Evolve Dentistry in Westmont, IL.
Are you tired of working in a hamster wheel where you aren’t valued and respected? Do you want a better work life balance while making a real impact on your patients and community?
Our start-up dental office is re-imagining the dental experience for patients. We are looking for a dental hygienist with excellent customer service skills, who is coachable, who is a team player and who vibes with our core focus and our values. Being coachable and a fast learner is more important to us than your experience in the dental field. With the right attitude and commitment, you can grow immensely at Evolve.
Our Core Focus: Doing life changing dentistry while having fun and having work/life balance
Our Values and Culture:
- We value respect, trust, kindness
- We value gratitude, teamwork and appreciation
- Our motto is “patient care/ excellent service above all else”. Patients may not remember the dentistry but they will remember how you treated them
- We give back and serve our community
- We value accountability, we don’t point fingers and blame others
- We address problems head on and resolve them respectfully
- We help each other out when needed
- We are professional in how we talk and act at all times
Responsibilities:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for providing hygiene treatment to patients
SPECIFIC DUTIES
Patient Management
o Review daily schedule with the administrative assistant for hygiene patients
o Work with administrative assistant to schedule hygiene patients with efficiency
o Review patient health and dental history forms and update as necessary
o Accurately chart each patient’s periodontal health
o Perform thorough and gentle prophylaxis for patients
o Perform scaling, root planing and selective polishing for patients as appropriate
o Polish restorations
o Administer local anesthetics, if allowed by dental practice act
o Place medicaments subgingivally for periodontal disease treatment
o Take radiographs of patients as prescribed by dentist
o Apply cavity-preventive agents, such as fluorides and sealants
o Communicate with patients in an understandable and professional way
o Check on patient comfort during treatment and help allay patient anxiety
o Accurately and appropriately record provided treatment
o Teach proper oral hygiene techniques to patients
o Counsel patients on oral health, including the role of nutrition
o Perform other tasks assigned by the dentist
Treatment Room Management and Sterilization
o Check treatment room for cleanliness and make necessary changes
o Check and turn on treatment room equipment
o Gather and review patient charts for the day
o Clean treatment room at the end of the day and turn off equipment
o Maintain a supply inventory for hygiene treatment
o Review, select and submit orders for patient education materials for the practice
o Submit supply orders to business manager once a month or as necessary
o Properly discard all disposable items from each visit
o Assemble soiled instruments and place in sterilization area
o Clean treatment room surfaces with disinfectant solution
o Pre-soak soiled instruments in a disinfectant
o Sort and package instruments by tray for proper sterilization
o Load, activate and vent the sterilization unit according to manufacturer’s directions
o Store instruments and trays in appropriate places
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Records Management
o Securely store and handle patient records in compliance with office policies and procedures and
applicable legal requirements, such as HIPAA regulations
o Accurately record medical and dental histories
o Accurately file patient information
o Arrange patient charts
o Assist in the administration of the recall system
Office Participation
o Be an active participant in team meetings
o Promote team concept by interacting with others in the office
PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS
Education/Experience
o Must be licensed to practice in state of Illinois and meet other applicable state requirements
o Must have completed at least 2 years of post-secondary education from an accredited dental hygiene
program
o Experience providing prophylaxis and taking X-rays is preferred
Interpersonal
o Good interpersonal skills to maintain effective rapport with patients, dentists and coworkers
o Effective verbal skills to communicate with patients and staff
Hours:
- Monday's 10am-6:30pm
- Tuesday's 10am-4pm
- Wednesday 10am-6:30pm
- Thursday 10am-4pm
- Saturday 8am-2pm
Benefits:
We are a start-up dental office but this is our future plan for benefits:
- Profit sharing, all team members are stake-holders in the office
- Free dental care for team members and immediate family
- Paid time off and flexibility to have work/life balance
- 401k matching
If you are interested please send us your resume and tell us the following:
Tell us why you would be a good fit for this position?
What are your deal breakers?
What are your 5 year professional goals?
Tell us in 1-2 sentences what customer service looks like to you?
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $48.00 - $52.00 per hour
Benefits:
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Dental office: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person