Dental Assistant

Top-Tier Perks Just for You!Base Salary Range: $23.75 - $33.86 USD hourlyCompetitive compensation package includes:$2,000 Sign On BonusAnnual Milestone BonusesOutstanding benefits including medical, dental, sabbatical leave, CME, retirement, and malpractice insuranceRetirement Plans - CHAS Health matches the employee's contribution, up to 6% of gross wagesGenerous 6 weeks of paid time off to support work/life balanceStudent Loan Repayment Programs: National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC), Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and CHAS Health Loan Repayment ProgramCareer growth opportunities and much more!*above benefits dependent upon eligibility criteria Click here for more detail about the benefits package!Don't meet every single requirement? At CHAS Health we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway!You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.Purpose of Job:Improve the overall health of the communities we serve by assisting providers in providing dental care to patients as follows:Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Greets and escorts patient to assigned dental chair. Reviews and updates patient charts.Assists dental provider with required procedures, exams, and patient education per scope of practice according to Washington State Department of Health.Takes x-rays, as needed. Ensures dental exam areas are clean, stocked, and ready for patients. Cleans, prepares, and sterilizes instruments. Answers phones and schedules patients, as needed. Observes and follows required safety protocols, including handling and disposal of sharps, use of personal protective equipment, exposure to blood borne pathogens, and general safety of employees and patients. Obtains vitals including blood pressure and blood glucose measurements on indicated patients per CHAS Health protocol.Performs other duties assigned, including supporting the CHAS Health Mission and Core Values. Qualifications:Education/Experience: Completion of accredited dental assisting program or CHAS Health dental assistant training or apprentice program required. Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification preferred. Clarkston and Moscow clinics may consider a minimum of 3 years' experience in lieu of accredited program completion. Washington clinics: Valid Dental Assistant Registration licensure in state of Washington required at time of hire. Idaho clinics: Valid Dental Assistant Registration licensure in state of Washington required within 120 days of hire. Skills: List required first and then preferred. BLS (CPR/AED) required. Valid driver's license and insurance required. Commitment to supporting a safe, respectful, equitable environment required.Physical Demands: Must regularly move around the facility and sit, stand, and be mobile. Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and to reach with hands and arms. Occasionally required to climb, bend, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Regularly required to communicate by talking/hearing. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.