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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.
• Auxiliaries assist dental providers with required procedures, exams, and patient education per scope of practice according to Washington State Department of Health.
• Obtains vitals including blood pressure and blood glucose measurements on indicated patients per CHAS Health protocol.
• 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.
• Performs chairside assisting in all areas of general dentistry, including restorative, crown and bridge, oral surgery, endodontics, and pediatric dentistry.
• Places amalgam and composite resin restorations.
• Takes impressions for crowns/bridges, space maintainers, night guards, whitening trays, and study models.
• Performs other duties assigned, including supporting the CHAS Health Mission and Core Values.

Qualifications

• Completion of accredited dental assisting and expanded function training program(s) required.
• Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification preferred.
• DANB Certified Dental Assistant (CDA)/General Chairside (GC) pathway II or Pathway III may be accepted in lieu of completion of an accredited dental assisting program.
• Experience in dental assisting preferred.
• Washington clinics: Valid Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary licensure in state of Washington required at time of hire.

Skills

• Excellent customer service, oral and written communications skills required.
• Compassion for patients required.
• Must be able to work well in team environment.
• Able to multi-task in fast-paced work environment, with ability to anticipate future needs.
• Computer skills required.
• Knowledge in surgical and restorative dental assisting required.
• BLS (CPR/AED) required.
• Valid driver’s license and insurance required.

Physical Demands

• Standing one-third to two-thirds of the day.
• Sitting and being mobile are required one-third to two-thirds of the time.
• Using hands to finger, handle or feel over two-thirds of the time, as well as reaching with hands and arms.
• Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling or crouching occurs less than one-third of the time.
• Communicating by talking / hearing occurs over two-thirds of the day.
• Smelling occurs between one-third and two-thirds of the day.
• Lifting or exerting force is about 50% for up to 10 pounds and less than one-third of the time up to 25 pounds.
• Rarely is there a need to lift more than 26 pounds.

Job Description

Compensation Range: $27.79 - $40.81

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Benefits

• Annual milestone bonus for all eligible employees!
• $500 for every year worked, up to $5,000.
• Robust health coverage with employer-offered medical, dental, vision, long-term care, and life insurance.
• 401(k) with up to 6% employer match for a retirement plan that invests in your future.
• Work/life balance—enjoy more than six (6) weeks of paid time off (PTO) annually for full-time employees, to recharge and refresh.
• Tuition assistance and student loan repayment—let CHAS Health pay for your education!
• Up to $7,500 for childcare annually through reimbursement, to help you balance work and family life.
• CME and license fee reimbursement—we've got you covered.
• Offered benefits dependent upon employee eligibility and criteria.

Equal Employment Opportunity

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at CHAS Health will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. CHAS Health does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.