Dental Assistant - Washington, United States - Washington Metro Dental

Description

Dental Assistant Job Description

About Washington Metro Dental
Washington Metro Dental's mission is to make people happy and healthy. Washington Metro Dental offers employment opportunities that promote professional, personal, and financial growth.

Our focus is all on people:
our team and our patients. We are clinicians, educators, problem solvers, smilers, and laughers. We've even figured out how to make insurance fun

Dental Assistants are the backbone of our dental office. They are the first clinical interaction with patients and are responsible for making them feel comfortable.

At Washington Metro Dental, assistants do so much more than suction:
they calm patients, they co-diagnose, they teach, they love making people happy and healthy.


Washington Metro Dental Core Values
At Washington Metro Dental we believe in making people happy and healthy (including ourselves).

Because of this, we pride ourselves in upholding these values in everything we do:


B - Balanced Lifestyle, our personal lives and work lives are connected. We have to take care of ourselves before we can take care of others.


E - Everyone is part of the experience. We are always 'front stage.' The patient experience and team experience should be 5 Star.


A - Accountability to Results.


D - Dental Nerds. We are crazy about dentistry.


S - Spend your talent Don't keep your skills and desires bottled up for yourself.


A Day in the Life of an Assistant at Washington Metro Dental
On any given day you can expect the following:

• Arriving 15 minutes before your first patient to be ready to go for the day
• Working with a driven team of dentists, hygienists, assistants and administrative professionals
• Managing the care of patients who prioritize their oral health
• Working in an office that is passionate about their work
• Creating a comfortable and welcoming clinical environment for new and returning patients
• Diagnosing and educating to align with patient values and barriers to result in treatment acceptance
• Consistently supporting Doctorled treatment recommendations for patients
• Working with stateofthe art technologies such as digital scanners, CBCTs, intraoral cameras
• Assisting through procedures in all areas of the clinical space i.e., room setup/breakdown, four handed dentistry, sterilization, etc.
• Contributing to supply and inventory management
• Using all equipment with care and ownership
• Improving daily essential tasks such as taking quality xrays, suctioning, and patient care
• Supporting hygienists in preventative and periodontal procedures
• Completing opening and closing duties as a team

This role is for you if

• You love working in a patientcentric environment
• You thrive when you are given autonomy to educate your patients
• You love working with people
• You can't live without giving and having an amazing experience
• You absolutely love dentistry
• You enjoy learning new skills, procedures, technology, and constantly improving your quality of care
• You are able to manage time effectively
• Work well on a team rather than individually
• You look forward to assisting and training others to highlight potential
• You enjoy establishing relationships with new and returning patients
• You are driven by results, solutions, and impact

This role is not for you if

• You are resistant to change and prefer to adhere to the old way of doing things
• You are only focused on yourself and not those around you
• You are uncomfortable learning
• You treat this position like a job and not a career

What Winning Looks Like

• We support you in winning by reviewing metrics related to sterilization protocols, treatment case acceptance, reappointment rate, and meeting provider production goals and provide group and oneonone support and training to set you up for success
• Your patient relationships deepen resulting in quality referrals
• Serving your recommendations in a manner that is accepted then executed

What's Next?

Pay:
$ $30.00 per hour


Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Dental assisting: 1 year (required)

License/Certification:

• X-Ray Certification (required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Washington, DC 20036: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person