership and communication skills
Proficient with taking and managing analog and digital dental records

SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES

Outstanding positive attitude and demeanor
Professionalism in all aspects of job
Present clean and professional image
Superior team work and leadership skills; strong ability to work well with others
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong organizational skills
Good computer/dental software skills
Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment

JOB TYPE: Full-time
Salary: $25.00 per hour
Benefits:

Paid time off
Retirement plan

SCHEDULE:
Monday 7:30-4
Tuesday 7:30-4
Wednesday 7:30-6
Thursday 7:30-6
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $23.00 - $25.00 per hour
Expected hours: 34 – 40 per week
Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Vision insurance

Schedule:

No weekends

Ability to Commute:

Oak Forest, IL 60452 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

Oak Forest, IL 60452: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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