Dental Assistant Extern

Job description

Hero Practice Services is seeking Dental Assistant Externs to experience various facets of dental procedures completed in a pediatric office. Upon successful completion of externship hours, externs may be hired as a full-time dental assistant! This position reports to the Operations Manager and is only open to students in an accredited dental assisting program. This position will be at-will, meaning either the employer or the employee may terminate the employment at any time, with or without cause or prior notice. Job Responsibilities: - Keep track of all externship hours and timesheets - Record patient charting and the dentist’s notes in the digital patient chart, as directed by the dentist - Prepare and clean treatment rooms and instruments, monitor schedule for efficiency, and educate patients on dental procedures - Maintain a clean, sterile, and patient-centric working environment - Maintain strict compliance with State, Federal, and other regulations, (e.g., OSHA, WC, Dental Board, HIPAA, ADA, DOL, employee handbook) - Ensuring practice is clean and presentable to patients to include cleaning restrooms, patient lobby, mopping, vacuuming, dusting etc Job Qualifications: In addi...