Dental Assistant Externship
Company: Hero Practice Services
Location: Glendale
Posted on: June 7, 2021
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Job Description:
COMPANY OVERVIEW Kids Dental Place is part of the Hero Practice Management group.
Hero 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 26 offices across seven states, we
have helped over a million children ages six months through 20
years gain access to the care they need since 2006. Working at Hero
is both a career and a callingjoin us, BE A HERO! Serving the needs of the Medicaid population requires a well
oiled machine. Our fast paced, high volume offices require smart
scheduling, effective patient communications, tested processes and
a dedicated, well trained staff. The Adventure Dental, Vision, and
Orthodontics team knows what it takes to provide quality dental,
vision and orthodontic care under one roof. We are looking to
create long term relationships with the children and families we
serve, and, to achieve that goal, we are dedicated to providing our
staff with the support, compensation and lifestyle they need for
career happiness. Navigating the healthcare system can be a
challenge for the families we serve. At Adventure, we make it easy
and enjoyable for parents to get regular vision, dental and
orthodontic care for their children. Our kid friendly offices take
the fear out of dental visits, and all our staff is trained to put
both children and parents at ease. From scheduling to payments, eye
wear selection to orthodontics, we make it fun, easy and affordable
for children to thrive. OUTCOMES OF THE ROLE The Dental Assistant Extern's mission is to support the dentist,
dental assistants and hygienists in providing excellent, high
quality care to patients at a pediatric dental practice according
to state requirements. PAY RANGE $0.00 - this is an unpaid externship position in which you must
be enrolled in an affiliated Dental program, school or institution
to qualify. Integrity & Accountability: Systematically executes proactive, recurring processes to
achieve goals provided from their clinical leadership team.
Demonstrates high integrity in all activities does not cut corners
to achieve goals. Identifies and resolves problems in a timely
manner and develops alternative solutions. Understand, monitor, and
ensure the smooth execution of dental processes, including but not
limited to: Assisting the dentist or hygienist in completion of
dental cleanings, charting and x rays. Understand, monitor and
ensure effective execution of all policies and procedures by (1)
completing administrative tasks correctly and on time, (2)
supporting organizations goals and values, (3) adhering to state
and federal guidelines. Mission Driven & Patient First: Passionate about delivering accurate, high service. Demonstrate
expectations for desired patient experience and respond promptly to
customers' needs by: (1) create a friendly relationship with
patients and parents as well as educating them on personal oral
care, (2) providing excellent chair side assistance to doctor and/
or dental hygienist, (3) accurately collecting and recording
patient medical and dental histories as well as procedure
documentation, (4) organizing and sterilizing dental instruments
and work stations per OSHA standards (5) Performing safe x ray
techniques and capturing efficient and quality dental x
rays?alongside the dentist and (6) pouring, trimming, and polishing
study casts and fabricating custom impression trays from
preliminary impressions. Compassionate & Teamwork: Puts team above self, doing whatever it takes to make the
broader team win. Works well with members of Hero's leadership team
in pursuit of the company's goals. Collaborates with others to
accomplish the mission by (1) displaying passion and optimism (2)
remaining open to others' ideas and (3) being able to work in a
fast paced environment with different personalities. DESIRED SKILLS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 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, feel or operate
standard office equipment reach with hands and arms and lift up to
25 pounds, occasionally 50.
Keywords: Hero Practice Services, Glendale , Dental Assistant Externship, Other , Glendale, Arizona
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