Marin Community Clinics has provided compassionate and affordable health care to uninsured and low-income residents of Marin County since 1972. We have grown from humble beginnings where volunteer physicians and nurses saw patients in church basements, to a 21st century provider with modern facilities, expert paid physicians and nurses, the latest technology, and sophisticated diagnostic, treatment and prevention programs. Today, we serve more than 38,000 individuals every year in clinics spread throughout Marin County.

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  $26.00 - $30.00 per hour. Salary for this position is dependent on education, license, certification and years of experience.
• Evening and weekend shifts (4 hours) with direct patient contact, include a 10% pay differential in addition to regular pay.
• Evening differential is paid only for completed 4 hour shifts that begin after 4:00pm.

• Greet and welcome patients and visitors to practice with excellent customer services.
• Escort patients to treatment room, seat patients and have proper set-up for procedure ready.
• Assist patients with comfortable level.
• Verify patients chart and update health information as necessary during patient arrival and at end of appointment.
• Inform Dentist when patient is ready for treatment.
• Ensure proper treatment notes are accurately recorded in Epic EHR.
• Performs Coronal polish.
• Conduct pre-patient staff meeting in the morning each day.
• Check patient schedules daily for accuracy and post in all treatment rooms.
• Check lab daily for necessary equipment to treat patients.
• Check operatories for necessary armaments for patient visits and prepare next day supplies.
• Provide oral hygiene instruction and nutritional counseling to patients.
• Monitor supplies inventory and requests supplies as needed and stock treatment rooms at all times.
• Comply with all OSHA, Dental Board and MCC policies.
• Prepare dental units for Dentist, stock units and ensure that units are clean at all times.
• Oversee cleanliness of treatment room according to sterilization procedures.
• Disinfect treatment rooms according to OSHA regulations.
• Sterilize all instruments and headpieces according to OSHA regulations.
• Provide maintenance on autoclave machines.
• Provide weekly maintenance for water lines and changing traps in operatories.
• Organize trays, instruments and treatment room drawers at all times.
• Ensure that office sterilization procedures are documented and posted at all times.
• Promptly send out and monitor all dental laboratory cases.
• Implement a preventative maintenance/cleaning schedule for dental equipment.
• Maintain dental office emergency kits and nitrous oxygen tanks.
• Follow laboratory procedures according to office protocols.
• Use appropriate electronic charting techniques for maintaining and updating dental records.
• Track cases and referral to and from other doctors.
• See that records are stored securely per HIPPA guidelines.
• Assist in the administration of the recall system.
• In charge of entering patient insurance information and posting fees on computer for all completed procedures.
• Ensures RDA license remains active through continued education.

Education and Experience

• Current CA State RDA license.
• Dental X-Ray licence required.
• Experience in Epic EHR preferred.
• Current CPR Certification required
• Bilingual skills (any language) a plus.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work in fast paced Community Health Clinic environment.
• Intermediate computer use experience, including MS Office/MS Outlook.
• Ability to multitask and follow directions.
• Must be able to assist the dentist with nitrous oxide sedation and patient management.
• Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and written in English.
• Ability to explain treatment plans to patients effectively.
• Must be able to remain focused at all time to properly support Dental Providers.
• Must have legible handwriting for notations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with children.

• May be required to occasionally lift at least 20lbs - 25lbs.
• Prolonged standing, walking and working on a computer.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.