Registered Dental Assistant II
Description
Petaluma Health Center's mission is to provide high quality health care with access for all in Southern Sonoma County & West Marin. We pride ourselves on our Patient-Centered care while maintaining an engaging environment for our staff. The Center accomplishes this mission through collaborative, innovative programs, services and referral resources that meet the economic needs of the entire community.
FULL TIME EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:
- 21 Days of Paid Time Off
- 10 Observed Holidays
- Medical Insurance (Entire deductible paid by us!)
- 30 Chiropractor and Acupuncture visits per year included with enrollment in our health insurance plans (Kaiser and WHA)
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Gym Membership Discounts at Active Wellness Center and 24-Hour Fitness!
- 401K Matching after 1 year of employment
- Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care FSA
- Life Insurance (included at no cost to the employee)
- Long Term Disability (included at no cost to the employee)
- Employee Assistance Program (included at no cost to the employee)
Summary: The RDA II performs a variety of dental assisting duties while promoting a safe and clean environment for quality dental care. These duties include but are not limited to assisting the doctor, and teaching patients how to care for their teeth. Communicates effectively with the patient; maintains equipment and inventory, cleans, sterilizes and packages instruments and follows standard precautions, OSHA requirements and dental board auxiliaries’ regulations. RDA works on behalf of the patient and the dentist helping to assure a high level of professional excellence in oral health care delivery.
- Exposes and processes dental radiographs (x-rays) and dental photographs
- Assists the dentist during a variety of examinations and treatment procedures: instrument transfer, dental procedure isolation techniques and preparation of dental materials
- Prepares treatment rooms, instruments and cassettes for procedures
- Greets and prepares patients for treatment
- Records medical and dental history and vital signs of patients
- Records visit information in the electronic patient record (Dentrix)
- Pours, trims and polishes study casts; fabricates custom impression trays from preliminary impressions; cleans and polishes removable appliances and fabricates temporary restorations
- Follows infection control protocols and sterilizes and disinfects instruments and equipment
- Helps patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
- Provides patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling)
- Teaches patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health; (e.g. tooth brushing, flossing and nutritional counseling)
- Assists patients with referrals and follow up appointments
- Presents treatment plans to patients
- Takes impressions of patients’ teeth for study casts (models of teeth)
- Helps to provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, endodontics, periodontics and oral surgery
- Prepares and maintains dental instruments, supplies and equipment
- Coordinates lab cases with different labs; assures timely pick-up and delivery of cases
- Involved with prevention and management of dental medical emergencies
- Participates in the achievement of patient satisfaction and office production goals by working efficiently and providing a high level of patient service
- Proficient with dental software programs including but not limited to Dentrix Enterprise, Guru, Dexis, and Iris Intraoral camera.
- Participates actively in staff meetings
- Conducts work in compliance with office policies and procedures, safety, OSHA, MSDS guidelines and the Dental Board of CA and COMDA
- Performs and keeps office records related to Equipment maintenance (daily, monthly, quarterly, semiannually and yearly)
- Communicates and coordinates equipment repairs
- Maintains the dental SDS binder
- Inventory control – equipment, instruments and supplies
- Keeps the material expirations list
- Biohazard program management
- Hazard communication program management
- Keeps OSHA manual up to date
- Submits work orders
- Dental supplies ordering
- Dental procedure set-ups management
- Dosimeters maintenance
- Nitrous quarterly testing
- Crash cart maintenance
- Participates in annual radiology, sharps and infection control review
- Emergency equipment maintenance
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- Graduation from accredited Dental Assisting School preferred
- Minimum two years of recent experience as a RDA preferred
- Active CA Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) License required
- Radiation Safety Certificate (x-ray) required
- Pit and Fissure Sealants Certificate required
- Coronal Polishing Certificate strongly preferred
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) training required
- CE courses current
Petaluma health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Petaluma health Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.