Orthodontic Clinical Healthcare Assistant (career training offered)
Drive your passions for working with children & adults, interest in the sciences, working with your hands, building relationships, and detail-oriented work into the ENERGETIC field of orthodontics! We offer an upbeat team-centric workplace atmosphere, fun patient experiences, hands-on work, an opportunity to help someone every day, and amazing work hours!
No prior medical/dental industry experience required!
Quest Orthodontics, the private orthodontic practice of Dr. Arjun Patel, is seeking another delightful co-worker to add their smile, people skills, and expertise to our family-like workgroup! What defines our practice? The people! We are a true team whose members share the value of doing our absolute best for each patient/parent that entrusts us with their care. Visiting frequently for braces adjustments, our patients are like family, and we want each visit to feel like catching-up with friends!
Could this be the career you are seeking?
Do you prefer to “move around” at work and enjoy the idea of not having a “desk job”? Are you seeking work that offers a positive, mental challenge? How about a career that works with your hands, interfaces with children and adults, keeps you busy all the time, utilizes the coolest technology, manages meticulous details, and works in a team-based setting? How about work that allows you to see the measurable impact of your work from one patient’s visit to their next? Did you just say “YES!” out loud? Then, let us tell you more!
What is an Orthodontic Assistant, and how does training work?
The position of Orthodontic Assistant encompasses a wide range of “on the job” trained skills from instrument sterilization/management to inserting and replacing wires, delivering “invisible braces,” giving braces instructions, cementing appliances, documenting records, re-bonding brackets, and all the while, hearing the latest “knock-knock” joke from your 8-year-old patient who is laughing all the way through to the punchline! Quest Orthodontics offers an organized, well-supported, in-office training program that begins with the most basic of skills and, over a series of planned weeks, introduces new learning goals as prior skills are mastered. Eventually, each assistant runs their own column of patients working under the instructions of Dr. Patel and utilizing his direct support when needed. Your focus and commitment impact your income; wages increase as each new learning module is introduced.
What are the qualifications to apply?
1. A desire to work a full-time, FOUR-DAY workweek, Monday – Thursday is your permanent work schedule. Every weekend is a 3-day weekend! No nights, no weekends!
2. Prior customer-service experience and being at ease (and enjoying!) conversation with “most anyone of any age.”
3. The right background. Which of these descriptions matches to you? Candidates with prior orthodontic experience are welcome to apply. We are also seeking candidates who have credit hours towards or who have earned a BS or BA in Exercise Science, Biology, Kinesiology, Health Science, Art Studio, or people-focused related major. Resumes of candidates with stable work experiences demonstrating customer service skills and professional or personal interests that demonstrate fine motor skills and excellent hand-eye coordination are also welcomed to apply.
4. Excellent, verifiable work-related references.
5. Computer friendly- software savvy aptitude with fast, accurate and detailed data entry.
6. Preference to have a career where you are NOT sitting in front of a computer for most of your workday! Orthodontic assistants are “on the move and up and own”; standing, walking, sitting, turning…. this role is the right match to those who enjoy being active.
7. Initiative to study to learn terminology, processes, procedures, and software that are industry specific.
TWO OPTIONS TO APPLY (read carefully, please!)
- One option is to send your resume to us through Indeed.
- However, if you find this post intriguing and you want to stand out and be noticed: Send your cover letter sharing why this job seems tailor-made for you, along with your resume, directly to our staffing consultant’s GMAIL written below in a format to prevent internet spam grabbers:
joy at questorthodontics dot com
Qualifying candidates will receive an email response from our Staffing Consultant, with additional application information, within 1-2 business days after emailing your resume and cover letter. Please check your junk and spam folder in case your security settings misdirect our attempt to reach you! (It happens!)
To help us stay organized… Please, no resume drop-offs, calls, or faxes to our office.
All Candidate applications are confidential.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Experience:
- Dental assisting: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- X-Ray Certification (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Sandy Springs, GA 30328: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person