Orthodontic Assistant

Qualifications Required:

• A relentlessly positive and friendly attitude
• Interest and proficiency in working with your hands on small detail-oriented tasks
• Great manual dexterity
• Skilled in working with an effective team
• Excellent communication skills, including proper spoken and written grammar
• Desire to see and bring out the best in those around you
• Strong work ethic and ability to stay focused on meaningful tasks
• Ability to work efficiently and manage time well
• Proactive nature
• Eagerness to learn new skills
• High school diploma or equivalent

Experience Preferred:

• Experience as an orthodontic assistant is helpful but not required
• Radiology license preferred but not required to start
• Additional certification/licenses will be considered in hiring and compensation on a case by case basis
• Experience working (or playing) with great teams

Responsibilities:

• Above all else, provide courteous service to patients and their families, smile, greet everyone warmly, act as if each patient is a guest, and you are glad to have them with you
• Preparation for patient appointments including:
• Instrument sterilization
• Preparing proper instrument set-ups for various procedures
• Disinfecting chair and operatory after patient appointment
• Direct patient care, including:
• Reading and interpreting chart notes to understand intentions and plans
• Seating patients and assessing situations, learning about and communicating patient concerns to doctors
• Placing and removing wires, elastic ligatures, steel ties
• Taking alginate impressions, pouring models
• Fabricating clear retainers
• Intraoral scanning using iTero scanner
• Intraoral and extraoral photography, uploading photos into software
• Exposing panoramic and cephalometric X-rays (with a license)
• Fitting orthodontic bands
• Isolation procedures for bonding
• Assisting doctor with bracket placement
• Demonstrating proper elastic wear patterns and patient learning how to place elastics
• Patient education on appliance care
• Taking accurate and complete treatment notes

Miscellaneous Tasks:

• Effective time management during appointments
• Answering the phone and accurately addressing most patient concerns (which may include scheduling appointments, establishing new patients, answering questions about appliances, etc)
• Assisting with end-of-day duties
• Comprehensive office cleaning (including windows, floors, counters, bathrooms, break room, lab, etc)
• Promoting the practice by demonstrating a positive attitude towards teammates and patients/families, building connections with patients, instilling confidence in our patients that they have made an excellent choice to have treatment with us
• Representing the office favorably in public and/or on social media
• Participating in occasional marketing events, which may be on weeknights or weekends
• Encouraging patients to leave favorable reviews

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $16.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Marion, OH 43302: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have any experience in healthcare?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Dental assisting: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Required)

License/Certification:

• X-Ray Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $14.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Marion, OH 43302: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Dental assisting: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• X-Ray Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $15.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Salary : $14 - $23