Duties Assistants
Below is a list of duties that are assigned to the assistants. Others may help but this person is responsible. Assistants should regularly review this list at least every quarter during their regular performance review.
Primary Duties
- Prepare for the next patient.
2. Concierge your patient.
3. Finish notes, cleanup, and follow-up.
4. Help other assistants and hygienists.
5. Quadrant II projects (task list & checklist).
6. Review Handbook/CE.
Detailed List
- Keep sterilization cycle moving.
- Prepare operatory for procedures.
- Greet patients with the receptionist (enter notes while waiting).
- Ask if medical history has changed.
- Enter treatment plans into computer.
- Assist the doctor with all his appointments.
- Schedule next appointment and recall.
- Prepare post op treatment slips and doctor patient checklist.
- Check patients out in the operatory and walk to pt coordinator or out the door.
- Clean up operatory, enter chart notes.
- Prepare laboratory items.
- Keep parking lot/exterior of building clear of trash.
- Sign for and receive packages.
- Make stone casts from impressions.
- Receive, stock, and tag supply shipments.
- Stock the lab as supplies come in
- Clean the staff room.
- Clean sterilization.
- Refresh bathrooms at the end of the day.
- Take out the trash.
- Sweep the floor.
- Vacuum the office when noticeably dirty.
- General housekeeping duties.
- Inspect the interior of our building.
- Change light bulbs.
- Clean/organize lab.
Verify all equipment is off at the end of the day (operatory lights, water button, NO2, etc…)
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