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Dental Assistant | Casual Pool - Sunshine Coast

Minyama, Australia

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Posted 25/09/2024 Job Number 37476 Work type Casual Posting End Date 23/10/2024

A career with us at Bupa Dental is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our customers and community. Our purpose, helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives, is what inspires us. It's a promise to our customers to change lives for the better. Our people are at the heart of this.

We are looking for Dental Assistants who are passionate, dedicated and customer centric to join our Casual Pool of Dental Assistants to work across our practices across the Sunshine Coast.

  • Willing to travel to our Bupa Dental Practices across Sunshine Coast (Kawana, Maleny, Noosa, Tewantin and Pelican Waters)
  • Choose where and when you work - work across all, or just a few, text message system! 
  • Someone passionate who thrives on patient care
  • Dental Experience is required
  • Driver's licence and reliable vehicle required

The Heart of the Role:

  • Develop and maintain positive relationships by providing excellent customer service to our patients
  • Prepare patients & facilities for dental treatment
  • Deliver quality chairside assistance to our Dentists
  • Provide instrument sterilisation and infection control solutions
  • Maintain and implement infection control standards and procedures
  • Patient care from entry to the surgery and recall management

What you'll bring:

  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility to work across our Sunshine Coast practices 
  • Flexibility to cross train into Reception. Full training and support provided.
  • Must have a current Working with Children's Check, or be willing to obtain one
  • Drivers Licence, Car and willingness to travel
  • Dental Assisting experience required - minimum 6 months+ ideally
  • Passionate about customer service and patient care
  • Organised with attention to detail
  • A proven track record of punctuality and reliability
  • Ability to build rapport with patients, in a cheerful, light-hearted manner
  • ‘Can do’ attitude

Benefits of joining Bupa Dental: 

  • Competitive salary + Bupa benefits including significant product and service discounts
  • Comprehensive training and ongoing development - we say it because we actually do it!
  • Internal career progression opportunities
  • Well designed and fitted out practices with the latest equipment/technology for great patient care and experience
  • Networking opportunities across the business and with peers
  • Paid parental leave and Salary sacrifice options

Our people are at the heart of everything we do, because we care. We have created environments where people can look forward to coming to work, feel empowered and benefit from working collaboratively with brilliant & talented experts. For more information about a career in dental please visit - Dental Career Opportunities (bupa.com.au)

How to apply:

If you are interested in this opportunity, click now, and 'Apply'.

For successful candidates, a Working with Children Check permit is required as part of our mandatory background check screening process.

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