• Job Description

  Req#: DENTA009776

  Location: Huntington Park, CA

  Pay Range: From $17.28 per hour for entry-level and up to $26.00 per hour for experienced, well-qualified professionals

  Job Profile: Dental Assistant

  Overview:

  Hero Practice Services is seeking a Dental Assistant to support the dentist and hygienist in providing high quality and compassionate care to all patients.

  Hero Practice Services is the only practice management company focused on delivering the systems, processes, and people needed to efficiently deliver quality dental, vision, and orthodontic care to children in underserved communities. With offices across the country, we have helped millions of children and young people gain access to the care they need since 2006. Working at Hero is both a career and a calling … join us, BE A HERO!

  The Opportunity:

  This role has the unique opportunity to support the Heroes who actively serve the children and young people in our communities by improving their overall health and well-being.

  You will be responsible for the following:

  • Exhaust all efforts to provide the best patient experience
  • Support optimized schedules with effective open treatment calls on a regular basis with a goal of providing education to patient parent/guardians on the importance and urgency of their pending treatment
  • Take and assist others in taking diagnostic radiographs and intraoral pictures (periapical, bitewings, panoramic)
  • Use dental documentation software to locate and accurately manage patient records efficiently
  • Provide behavior management using guidelines approved by American Academy of pediatric dentistry
  • 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.

  • In addition to the above duties outlined, you will be asked to perform other duties that support the business and our Mission.

  You will be required to possess the following:

  • Experience working in a dental office
  • Proficient with hygiene and operative instruments and understanding the proper use of these instruments
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the desire for professional growth
  • Be organized and possess a superior knowledge of dentistry

  Physical Requirements

  This position requires full range of body motion. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to handle or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 25 pounds.

  Your Compensation and Benefits will include the following:

  • Monthly bonus plan
  • Medical, dental, vision, retirement savings plan, disability and much more!
  • Professional advancement opportunities in an established, growing health care group

  Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

  The statements contained herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by Credentialing Specialists, but is not a complete list of the responsibilities, duties, or skills required. Other duties may be assigned as business needs dictate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  Hero Practice Services group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

  Qualifications

  Behaviors

  Preferred

  Team Player : Works well as a member of a group

  Dedicated : Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

  Motivations

  Preferred

  Self-Starter : Inspired to perform without outside help

  Job Security : Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe

  Growth Opportunities : Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

  Ability to Make an Impact : Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

  Licenses & Certifications

  Preferred

  CPR Certification

  Radiography Credentials

  Equal Opportunity Employer
  This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

• About the company

  Access to quality dental, vision and orthodontic care has a lasting impact on a child’s health, confidence and school performance, so at Hero Practice Services, our goal is to make sure every child has access to the care they need. Since we offer multiple services under one roof, busy parents can schedule all their children’s check-ups in a single visit. We welcome Medicaid and most insurance plans at all our practices, so parents can get their children the care they need without worrying about the cost. Best of all, we make care fun. From our kid-friendly waiting rooms and treatment areas to our highly trained staff, we go out of our way to make kids and their parents feel comfortable.

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