Description:
We hire to retire. Come join our amazing team of professionals offering total family wellness and healthcare to residents of 7 counties via our 13 offices in North Florida.

POSITION SUMMARY

Provides quality care and services to patients by assisting dentists and other staff in a variety of patient care, office and laboratory duties. Maintain efficient and productive patient flow through timely, accurate and professional preparation of patients and patient information, including taking and processing x-rays.

PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE:

• Employee shall be able to read and interpret written dental instructions
• Employee will know how to process radiographs
• Employee will know how to expose dental radiographs
• Employee will know how to efficiently operate NextGen
• Employee will be expected to navigate and operate Microsoft Office suite products, including Word and Excel

• Responsible for patient care
• Provide necessary dental services to patients of Palms Medical Group within his/her scope of practice in accordance with stated policies, procedures and protocols of PMG.
• Review the patient’s health history, dental chart and oral history.
• Set up instrument tray, prepare dental materials and assist the dentist during dental procedures.
• Assist the dentist during dental emergencies.
• Record dental treatment information into the patient’s dental chart.
• Communicate postoperative instructions prescribed by the dentist.
• Instruct patients in oral hygiene and plaque control programs.
• Responsible for inventory management
• Inventory and submit all order requests via appropriate channels.
• Clean, disinfect and sterilize dental instrumentation.
• Clean, organize and maintain professional work areas.
• Responsible for administrative duties
• Record and review patient medical histories.
• Assist with audits and surveys.
• Perform any other duty assigned to improve the efficiency of PMG.
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