Orthodontic Registered Dental Assistant

Orthodontic Registered Dental Assistant at Jefferson Dental & Orthodontics

Join our team and provide exceptional patient care through education and empathy. As an Orthodontic Registered Dental Assistant (ORDA), you will play a crucial role in delivering top‑notch dental services while ensuring our patients have a 5‑star experience.

As an ORDA, you will work under the guidance of our Lead Registered Dental Assistant and Doctor, performing various office functions that contribute to our patients' overall well‑being. Your responsibilities include chairside assistance, patient care and education, laboratory tasks, administrative duties, and cross‑training with front office tasks.

• Foster a comfortable and welcoming environment for patients throughout their visit.
• Gather and record patients' medical history for the dentist's reference.
• Perform dental imaging, including x-rays and impressions.
• Manage patient records and complete dental charting.
• Organize and prepare instruments for dental procedures.
• Administer topical anesthetics and assist with various clinical procedures.
• Assist the dentist during treatments by handing instruments and materials.
• Educate patients on effective dental care practices.
• Create temporary crowns and assist with dental preparations.
• Adhere to strict infection control protocols to meet industry standards.
• Sterilize dental instruments and equipment, ensuring patient safety.
• Provide support in various clinic areas as assigned by leadership as needed.
• Participate in community outreach activities as needed.

• Leadership and Influence:
  Set and communicate goals, enhancing organizational commitment and acknowledging contributions.
• Integrity & Credibility:
  Build trust and respect among patients, colleagues, and leaders through professional conduct.
• Initiative and Results Orientation:
  Establish challenging goals, measure outcomes, and handle crises effectively.
• Effective Communication:
  Understand and tailor communication to others' needs, anticipating and managing its impact.
• Concern for Order and Quality:
  Maintain meticulous records, ensuring accuracy without compromising deadlines.
• Teamwork:
  Foster a friendly and collaborative atmosphere, aiding colleagues.
• Self‑Management:
  Exhibit self‑confidence, function effectively under pressure, and manage behavior to reduce stress.
• Adaptability:
  Embrace change and support shifting priorities.
• Diversity:
  Adapt and integrate into a diverse work environment and patient population.
• Customer Service Excellence:
  Become a trusted advisor to patients, emphasizing and delivering a 5‑star experience.

• Minimum age of 18 required.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) highly preferred.
• Active RDA certification & RDA license required at time of hire.
• Minimum 1 year of dental office experience highly preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of patient care or customer service experience highly preferred.
• Reliable transportation and availability to work clinic hours, including Saturdays.

Job Type: Full‑time

Pay: $17.00 – $22.00 per hour

Hours: Full‑time five days a week including alternating Saturdays. Two Saturdays a month are mandatory for all team members.

The employee is regularly required to talk or hear, frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform this role.

Occasional travel to assist alternate locations or training, as needed.

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance