Sterilization/Hygiene Assistant (Loving Family Dental)

Loving Family Dental is seeking a Sterilization/Hygiene Assistant to join our team in Fountain Hills, AZ! Our office is committed to continuous and patient-oriented excellence and quality improvement. We believe in developing and continually improving a strong team culture with a team-centered work environment that benefits all team members and patients. Because of our commitment to our patients, all positions within Loving Family Dental require that the team member arrive promptly on time; however, it also requires that the team member be flexible in leaving to accommodate occasional delays in the daily patient schedule, staff meetings, and other responsibilities deemed necessary.

The Sterilization/Hygiene Assistant should reflect professionalism and be a role model of quality and appearance. This person is also patient-service and team-oriented. She/he constantly strives to improve in all areas. This candidate should also be Arizona Radiation certified. If this sounds like you, submit your application today!

Schedule

Full-time

Monday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday - Thursday, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday, 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Benefits

Competitive pay based on experience

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

Generous PTO and paid holidays

Traditional and Roth 401(k) options

Referral Bonus Program

Free CE courses

Responsibilities

Appointments and Daily Schedule

Keep the Front Office informed of Back Office appointment changes

Actively monitor and communicate with hygienists and assistants to determine:

If their room is ready for patients to be seated directly in the treatment room upon their arrival

For patients on the doctor's schedule, check with the assistants to identify which room they want their next patient to be seated

Administrative responsibilities

Participate in the Morning Huddle and Team meetings

Assist the front office during downtime

Any other task as assigned

Clinical responsibilities

Takes quality radiographs

Comply with OSHA and use universal precautions at all times. Shares in the implementation of all safety, sterilization, and infection control requirements

Monitors Central sterilization and sterilizes all dental equipment and instruments in a timely fashion

Help maintain dental equipment per the manufacturer's recommendations

Properly dispose of all biohazardous material

Help as needed to properly clean treatment rooms as needed, transporting dirty instruments to the sterilization area for processing

Provide customer service support to patients by escorting them to and from the treatment room as needed

Prepare hygiene rooms, including, but not limited to, set-up, decontamination, sterilization of all instruments, cleaning handpieces, and restocking supplies

Assist the hygienist with new patient charting and routine periodontal charting

Help dental assistants, doctors, and front desk staff when necessary

Restock treatment rooms as needed

Any other task as assigned

Patient Satisfaction

Greet and seat patients in a timely manner

Provide comfortable treatment procedures

Ability to create a positive rapport with each patient

Have good communication skills. Speaks clearly and distinctly with patients, doctors, and other team members

Ability to stay on time. Plans beyond the immediate requirements of the task at hand. Has the ability to anticipate what needs to happen next

Learning responsibilities

Education courses on infection control

Start learning dental terminology and instruments

Patient/customer communication protocol