Position Overview & Specifications
We are a specialty office seeking an energetic Orthodontic Assistant to join our team. If you are hard working and eager to learn, we can train you be come a star orthodontic assistant.
- Warm and friendly personality
- Attentive to excellent patient care and building customer rapports
- Having excellent verbal skills
- Reliability and a great team player
Duties:
- Perform clinical chair side procedures, sterilization, impressions, making retainers, taking digital x-rays and study models. Preparing teeth for bonding, assisting doctor with bonding, removing and placing arch wires/brackets/adhesives, and accurately charting procedures.
- Educate and motivate patients to follow doctor’s recommendations.
- Sterilize dental instruments and keep cleanliness of clinical area.
- Help the office with scheduling and front desk help as needed
Benefits:
- Vacation and paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Medical health plan reimbursement
- Competitive pay
Position is full time, 4-5 days a week and one Saturday/month, with benefits and retirement contribution. Please email your resume, professional reference and a short paragraph to describe why this job is for you.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.00 - $34.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Continuing education credits
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid jury duty
- Paid time off
- Uniform allowance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
COVID-19 considerations:
We are taking all Covid-19 precautions to keep all our patients and staff safe.
Ability to commute/relocate:
- San Jose, CA 95111: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Experience:
- Dental assisting: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- X-Ray Certification (Preferred)
Work Location: In person